• Strengths of the program o Pre written Methodist Confirmation curriculum Having a curriculum that has been peer reviewed instead of using your own curriculum helps with the integrity of the program itself. Being a Methodist curriculum, we should not worry about teaching theology and traditions that are not of our denomination. o Pastor involvement It is important to have pastor involvement. Many times the pastor is seen as unapproachable or put on a pedestal. Bringing the pastor in to participate with the students will help take the pastor off of that pedestal. The youth see the pastor as a real person just like each of them. o Wednesday night programming There were complications with doing Confirmation on a Sunday morning. For …show more content…
This theology and these beliefs will be taught to the best of the ability of the youth director. Traditions of the Methodist church • When going through confirmation it is important to teach the students about the Methodist church and why these traditions are important to uphold. Without an understanding of these traditions, they will become meaningless. Structure of the Methodist church • Knowing how the Methodist church is put together is important to knowing how our church works. The church as a whole is a global church that has checks and balances on itself. On a smaller scale the students will learn the structure of their local church. For example, the senior pastor is the head of the local church; the associate pastors are below the senior pastor, etc. This will help inform the students on where to go for questions and who are the pastoral figures in the church. • Works with the current structure of the church o We have a part time youth director it should keep in the time constraints of his part time hours Having a part time youth director can be tricky because they have a small limited time that they can work. Using the methods explained above should fall into the general structure of the
Started by the Presbyterians to train men for the ministry of being a pastor (Barton, (2004)). Students were expected to attend church, read the Bible and participate in religious activities (Barton, (2004)). The school was the first to train African American men in relation to the ministry. (Barton, (2004)).
What the author says is that a “Christian college is not only the defender of the faith, and to protect students against sin and heresy in other institutions, good education plus biblical studies in a religious environment, is not just designed to prepare ministers for church and is not just simply for the social or extracurricular activities“(Holmes. pg 4, 5), instead of these, Holmes states that a Christian college needs to educate and cultivate an active integration of faith and learning at the same time.
Christianity is one of the largest religions in world with believers spreading across barriers of language and culture. Christianity can come in many forms with beliefs on different subjects varying wildly, but there is one practice that remains relatively the same: church attendance. The ritual of getting up every Sunday morning and attending a church service including a sermon by a pastor and sometimes a smaller, more focused lesson given during what is called “Sunday School”, is something that is practiced by many faithful Christians across the world and the United States, in particular. Attending church is a practice that is integral to the Christian faith as it is shown in the Bible. It informs and impacts the lives of many believers of
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Being catholic since I was born, I know a lot of the history and traditions of the Catholic Church. I took part in a program called Religious Education at my church from 1st grade to 8th grade and performing my First Communion and Confirmation. I am going to tell a little about each religions tradition behind Communion and how it is done. Then I am going to compare and contrast Communion of the Catholic Church and the Methodist Church. The Communion rituals are similar in how it is performed, but there are a few significant differences.
The Baptists stands out as an interesting denomination. What attracts me to this particular denomination are their practice and their religious views. Unlike many Christian denominations, Baptists practice adult baptism; they believe that baptism should be for those who have made a conscience decision of accepting Jesus as Lord. As for their religious views, Baptists have an ever-changing view on various issues. In many ways the Baptists denomination is very traditional in their old ways but also they also evolve with the new times.
The Congregational Church is not a new religion in the United States today. This early denomination dates back to the 16th and 17th centuries, a time in which England was involved in a revolt against the Established Church. This congregational way held new principles and views than the beliefs of the English church, many so radical that the followers were called Independents or Separatists. I have been raised in the Congregational Church, and it is truly a wonderful opportunity for me to describe here the practices and beliefs of the place where my faith was nurtured, and also incorporate the significance that hymns have played in my worship experiences.The central understanding in Congregationalism is that each local congregation is self-governing, which necessitates the full autonomy of the local congregation in matters of faith and doctrine as well as in other matters of governance. It acknowledges no authority outside of the local congregation, neither bishop nor presbytery. The Congregational Church is reluctant to give binding authority to creeds, for this is the ground on which they broke free from in early England. Preaching is extremely important, for the Word in Scripture is thought of as the constitutive of the Church. Ministry also derives its authority from the Word, and in my own church is a very vital part of our mission. Baptism and The Lord's Supper are practiced, although there is still an argument present on the b...
