An apologetics for Youth Ministry
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In Cambridge
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Cambridge
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CYM exists to enhance the capacity, credibility and creativity of Christian mission and ministry amongst children and young people, their families and communities.
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- IT
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Pope Benedict XVI in his introduction to the Youth Catechism (YouCat) said to young people: “You need to know what you believe. You need to know your faith with that same precision with which an IT specialist knows the inner workings of a computer.” Experiential and anecdotal evidence would suggest that young people don’t know their faith in this way and some disagree with Church teaching. Youth ministry is supposed to play a key role in evangelisation and catechesis but many young people involved are still indifferent to their faith, in belief and practice. This leads us to consider: is youth ministry working? There is a need to respond to the challenges of our time and to genuinely listen to young people who are a source of hope in the Church. What are their concerns and challenges of the faith for in an increasingly secular post-modern world? And ultimately, are youth ministers ready and equipped to engage in apologetics and givea reason for their hope and faith when young people call upon them?
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Pope Benedict XVI in his introduction to the Youth Catechism (YouCat) said to young people: “You need to know what you believe. You need to know your faith with that same precision with which an IT specialist knows the inner workings of a computer.” Experiential and anecdotal evidence would suggest that young people don’t know their faith in this way and some disagree with Church teaching. Youth ministry is supposed to play a key role in evangelisation and catechesis but many young people involved are still indifferent to their faith, in belief and practice. This leads us to consider: is youth ministry working? There is a need to respond to the challenges of our time and to genuinely listen to young people who are a source of hope in the Church. What are their concerns and challenges of the faith for in an increasingly secular post-modern world? And ultimately, are youth ministers ready and equipped to engage in apologetics and givea reason for their hope and faith when young people call upon them?
An apologetics for Youth Ministry