...Youth workers’ work is very diverse because it depends on the settings, the population and the ages. However, the goals are the same which they are for the benefits of youths. Youth work should have an impact on young people’s lives via processes of developments, enjoyments, taking parts voluntary, with relevant learnings based on young people’s expressed needs and interests. The work with young people is very challenging because they are apprentice adults, on the verge of a new life and the workers are the trainer teaching them the skills needed to become qualified adults or fully functioning. For me, I work with immigrant youth and their families. The major goal is to help them adjust to America’s life. The paths to the goals are so difficult for us and for them because they didn’t come to this country by choice but they were obligated by their families whom are escaping from wars. By transitioning from country to another, this generation has faced many pressures, has experience discomforting confusion, disquieting irritations and perplexities. We find the adjustment to be difficult socially and economically. They have to be engaged into a new world including new friends, new neighbors, new schools, new languages and new environments. They had to flee to another country to refuge while waiting for the welcoming approval by the US. Some families they had waited for years before they came to America. They waited between five and nine. I will describe my work and the dilemmas...
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...Empowering Youth Focusing on Salvation and Service Missions Leadership Discipleship Evangelism Prepared by the General Conference Youth Department Layout by Ludi Leito A General Conference Youth Department publication. Please specify title when re-ordering. This material may be translated, printed, or photocopied by any Seventh-day Adventist entity without securing further permission. Republished documents must include the credit line: “Youth Department, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, used by permission. © 2001 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904, USA Contents Introduction...................................5 Introduction Chapter 1 Salvation and Service for All Ages ............................9 Chapter 2 OUTCOMES.....................................13 OUTCOMES Chapter 3 Discipleship Chapter 4 Leadership Chapter 5 Mission Chapter 6 Evangelism Strategies.................21 Strategies Strategies Strategies...................31 Strategies.........................37 Strategies Strategies..................41 Strategies “With such an army of workers as our youth, rightly trained, might furnish, how soon the message of a crucified, risen, and soon-coming Savior might be carried to the whole world!” (Education, p. 271). 4 Introduction It’s probably Ellen White’s best-known statement about...
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...Age and youth representation in the McDonald’s advert Parallel Lives In the McDonald’s advert parallel lives age and youth are represented in both stereotypical and different ways. The aim of the advert is to show that even though people appear to have completely different lives everyone has something in common E.g. McDonalds. When the audience are first introduced to the “youth”, loud RnB music as diegetic sound and then becomes diegetic sound when close up of the youths shown. The youths are also hanging around with a group of friends, commonly known as a gang. The gang is out on the streets. This is implying that it is common for teenagers to hang around on the streets, playing music and disturbing others. They are wearing dark colours for example black, maroon, dark brown and dark blue while also wearing hoodies. Their trousers are hanging low, resulting in their pants being on display. From using these conventions, McDonalds are giving a stereotypical representation of teenagers-loud, a disturbance and also not being able to dress properly. Whereas the older man is on his own. This is implying that it is common for the older generation to be on their own, perhaps being lonely. He wears neutral colours like creams, beige, and brown, grey and tan. He is wearing his trousers up to his waist and also wearing braces to help keep them up. In addition to this, he is wearing his jacket over his coat. Overall this is suggesting that older people dress completely covered up with...
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...Joshua Roberts CM 101: Youth Ministry Philosophy & Leadership 17 May 2015 My Philosophy for Youth Ministry I believe that youth ministry is vital to the growth and effectiveness of the church—local and universal. In order for the church to grow, the adult generations of the church needs to insure the faith by training children and young adults “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”(Ephesians 6:4). When the youth of the church are not taught the importance of a vibrant and active relationship with God, then the church will see its ranks become thin and aged. With age comes wisdom and experience, but with youth comes energy and determination. In order for the church to be effective it must see youth ministry as a vital part of the body. Since the church needs youth ministry, it is important that the youth ministry itself has a vision and structure to provide organization to reach goals and growth. I believe that youth ministry needs to focus on three key goals or values in order to be effective in the local church. These values are to connect, grow, and serve. These three values will provide structure and vision to ensure a healthy youth ministry. The first area that one should start with when building a youth ministry that will be profitable to the church and its families is connection. We need to make sure that our teens and parents of teens are connecting with God and others. Connecting with God is the base foundation that any believer should be building upon...
