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FOUNDATIONS OF YOUTH MINISTRY
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- YOUTH MINISTRY IS RELATIONSHIP
- YOUTH MINISTRY IS HOLISTIC
- GIVES IMPORTANCE TO PERSONS AND NOT TO PROGRAMMES
- YOUTH MINISTRY IS MUTUAL (INTERDEPENDENCE) AND SELF-GENERATIVE WITH A WIN-WIN ATTITUDE - SYNERGY
- YOUTH MINISTRY IS PARTICIPATORY, EXPERIENTIAL AND AFFIRMATIVE
- YOUTH MINISTRY IS PART OF THE MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH
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Spiritual Formation Of Youth (From 'illusion to prayer')
- Contemplation, silence, mediation
- Clarify the concept of God (Experienced faith, conventional faith, searching faith, rejection of church-related faith, owned faith, personal faith
- Meaningful liturgical celebrations and catechesis
- Use of music, colours, and audio-visuals
- Participatory prayer, group experience
- Individual spirituality
- Holistic spirituality (Eco-sprituality etc.)
- Spirituality and compassion
- Presenting Christ in interesting ways
- Ecumenical dialogue/inter-religious dialogue and action
- Concentration on the form or atmosphere - hospitality
- "The glory of God is the human being fully alive"
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Working on SELF
- Silence - solitude ("From loneliness to solitude")
- Self-awareness
- Self-appreciation, affirmation
- Self-confidence, esteem
- Self-regulation, (motivation) - Personal plan of life (vision)
- Self-identity (personal ideology)
- Self-realization
- Self-transcendence
- Self-revelation
- Value clarification
- Meaningful, mature freedom
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Interpersonal relationship (From 'hostility to hospitality')
- Emotional balance training (anger management, etc.)
- Interpersonal communication, deep communication (listening skills)
- New models of communication
- Family relationships
- Friendship
- Love, infatuation, marriage and sexuality
- Intimacy - self-revelation (Johari window etc.)
- Acceptance and affirmation of the other
- Community living (group dynamics)
- Group building, leadership skills, participatory leadership
- Team work - SYNERGY
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Social - education to live in society
- Political education and participation
- Education to citizenship and democracy, partnership models
- Education to Peace
- Human rights education (child rights, women's rights etc.)
- Ecology/eco-sensitivity
- Total literacy (movement to eradicate child labour etc.)
- Justice awareness and legal education
- Protest ministry
- Voluntarism, solidarity, cooperation
- Employment, self-help groups
- Media education
- Alternative community media
- Models of development
- Awareness of globalization and world bodies like WTO, World Bank
- Simpler lifestyle and option for the poor
- Education to social leadership and organization
- Awareness about the social teachings of the Church
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