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SCHEDULESCHEDULE

8:30-9:008:30-9:00 -- ANIMATIONANIMATIONOPENING PRAYEROPENING PRAYER

9:00-9:309:00-9:30 -- WELCOME/ WELCOME/ ORIENTATION/ORIENTATION/ PAGKILALAHAYPAGKILALAHAY

9:30-10:009:30-10:00 -- WORKSHOP 1WORKSHOP 1 10:00-10:1510:00-10:15 -- BREAKBREAK

10:15-10:4510:15-10:45 -- SHARINGSHARING 10:45-11:0010:45-11:00 -- SYNTHESISSYNTHESIS 11:00-11:3011:00-11:30 -- LISTENING TO THE LISTENING TO THE

VOICES OF TODAY’S VOICES OF TODAY’S YOUTHYOUTH

11:30-12:0011:30-12:00 -- DRAWING UP A DRAWING UP A PICTURE OF PICTURE OF

TODAY’S TODAY’S YOUTHYOUTH 12:0012:00 -- B R E A KB R E A K

2:30- 3:002:30- 3:00 -- EMBRACING NEW EMBRACING NEW PARADIGMS OF PARADIGMS OF YOUTH MINISTRYYOUTH MINISTRY

3:00-3:303:00-3:30 -- WORKSHOP 2WORKSHOP 2

3:30-4:003:30-4:00 -- BGSBGS

4:00-4:154:00-4:15 -- SYNTHESISSYNTHESIS

4:15-4:454:15-4:45 -- SETTING UP THE SETTING UP THE PROFILE OF THE PROFILE OF THE YOUTH MINISTRYYOUTH MINISTRY

OBJECTIVES:OBJECTIVES:

Through this module, I shall:Through this module, I shall:

Become more aware of and sensitive to Become more aware of and sensitive to the needs and dreams of young people.the needs and dreams of young people.

Learn and embrace the new paradigms of Learn and embrace the new paradigms of Catholic Youth Ministry.Catholic Youth Ministry.

Be acquainted with basic strategies and Be acquainted with basic strategies and techniques in Youth Ministry.techniques in Youth Ministry.

Draw a plans by myself and others for Draw a plans by myself and others for ministering the Youth.ministering the Youth.

Become more committed to my on-going Become more committed to my on-going growth as a budding youth ministers.growth as a budding youth ministers.

Other objectivesOther objectives

Unit TwoUnit Two

Catholic Youth Catholic Youth Ministry Ministry TodayToday

3. Embracing New 3. Embracing New Paradigms of Paradigms of

Youth MinistryYouth Ministry

Youth MinistryYouth Ministry

‘‘pastorale giovanile” (Italian)pastorale giovanile” (Italian) Pastoral juvenil (Spanish)Pastoral juvenil (Spanish) TRADITIONAL TERMTRADITIONAL TERM

Youth ApostolateYouth Apostolate Youth Pastoral WorkYouth Pastoral Work Youth Mission (CSsR)Youth Mission (CSsR)

Ministry - replacing the word ApostolateMinistry - replacing the word Apostolate

3.1. 3.1. Definition of youth MinistryDefinition of youth Ministry

In the North American contextIn the North American context --

comprehensive effortcomprehensive effort on the on the part of the Church to serve a part of the Church to serve a broad range of the needs of youth.broad range of the needs of youth.

Community

Young people

Total Person

Gentleness and Friendship

In the European contextIn the European context

- ““the the ensemble of actions ensemble of actions which the which the ecclesial community, animated by the ecclesial community, animated by the Holy Holy Spirit, realizes with and for the Spirit, realizes with and for the young, in order to bring about in young, in order to bring about in them God’s saving plan, in reference them God’s saving plan, in reference to their concrete life-situations.”to their concrete life-situations.”

- italianitalian

Ecclessial Community

Young people

Ensemble of actions

God’s saving plan

Concrete life-situations

In the South American context.In the South American context.

– – the the action of the Churchaction of the Church which she helps the young to which she helps the young to discover the person of Christ discover the person of Christ and His message and to and His message and to commit themselves to imitate commit themselves to imitate him. him. spanishspanish

Action of the Church

Young people

Discover the person Christ and his message

- imitate- leads to trasformation (Faith-Life)

CIVILIZATION OF LOVE

In the Philippine context.In the Philippine context.

