Confirmaation Swot Analysis

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• 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

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