Youth & Young Adult Ministries

Session Six: Review

2008 GA Young Adult Empowerment Resolution

Each congregation was challenged to find ways to welcome & support young

adults.

How are we doing?

2008 GA Young Adult Empowerment Resolution

Thinking about what we have learned about human and

faith development...

what are the best ways we can welcome and nurture

young adults?

Top 10 Suggestions forSupporting Young Adults

• Ask• Educate• Invite• Feed• Worship

Top 10 Suggestions forSupporting Young Adults

• Work for Justice• Empower• Adapt• Support• Staff

Course Outcome

By the end of this course, students should be able to design, implement, and assess a developmentally appropriate faith development experience (rite of passage, worship service, service opportunity, or leadership experience) for youth and/or young adults.

Youth & Young Adult Development

• Early Adolescence (ages 12-15)• Middle Adolescence (ages 15-18)• Late Adolescence (ages

18-22)/Emerging Adulthood (ages 18-26+)

• Young Adulthood (Late 20s-40)

Faith Development Experience

• Rite of passage• Worship service• Service opportunity• Leadership experience

Competency

Overview

Structured Learning Experiences

Work Products/Portfolio Exhibits

OverviewProvide an overview of what you know about this competency area, and how you have integrated your knowledge into your professional practice. Suggested length--and only a suggestion--is up to one page.

Structured Learning Experiences

Reflection on:

Provide a paragraph describing the learning experience and its value to you (suggested length of reflection [and only a suggestion] is 50-100 words).

Structured Learning Experiences

Integration in Work:

Provide a paragraph describing how this has or will influence your work (suggested length of reflection [and only a suggestion] is 125-175 words).

Work Products/Portfolio Exhibits

Brief description of each work example (suggested length of description [and only a suggestion] is 50-100 words)

Work Products/Portfolio Exhibits

Relevance to competency:

Provide a paragraph with each work example that explains why you chose the particular piece and how the piece serves to demonstrate your competency in this area (suggested length of each reflection [and only a suggestion] is 125-175 words)

Questions?Comments?