Magister Theologiae - MTh / This study focuses on the field of youth ministry as a sub-discipline of Practical
Theology. It will offer a survey of current literature in the field of youth ministry in
order to identify some of the current issues in this discourse as well as some of the
approaches which may be followed in Christian ministry to the youth. This study
focuses, more specifically, on an approach to youth ministry which seeks to integrate
the role of families and family life in Christian ministry to young people. This thesis
will offer a survey of contemporary literature in youth ministry, with specific reference
to literature from the evangelical and Pentecostal traditions, in which the role of family
life is emphasised. It will identify, describe and assess the different ways in which
family life may be integrated in the context of youth ministry. The main aim of this
thesis is therefore to describe and assess the current state of the debate in this regard and
to classify the different ways of integrating family life in youth ministry.
The thesis is structured on the basis of an introduction dealing with methodological
aspects and four further chapters.
Chapter 2 will offer reflections on the nature and composition of the “family” as well as
a brief description of the challenges facing contemporary families (in South Africa).
This will be done on the basis of a survey of the relevant literature, including literature
from the fields of sociology and social work.
Chapter 3 will describe the challenges faced by ministries to the youth and will discuss
seven approaches to youth ministry as identified in the book Starting Right (edited by
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Dean Kenda and Clark Chap). One of these approaches is one where family life is
emphasised and regarded as an appropriate point of departure for adequate ministries to
the youth.
Chapter 4 will focus on especially three strategies which may be employed in order to
integrate family life in youth ministry, namely the prophetic stance, the family-based
youth ministry approach and the ministry to youth through family ministry. A
description and comparison of these strategies will be offered while the strengths and
weaknesses of each of these strategies will be identified.
Chapter 5 will summarise the state of current discourse on the role of family life in
youth ministry and will offer some recommendations in this regard. / South Africa
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uwc/oai:etd.uwc.ac.za:11394/2428 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Willemse, Jeremiah Jonathan |
| Contributors | Conradie, Ernst M., Faculty of Arts |
| Publisher | University of the Western Cape |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of the Western Cape |
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