– “– “the the specific branch of specific branch of the Church’s mission. the Church’s mission. directed to and involving directed to and involving the young in General.” the young in General.” Kalakbay, 2004Kalakbay, 2004

Church Mission(Branch)

Young in General

HOW?

Our present definitions of Our present definitions of Catholic ministry focus on Catholic ministry focus on Church ministry Church ministry “to, for, with, “to, for, with, and by the youth,” and by the youth,” through through the entire gamut of activities, the entire gamut of activities, efforts, and actions. efforts, and actions.

“What have we done in youth ministry?

3.2.3.2. New paradigms of Youth MinistryNew paradigms of Youth Ministry

Person-based paradigm.Person-based paradigm.

invited to focus invited to focus less on activities and more on less on activities and more on

relationships, relationships, less on techniques and more on less on techniques and more on

persons, persons, less on structures and more on less on structures and more on

communities.communities.

Catholic youth ministry is the Catholic youth ministry is the growth-enabling relationship growth-enabling relationship between the youth ministers, between the youth ministers, who have been chosen and who have been chosen and sent by the Christian sent by the Christian community, community, and the youth, and the youth, the the special treasure of the special treasure of the community. community. (person based)(person based)

Youth Minister Youth

Chosen and sent by the Christian community

Special treasure of the community

Growth-enabling relationship

Person-basedPerson-based

Activities are needed to attract- with in a Activities are needed to attract- with in a relationship of openness and trust, love relationship of openness and trust, love and service.and service.

Youth ministry unfolds in a community.Youth ministry unfolds in a community. Before we start- “Who are our young Before we start- “Who are our young

people?”people?”

A Biblical ParadigmA Biblical Paradigm

The Gospel account The Gospel account

((Luke 24:13-35) Luke 24:13-35) captures captures

vividly the dynamics ofvividly the dynamics of

youth ministry. youth ministry.

Catholic youth ministry is Catholic youth ministry is the the process of journeyingprocess of journeying that the Christian that the Christian community makes with the community makes with the young, to enable them to young, to enable them to grow into the image of grow into the image of Christ, the Perfect Human Christ, the Perfect Human Person, and thus fulfill their Person, and thus fulfill their role in church and society.role in church and society.

1.1. Youth Ministry involves the Youth Ministry involves the entire entire Christian community journeying Christian community journeying together.together.

2.2. Youth ministry is a Youth ministry is a process that process that unfolds in time and moves in unfolds in time and moves in stages.stages.

3.3. Youth Ministry has the person of Youth Ministry has the person of Jesus Christ as its goal.Jesus Christ as its goal.

Three important phases and Three important phases and dimensions to complete the process dimensions to complete the process

of journeyingof journeying

1.1. FormationFormation

2.2. OrganizationOrganization

3.3. MobilizationMobilization

Mobilization- Mobilization- Responsible MembersResponsible Members

Organization- Organization- StructuringStructuring

Formation- Formation- Basic programsBasic programs

A A Philippine Philippine

paradigm.paradigm.

Ka-lakbayKa-lakbay

Mission of Jesus vis-à-Mission of Jesus vis-à-vis today’s Filipino vis today’s Filipino

Catholic YouthCatholic Youth

Three general goalsThree general goals

1.1. To establish and strengthen the To establish and strengthen the youth’s relationship with Christ.youth’s relationship with Christ.

- Basic foundation of faithBasic foundation of faith- Knowing Jesus and having a personal Knowing Jesus and having a personal

relationship with him.relationship with him.

- Programs rooted in the Word of God.Programs rooted in the Word of God.- Blessed Mother powerful presence in Blessed Mother powerful presence in

building and nurturing this personal building and nurturing this personal relationship with Christ. relationship with Christ.

Three general goalsThree general goals

2. 2. To provide opportunities for To provide opportunities for personal growth.personal growth.- - personal growth encompasses relationship to personal growth encompasses relationship to self, others, and God.self, others, and God.- Effective service to the young aims to facilitate - Effective service to the young aims to facilitate their attainmen of autonomy and identity in their attainmen of autonomy and identity in order to address two basic needs order to address two basic needs

1. the need to love and be loved1. the need to love and be loved2. the need to feel worthwhile about oneself and 2. the need to feel worthwhile about oneself and

others.others.