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...Causes of Youth Violence Latoya Cook CM107-23 March 8, 2013 I. Introduction II. Peer pressure A. What is peer pressure? B. How to stop peer pressure? III. Parental Violence A. Involving more extra curriculum activities B. Parent and families making a difference IV. Bully and Victim A. Statistic of being bullied B. What is being bullied? V. Conclusion Learning about Youth Violence Youth violence is a serious issue in today’s world. Youth violence is on the rise throughout the world. These violent acts are being done daily in schools around the world. Numerous factors are involved when it comes to youth violence. The top three reasons are peer pressure, parental violence, and being bullied and victimized. Youth peer pressure is one of the most frequently referred to forms of negative and positive peer pressure. It is particularly common because most young people spend large amounts of time in fixed groups (school and subgroups within them) regardless of their opinion of those groups. Peer pressure can be beneficial depending on the teen friends. While it is true that teens start spending more time with their friends and are influenced by these peers through peer pressure, parents need to remember one simple truth: your teen will never forget the values you have given him. Still...
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...2011 Everlasting Youth In Josh Weil’s narrative “The Summer That Ended All Summers” he conveys the theme that liberty always ends along with youth. He uses several literary features, the most predominant being his vivid use of imagery in addition to his clever use of syntax, punctuation and tone. Weil manages to paint pictures that illustrate the sense of freedom and exploration. He then uses syntax along with certain punctuation to create a tone that mimics his imagery and expresses his sense of losing his liberty. The end result is a narrative that relays to its readers the theme that liberty ends along with youth. In Josh’s narrative he begins by alluding to what might have caused a spinal disk to burst and how it ended his summer in North Africa. Then he goes on to recounting the fun moments he had while a kid with his brother during summer. They would travel over the world. Some of the places Josh mentions in his narrative are,England, Scotland, France, Spain and even the city of light, Paris! Unfortunately this came to an end after Weil’s injury and now rests with his brother’s family, still thinking of exploration. The entire narrative is filled with imagery. In the beginning, Josh paints the image of freedom that he as a young person had. He begins by painting in the first paragraph vivid pictures pyramids and valiant scenes of men leaping from tussock to tussock. He does this throughout the his narrative, retelling several of his stories of his youth. He even drove...
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...Working Models (10m) (a) Authoritative Parenting-2m Parents put maturity demands on youth. Parent use their authority to keep children safe and guide children’s choice. At the same time, also listen to children’s point of view to encourage their input on activity choices within specific bounds. (b) Instrumental Scaffolding-2m Adult give suggestions and cues to youth without teaching directly. When youth worked with an adult, adult often made comments that prompted youth to think about longer-term of the problem. (c) Motivational Scaffolding-2m Adults scaffold youths’ motivation by communicating confidence which lead to a desired ends. Adults can help youth sustain engagement in learning by setting achievable goals. (d) Supporting cycles of Real-World Learning-2m Adult plays a role to support youths’ learning cycle. In adventure program, they may supply provisions for a trip into the wilderness and accompany the youth to ensure their safety. (e) Asset Building-2m Development occurs within the full set of environments, relationships, and interactions that make up a youth’s daily life. Adult can intervene by altering the obstacle course of youths’ daily life. Part B (20m) 1. Socialisation (a) What is Youth Transnational framework?-2m - Transition is the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another. A= Childhood dependence (1 to 17 years old) B= Youth independence and awareness to interdependence (18 to 24 years old) C= ‘Uber’s dependence...
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...in the wake of the death of a young person but when this death is because of suicide the pain is even more compounding as there is no explanation. The reason why someone decides to take their own life still remains a mystery, the community are still disturbingly unaware of the prevalence of youth suicide until they experience it themselves. Although something can be done, with the introduction of suicide prevention programs to the Australian Curriculum, the education departments and its bodies would be seen as doing more towards the prevention of suicide. Youth suicide is the most concerning area of suicide and its destruction of young life has implications for the long-term affairs of our community. The Australian government identified this and in the 1995/96 commonwealth budget provided substantial funding, $13 million dollars with a combined total of $31 million by 1999. This initial funding lead to the creation of the National Youth Prevention Strategy administered by Department of Health with emphasis on promotion, prevention and early intervention. (Living is for everyone, 2008, p. 7) Since then many agencies have been proactively targeting youth suicide. In 2000 the National Youth Prevention Strategy expanded into Life is for Everyone (LIFE). LIFE is a world-class suicide and self-harm prevention resource. Dedicated to providing the best available evidence and resources to guide activities aimed at reducing the rate at which people take their lives in Australia, LIFE...