However, I did not choose this college because it identifies as Lutheran. In fact, I was not entirely sure what made a Lutheran College different from any other college. I have found myself reading in the IS reader about the purpose of a Lutheran college. As Hanson put it, the purpose of Lutheran Colleges is “to plant deep within students a lifelong unquenchable curiosity about God, the meaning of life and being human, and the centrality of faith.” This did not fit with my original thoughts of a Lutheran College. Personally, I believe that the purpose of Lutheran universities is for people to discover their vocation. Previously, vocation was used exclusively to describe religion, but society today views it as the calling to serve one’s neighbors. This seems more fitting because it is not exclusive to only Lutheran Christians but to all students who study at the college. My goal is to discover my vocation here at Wartburg College. Along with that, I want to extend my knowledge about the Christian faith and deepen my understanding of the ideas within the Bible. Because I have doubted the Bible before, I want to look deeper into stories from if that have no logical scientific explanation such as Adam and Eve or Noah’s Ark. I personally believe that many of these stories have a deeper meaning and cannot necessarily be translated literally. This exploration can be accomplished both
The desire to be accepted is prevalent among youth today. In a world that is currently suffering from a famine of love that is intended to be given to today’s youth, more and more we see students that desire to be accepted, yet feel accepted by no one. Because of this we see them decide to reach out, and as they do they become accepted into a group that is not a good influence on them, or simply is wasting their time. Here we will look at what exactly the bible tells us in the issue of acceptance, and how it would look in the average youth ministry today. We will then look into how we will follow up with students past their fist visit and finally what utilizing the idea of acceptance to its full potential will do for a ministry.
Christian colleges are an essential part of today’s education system, because not only do they produce great students academically but they also produce, the next generation of Christian leader. I have a firm belief in any University who offers the teaching of the Word of God, is a great place for anyone to spend four years of their life at. The teaching of Christ helps us build a moral character, which is a very essential foundation on becoming a better person. Christian Universities like Baptist Bible College, keep the Word alive a...
Walt Mueller’s Youth Culture 101, gives his readers a large gathering of pertinent research and information concerning the younger generation and how they are growing up. For anyone in youth ministry, we know that understanding and relating to every student is a difficult process. Mueller seeks to give youth ministry workers understanding and insight into modern day youth culture and how we must address the problems. We will look at Mueller’s points and discuss how his information can be used in our own youth ministries.
In the traditional church service the creeds, hymns and preaching are the focal points of the service. Whereas in a contemporary service praise and worship are the focal points. In the early church tradition only apostles, bishops and elders taught the Word of God. McGrath stated that, “by their historical succession from the apostles, the bishops ensured their congregations remained faithful to their teachings and interpretations.” Sadly, there is little or no accountability for congregations to remain faithful to their teachings in the contemporary “church tradition”. I believe that adopting the practices of the early “church tradition” would be a great way for the contemporary “church tradition” to pass on the teachings of the apostles and enrich the life of the church.
The first part of the Mormon church service is known as the Sacrament, which took a little over an hour. This is where the Bishop greets the members of the church, hymns are sung and everyone prays together. The most important part of the Sacrament meeting however, is when bread and water is passed around as the sacrament in remembrance of Christ. During this time the church is silent and members are expected to think about their relationship with Christ. The second part of the service is Sunday School, which lasted about 45 minutes. This is when we were separated into groups based on our age group and a teacher teaches scripture stories from the Bible and The Book of Mormon. My sunday school teacher, Vicki, taught us about the story of Moses and Parting of the Red Sea. The final part of the service separates the men and women, because in the Mormon church women do not have the same power as men. For men the final part of the service is known as Priesthood and for the women it is called Relief Society. During Relief society the women of the church talked about the responsibilities they have in order to keep their families
This reflective essay will critically review my personal and professional skills that I am less confident in whilst in practise, which is essential for communication and developing effective relationships with others in an organization and even for personal development. The skills identified for improvement was highlighted in a skills audit for communication and effective relationships. A SWOT analysis was carried out to focus on the skills recognised, where finally an action plan was made to address how to improve the skills, what the challenges would be to develop them and how it is beneficial. The skills audit, SWOT analysis and the action plan are included as an appendices. It will also apply communication theories to
We would be sensitive with family problem, education problems, sexual problems and psychological problems, depression etc. We had to care for the student’s emotions and thoughts when it came to all of those areas and of course let the Holy Spirit lead us when we ever had to deal with anything in those areas and to follow Jesus’ commandment to love others no matter what. Those are all issues that you will deal with in any sort of ministry within the church and they all need to be dealt with love and sensitivity. Then with spiritual orientation, we would always push student toward God in everything we do and everything they do. No matter where a student was spiritually we would love on them and just be there for them in every moment and through every struggle. But our youth ministries Spiritual orientation would be implied by what Christians believe and what the bible says. When it comes to things that would lead students way from church because it was to religious, we would have to be more sensitive in those areas and understand that many students don’t get the reasoning behind certain areas. For example I would say communion. Not saying we don’t do communion but we don’t do it as much as regular church does. Then speaking about spiritual gift, because many students wouldn’t understand those areas as much and could freak