Three general goalsThree general goals

3. To encourage community involvement. 3. To encourage community involvement. establish and strengthen the youth’s establish and strengthen the youth’s relationship with Christ.relationship with Christ.

- Barkadas- but fail to involve in social Barkadas- but fail to involve in social transformation.transformation.

- Programs should be geared towards-Programs should be geared towards-- Enlightening the young about the need for social Enlightening the young about the need for social

consciousness.consciousness.- Encouraging them to respond and to commit themselves Encouraging them to respond and to commit themselves

to a proactive stance in issues.to a proactive stance in issues.- Urging and accompanying them to take the necessary Urging and accompanying them to take the necessary

action.action.

A Definition of Youth Ministry

Draw up your own personal definition of youth ministry. You may use words or images.

Share your personal definition to the group and the group to come up the RIMT’s definition of youth Ministry.

Reporting/ ProcessingReporting/ Processing

1.1. Making of the Final draft of Making of the Final draft of RIMT’s definition.RIMT’s definition.

2.2. Establishing Youth MinistryEstablishing Youth Ministry

3.3. Making of Vision-missionMaking of Vision-mission

4.4. Identifying programs and Identifying programs and activities.activities.

4.4. Journeying Journeying with the World with the World Youth Days Youth Days

The Jubille 2000 ChallengeThe Jubille 2000 Challenge

John Paul II addressed to the John Paul II addressed to the youth his Jubilee 2000 youth his Jubilee 2000 challenge.challenge.

Listen to Jesus.Listen to Jesus.

-- The word which it The word which it contains is the word of contains is the word of Jesus.Jesus.

Build a better worldBuild a better world

- - you will strive with all you will strive with all your strength to make this your strength to make this earth ever more livable for all earth ever more livable for all people.people.

Entrust yourselves to Jesus.Entrust yourselves to Jesus.

- - Have no fear of entrusting Have no fear of entrusting yourselves to Him!yourselves to Him!

A Definition of Youth Ministry

Draw up your own personal definition of youth ministry. You may use words or images.

5. 5. Setting up the Setting up the Profile of the Profile of the

Youth MinisterYouth Minister

Youth ministers have Youth ministers have their own unique their own unique identity as persons.identity as persons.

Personal IdentityPersonal Identity

Youth ministers are Youth ministers are called to put on called to put on Christ’s features, and Christ’s features, and thus lead the young to thus lead the young to the same goal.the same goal.

SpiritualitySpirituality

Youth ministers are Youth ministers are community-members community-members with a special with a special assignment in the assignment in the Church and society. Church and society.

Community MembershipCommunity Membership..

youth ministry demand youth ministry demand a formation that is a formation that is integrated and integrated and ongoing.ongoing.

FormationFormation

MinistryMinistry

Actual youth ministry is the expression of the minister’s love for youth. What is significant is the degree and quality of commitment of the youth minister.

A Commitment to Youth Ministry Write out your vision-mission statement as a youth minister.

6. 6. Identifying the Identifying the Settings of Youth Settings of Youth

MinistryMinistry

ParishesParishes

• are the most basic setting for any youth ministry.

• Through the parish youth ministry council, the young can organize themselves in their own way, and have a voice in the parish pastoral council.

Within parishes,Within parishes, Basic Ecclesial CommunitiesBasic Ecclesial Communities

• The youth are part of The youth are part of communities. communities.

• They give their share as young They give their share as young people, animate the people, animate the celebrations, and bring youthful celebrations, and bring youthful idealism to Bible-sharing idealism to Bible-sharing sessions.sessions.

The importance ofThe importance of

familiesfamilies in youth-in youth-growth is emerging more growth is emerging more strongly ever, making the strongly ever, making the home the fundamental home the fundamental setting for youth ministry.setting for youth ministry.

Youth centersYouth centers

are places the young can call “their own” and where they feel welcome anytime and in any condition.

SchoolsSchools • are a privileged setting for youth ministry.

• In Catholic institutions, the entire school system is actually youth ministry on campus, and the head of the institution is the No. 1 campus minister.

Centers for Communication Centers for Communication Media Media

• are a powerful setting for are a powerful setting for youth ministry. youth ministry.

