| CODE | PLC5490 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Models of Youth Ministry | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Pastoral Theology, Liturgy and Canon Law | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Through this study-unit students will become acquainted with benchmark models of youth and post-modern ministry. After reflecting on how different theological, ecclesiological and anthropological concepts influence ministry students will be introduced to various approaches adopted in local and international settings and within and outside the Catholic Church. The study-unit will deal with: i. Fundamental concepts for youth ministry; ii. Models, Approaches and Setting in youth ministry. Apart from lectures students will be required to reflect on the models that they encounter during their placement in a youth ministry setting. Study-unit Aims By the end of the study-unit student should be able to: i. identify the practical ministry implications of his/her theological, ecclesiological and anthropological beliefs; ii. evaluate different youth ministry models and apply them according to the requirments of different local communities. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: i. have basic knowledge of different youth ministry approaches and models; ii. outline basic differences between catholic and evangelical models. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: i. evaluate models of youth ministry; ii. develop and apply models of youth ministry according to the requirements of local communities and settings; iii. adopt an Outside-Inside youth ministry approach. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Dean K., Clark C., and Rahn D., (2001) Starting Right, Thinking Theologically about youth ministry, Grand Rapids (Michigan): Youth Specialities Academic. (Seminary Lib) East T. (2009). Leadership for Catholic Youth Ministry. A comprehensive resource. New London: Twenty-Third Publications (on order) Linhart T. (ed.) (2011). Global youth ministry: reaching adolescents around the world. MI: Youth Specialities. McCarthy, R.J. (ed.), (2005) The vision of Catholic Youth Ministry: fundamentals, theory and practice, USA: St. Mary's Press. (uni lib) Root, A. (2007). Revisiting relational youth ministry : from a strategy of influence to a theology of incarnation. Dowers Grove, Ill: InterVarsity Press Senter, M (ed.) (2001), Four views of youth ministry: inclusive congregational, preparatory, missional, strategic, Grand Rapids (Michigan): Youth Specialities Academic. (uni lib) USCBC, (1998), Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry. Washington D.C.: USCBC |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite Study-units PLC5440 The Youth Minister |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Anthony Mifsud Carl Mario Sultana |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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