“ Inclusive Approach -Key principles in ministering to 15 -25 ”

1. “Inclusive Approach -Key principles in ministering to 15 -25” malan.nel@up.ac.za

2. “Inclusive Approach -Key principles in ministering to 15 -25” Malan Nel malan.nel@up.ac.za

3. Introduction • What you want me to know about issues and questions from your side • What I want you to ‘know’ about the theme and issue of our time together malan.nel@up.ac.za

4. Agenda In our time together: • Who are we? • A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry: Theory and practice • A Few Guidelines for a ministry to Middle and Late Adolescents malan.nel@up.ac.za

5. Who are we? • Local Churches as God’s gift to His world • His called people to reach the world • God’s vehicle to His address: the world • Missional credibility through contextual relevancy malan.nel@up.ac.za

6. GOD GOD CREATED HIS WORLD malan.nel@up.ac.za

7. GOD GOD GOD CREATED HIS WORLD God committed Himself to creation (world) malan.nel@up.ac.za

8. GOD God created the church CHURCH malan.nel@up.ac.za

9. GOD GOD God skep die kerk God comes to the church and through the church to the world CHURCH KERK malan.nel@up.ac.za

10. KOINONIA DIAKONIA MARTURIA KUBERNESIS KERUGMA LEITOURGIA PARAKLESIS DIDACHE GOD KERK malan.nel@up.ac.za

11. God’s church / God’s Kingdom GOD Communication of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in service of God, of one another and of the world. 1 = Preaching (Kerugma) 2 = Worship Service (Leitourgia) 3 = Pastoral Care (Paraklesis) 4 = Teaching (Didache) 5 = Management + Administration (Cybernesis) 6 = Fellowship of Believers (Koinonia) 7 = Deeds of Mercy (Diakonia) 8 = Witnessing (Marturia) Covenant / Relational Commitment (God cannot let go of his created reality) 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Church = Mine 1 Pass on what you have received! Missionary purpose 2 World 1 = “Church growth” 2 = Get into the world! malan.nel@up.ac.za

12. Who are we? • Local Churches as God’s gift to His world • His called people to reach the world • God’s vehicle to His address: the world • Missional credibility through contextual relevancy malan.nel@up.ac.za

13. A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry Theological/Biblical • God and households Gen 12, 17 • God’s involvement with children and their training Deutr 6: 4-20 • Youth involved in the Kingdom 1 Sam 17 malan.nel@up.ac.za

14. A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry One conclusion Youth are an integral part of the faith community malan.nel@up.ac.za

15. A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry Three consequences • Though unique never apart from • Never and nowhere to be ignored • They are the responsibility of the total faith community with special reference to the parents/family malan.nel@up.ac.za

16. A Theological understanding of youth and Youth Ministry: Practice • Get primary role players together • Admit and register the absence of youth and let them tell you why • Start small: relational approach • In youth groups (Sunday school) • In worship: mean it and take them serious • Family worship: the answer? malan.nel@up.ac.za

17. Youth Ministry Revisiting a few beacons Relational (corporate) Hermeneutical (Family) Integral part Agogical (congreg.) Differentiate (focus) malan.nel@up.ac.za

18. A Few Guidelines for a ministry to Middle and Late Adolescents Guidelines • Good News: Being and doing • Self-revealing Pastoral Care • Project Orientated Kingdom driven Diakonia • Creative: involve them • Challenging • Facilitate: Individuation malan.nel@up.ac.za