finding god among the young “it is enough for me to know that you are young for me to love you”...
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FINDING GOD AMONG THE YOUNG
“IT IS ENOUGH FOR ME TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE YOUNG FOR ME TO LOVE YOU”
- DON BOSCO
PEOPLE ……………………… NOT PROGRAMS
RELATIONSHIPS ………….. NOT RELIGION
CHRIST ……………………… NOT CREEDS
A NEW RADICAL LIFE-CHANGING PERSONAL
FAITH
NOT A TIRED OLD
GUTLESS RELIGIOUS TRADITION
YOUTH ARE LOOKING FOR A CHOICE, NOT A COMPROMISE
YOUTH PSYCHOLOGYHOLISTIC
GIFTEDNESSPERSON-ORIENTED
COMMUNITY BASEDCHURCH MINISTRY
PRESENCEMISSION
RELATIONSHIPS SYNERGY SELF-GENERATIVE
CHILDHOOD ADULTHOOD
15 – 24 YRS
15 – 29 YRS
5 – 35 YRS
POLITICALLY : 40 YRS BELOW
15 –35 YRS
70 % BELOW 35 YEARS
9 MILLION BETWEEN 15-30 YEARS
PRIMARY SCHOOL: 5.5 MILLION
SECONDARY SCHOOL: 650,000
UNIVERSITY/ COLLEGE : 50,000
TECHNICAL/ POLYTECHNIC: 31,000
OUT-OF-SCHOOL : 3 MILLION - EMPLOYED/ INFORMAL SECTOR
UNEMPLOYMENT / UNDER-EMPLOYMENT
POVERTY – 10 MILLION LIVING BELOW POVERTY LINE
HEALTH RELATED ISSUES: HIV/AIDS 30% YOUTH
CRIME & DEVIANT BEHAVIOUR: DRUGS… ALCOHOL … RAPE
ABUSE: PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, EMOTIONAL …
STREET-KIDS, STREET-ADULTS, STREET-FAMILIES
EDUCATION : MONOPOLY OF THE RICH !!!
FAMILY BREAKDOWN: TRADITIONS, CULTURE…
LIMITED & POOR HOUSING FACILITIES
LIMITED SPORTS & RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
SATANIC WORSHIP
POLITICAL INSTABILITY
SUNDAY ‘RELIGIOUS TOURISM’
POOR ‘ROLE MODELS’ & ADULT COMPANIONS
POOR ‘CULTURE OF SERVICE’/ VOLUNTEERISM
WEAK CHURCH SUPPORT
INFLUENCE OF MEDIA: ‘CULTURE OF MANIPULATED TRUTH’
TOTAL ‘PERSONAL’ & ‘SPIRITUAL’ GROWTH
CULTURE OF PARTICIPATION
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP & AGENTS OF TRANSFORMATION
HUNGER FOR MEANING & PURPOSE IN LIFE
HUNGER FOR CONNECTION
HUNGER FOR RECOGNITION
HUNGER FOR JUSTICE
HUNGER FOR THE HOLY
COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF YOUTH MINISTRY
ADVOCACY
CATECHESIS
COMMUNITY LIFE
EVANGELI-ZATION
JUSTICE & PEACE
ENABLEMENT
PASTORAL CARE
PRAYER & WORSHIP
A DECISIVE CHOICE: YOUNG PEOPLE, THE POOREST
THE TASK: EDUCATE BY EVANGELIZING EVANGELIZE BY EDUCATING
EXPERIENCE: IN ‘COMMUNITY’
SPECIFIC STYLE: WELCOMING PRESENCE ANIMATING PRESENCE, FRIENDLY PRESENCE, VOCATIONAL PRESENCE