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...Youth Violence and Youth Deaths by Guns Capella University November, 2013 Abstract This project will explore the history, cause, and preventive measures on the subject of problems with our youth. As adults the saying "The Children are our future" is fairly and accurately a true statement. With the changing of times, and economic problems within the urban communities, the children of our future are becoming more of the criminals, and inmates of the future. Violence and deaths among youths has become more of a problem than crimes, and violence among adults. Trying to reach youths that have falling victim to the "street life" seems to virtually impossible because the benefits from being in the streets are more appealing to the youths than getting those same benefits by going about it the right, and legal way. Trying to understand why children kill has come to be a disturbing process. It seems that the youth of today have far more resources, and avenues to obtain a gun than the youth of the past. A study was conducted by Author Richard Tremblay, and some of his findings suggested that “Longitudinal studies of large samples of children from infancy to adulthood indicate that the peak age for physical aggression is between the end of the second and the end of the fourth year after birth. Fortunately, because of their size, physical aggression from two-year-olds does not constitute a major threat to the public in general.” (Richard Tremblay, 2007). Many youths have been subjected...
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...Homeless Youth General Education Capstone October 14, 2013 Homeless Youth Homelessness affects many youth today; 46% runaway because they express their gender identity, and or sexual identity because their family rejects them, 43% are kicked out by parents also known as thrown away. Youth also take more things literally then adults, so they feel misunderstood especially when they are opening up about their sexual lifestyle. Homelessness in youth is worldwide and needs a world wide solution. Just to name a few countries that have issues with youth and homelessness; Russia’s homeless population has decreased some since the 1990’s but according to Anna Rudnicki the totals are still around 3,000 – 10,000 homeless street kids. (2013). In Australia the homeless youth rate is “estimates that 50,000 Australians under the age of 24 years are homeless with numbers increasing” With numbers increasing Australia needs to find a situation that will help lower their numbers and help get these teens off the street, Since health issues can become an issue. Another area with a heavy population of homeless youth is in Canada. Every day in Canada you can find homeless kids. “Canada, on any given day it is estimated that there are 150,000 homeless youths on the streets” (Rogers, 2012). Rogers’s states that this is an estimate since most homeless youth do tend to avoid shelters. With every country and every town we can find a teen that is homeless, while being homeless the can become sick, and...
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...what they look like. If you’re digging a little bit more in what youth is, you may be discovering the so calledwisdom of youth.For many young people there is a great desire and longing to do somting withtheir lives. They have their dreams and wishes. They waited a long time for independenceand it is their turn to make the decisions and take actions.They approach problems in anenthusiastic way. Youngsters have a lot of energy and they love to invest it in areas thatthey are passionate about.The older you get, the more you learn to see what you’ve been taught to see.When you’re a kid, you see what’s there. They are able to see better than anyone the problems and issues of our modern society.The idealism of the youth is like no other. They hope at a new world, at the perfect society so everybody can have a happy life. Young people are visionary. They usetheir creativity when dealing with problems so they create new solutions to old and new problems.The fresh approach that youngsters have is not the only advantage that they possess. They are fast learners, capable of learning new skills in no time. They are alsogood with technology, especially this new generation also called ‘digital natives’. Andthat’s no easy thing for older ones.Young people have a lot of qualities, but they are not the only ones who have the power of change. It’s not always about the next generation.Maybe that’s what we shouldall learn, that youth has no age...Maybe this is the wisdom of...