• Through media, the Church Through media, the Church and society speak to youth, and society speak to youth, and the youth in turn speak and the youth in turn speak to the Church and society.to the Church and society.

Youth-groupsYouth-groups

• whether in the form of movements, associations, clubs, teams, fraternities, barkadas, are an important setting for youth ministry.

Workplaces and entertainment Workplaces and entertainment centerscenters

•In factories, offices, rice fields and fishing grounds, billiard-halls and movie houses, on the streets and in shopping malls, the youth present a varied range of challenges

Formation and Retreat Formation and Retreat houses, Vocation centers, houses, Vocation centers, and Crisis-intervention and Crisis-intervention centerscenters welcome youth, welcome youth, who are hoping to find who are hoping to find answers to their many answers to their many questions. For many, the questions. For many, the search focuses on one’s search focuses on one’s future, career, state of life. future, career, state of life.

On the diocesan level, the networking and coordination of all these settings takes place through the diocesan youth ministry office or center.

7. 7. IdentifyinIdentifyin

g g programs programs

and and ActivitiesActivities

7.1 7.1 Programs Programs

and and activities to activities to

form the form the youngyoung

• whether in school or in whether in school or in youth centers – provide youth centers – provide the young with basic the young with basic human formation, and give human formation, and give access to the treasures of access to the treasures of culture. culture.

1. Academic and 1. Academic and technical technical programs programs

2. Cultural programs 2. Cultural programs

- music, art, drama, sports – play a very important part in the growth of young people.

3. Catechetical programs3. Catechetical programs

• in a Christian country like the Philippines, comprise most of our youth ministry. They take the form of Religion classes in school, catechism lessons in the parish, productions of written and broadcast media, and Bible-study sessions for youth-groups.

4. Spirituality programs 4. Spirituality programs

• in the form of retreats and recollections, as well as liturgies and prayer experiences, constitute the more common strategy for the spiritual development of young people.

5. Values-formation programs5. Values-formation programs

•are crucial in personal growth and community-building. Often, they are conducted through structured learning experiences that bring out and foster the values of the participants.

6. Family-life programs6. Family-life programs

• prepare the youth for eventual integration into the community. These include programs on courtship and marriage, as well as on human sexuality, sex education.

7.2.7.2. Programs Programs and activities to and activities to

organize the organize the youngyoung

7. Leadership training programs7. Leadership training programs

are most effective in establishing and strengthening youth-groups, and providing a constant supply of trained youth leaders.

8. 8. Regular Regular meetingsmeetings of groups and councils of groups and councils are essential in order are essential in order to bring the young to bring the young together and sustain together and sustain the linkages among the linkages among them.them.

9. Large 9. Large youth gatheringsyouth gatherings express and strengthen the express and strengthen the bonds of unity among the bonds of unity among the young. They are the test young. They are the test and the fruit of proper and the fruit of proper networking and planning.networking and planning.

10. Planning and 10. Planning and evaluation sessions evaluation sessions provide the young with the provide the young with the mechanisms to keep the mechanisms to keep the organization dynamic and organization dynamic and relevant on all levels. relevant on all levels. Priority should be given in Priority should be given in the scheduling of activities.the scheduling of activities.

7.3.7.3. Programs Programs and activities toand activities to

mobilize the mobilize the youngyoung

11.11. Social-Social-involvement involvement programsprograms play a vital play a vital role in youth ministry, role in youth ministry, more especially in more especially in poor countries like the poor countries like the Philippines. Philippines.

12. Prayer 12. Prayer gatheringsgatherings are a are a special force in the special force in the Church. Nothing can Church. Nothing can be more powerful and be more powerful and effective than the effective than the humble and sincere humble and sincere prayer of young prayer of young people.people.

13. Media and 13. Media and theater productionstheater productions productions are the productions are the youth’s means of youth’s means of contributing to change in contributing to change in society and the Church. society and the Church. They should be a venue They should be a venue for youth to express for youth to express themselves.themselves.

14. Volunteer 14. Volunteer programs programs give the give the young a chance to move young a chance to move and act in society and the and act in society and the Church, even in their Church, even in their young age. They are a young age. They are a precious means of witness precious means of witness

and service.and service.