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...Youth suicide is a very serious issue. It has become so common in teenagers nowadays, and we need to turn our attention to it. In Canada in 2009, there were 25 reported deaths by suicide among children aged 10 to 14. Adolescence is a time of a huge dramatic change. The journey from child to a young adult can be challenging and confusing for most of us. Young people often feel great pressure to succeed at school, at home and in social groups. At the same time, they may lack the life experience that lets them know that difficult situations will not last forever.They need someone to be there for them. They need someone to vent too, ,someone to lighten their mood up and just assure them that it's just a phase and its going to be alright. If they don't have this constant support and feeling of protection or care by another, they go into depression. Which leads to mental-health problems, and eventually resulting in suicidal thoughts. As everyone knows, the Toronto hospital; Sick-Kids intitiative towards this was creating a video game called Monarch Mission. This helped children express their thoughts and emotions. It was made so kids could connect with it easier. But I honestly feel, this is not the best solution. It would be like mothers who get annoyed when their babies don't stop crying, and they just put a pacifier in their mouth. Video games are a big issue in todays world anyway, and this game is encouraging and getting them used to all this online gaming from a young age. This...
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...Youth Ministry “Train children in the right way and when old, they will not stay.” These are words which we often here from our parents, grandparents and ministers, and most likely have memorized, since we were young. As adolescents and teenagers these words probably seemed easy enough for our parents and later for ourselves to fulfill; but the more mature we became, the more we realized what a gigantic task, “to train children in the right way” is. The Lord has entrusted to us; whether we are parents, grandparents, ministers, teachers, etc., a large task. We should feel honored by the trust which we have been given, and therefore need to take the task as it is a matter of life or death. Hence the purpose of this paper is to identify how we as Christian Educators can fulfill this task through Youth ministry and how we can lure the youth in to participating and focusing on what we are trying to teach them. For Youth ministry’s future will be determined largely by the choices and timing of decisions that we make today. However, before I can elaborate on fulfilling this important task, we must first define Youth Ministry is and its purpose. Youth ministry, also commonly referred to as Youth group, is an age-specific religious ministry and is the way in which a faith group, or other religious organization involves and engages with the young people who attend its place of worship, or live in its community. Christian community use Youth ministry to reach out to the youth...
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...Youth sports in many countries help develop some of the greatest athletes in the world. Joining a youth sport program, whether male or female, will define a young person for life. But do youth sports only affect the child? Having a child in a youth sport program shapes and defines the entire family surrounding that individual. Once a child is in youth sports, the program will begin to take shape in the entire family’s life. It all begins with putting a child into a sport. This is usually derived from a sport where the parent(s) has an interest “With regard to sport, parents typically make the initial decision to enroll their children (Howard & Madrigal, 1990) and have a significant impact on many of the positive outcomes of their child's sport participation (Horn & Harris, 1996). For example, a child's initial perceived sport competence, a key factor for enduring involvement and enjoyment in sport for young children, is derived from two sources: successful task completion and parent perception of sport ability (Horn & Harris, 1996).” (kanters, m. (2002, december). parents and youth sports. parks and recreation, 37.12(), 20-28.) Many thanks do go out to the parents and families that work with the youth of particular youth program. Some in part to the dedication the families put into the kids going to the games and practices. Some in part to the extra time put into raising money, working events, and all the other matters that go into the programs. One of the things...
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...DREAMS, YOUTH, PASSION Dreams, youth, and passion are three essential elements in life. Unrealized dreams are just illusions. You got to carry them out, make them come true. Two years ago, our life mentor in school asked our class, “How well do you know yourself from your interests to your capabilities and your dreams?” I was staring blankly at her. I really didn’t know what to answer. She randomly called for students to share their answers. I can’t even imagine if I was called on that day. How much do I know myself? How deep do I even know about me? Basically, I’m the youngest and the only daughter to an architect husband and an accountant wife. I have an older brother. I’m seventeen years old, a college sophomore taking up BFA Advertising Arts. Apart from these things, what else do I know? I’ve always thought that I was way too different from all the other girls of my age. I lack femininity and I don’t wear makeup and stylish clothes like them. Let’s just say that I have my own style. Beyond fashion and style, there’s something that really sets me apart from them- dependence. Most ladies are dependent on guys. They are constantly searching for gentlemen who would actually take care of them. I am way too far to being like that. Considering the fact that I grew up in an environment dominated by females, I think I’ve become more independent than the others. On the bright side, I can run errands around just like what men can do. On the other hand, I tend to scare...
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