BASIC

ORIENTATION

Getting to know activity

KNOWING MY SELF
My Person:
WHO AM I ?
What I like?
What I hate?
What makes me sad?
What makes me happy?

KNOWING MY SELF

" You are responsible for yourself. Growth and

change is a personal
Eachchoice."
of us here is invited to grow
towards fulfillment.
Each person is meant to become
what he / she ought to be.
The process of becoming is growth.
Growth demands change.

And every change is painful

and yet rewarding.

Requisite for Personal

Growth and Change
OPENNESS - to disclose oneself voluntarily. To break ones mind and heart sets

or horse blinders. To take moderate amount of risks, learning to

stretch out from comfortable zone.
PSYCHOLOGICAL HONESTY
- to
DE-LABELLING

face and confront the truth about yourself

both positive and negative.
- to be free from the labels of "roles" and "qualities"
which limit our own or another's personhood.

DISCERNING ATTITUDE-

to own and accept all one's life

experiences and discovers their meaning.
ATTUNED TO THE PRESENT
- to learn to live "here and now". To see
the past and the future in the context of
the present.

What do you call

your self?
What do you call yourselves now

Who are the Youth?

What is Parish Youth Ministry?

Youth Ministry

General Description of

is the specific branch of the churchs

mission, directed to and involving the young
in general.
- Youth Ministry indeed flows from the selfsame
overall ministry of the church, but is carried out
as a concrete expression addressed to the
young in their everyday situation.

THE FILIPINO CATHOLIC YOUTH

An important first step in any ministry is knowing and
understanding the targets of the ministry.
In youth ministry, awareness and understanding of the
youth are essential towards relevance and effectiveness.
By youth, we mean those single persons who are between
13-39 years of age; they are the main targets of youth
ministry, but emerging as well are those who do not fall
under those general characteristics (such as unwed
mothers, youth in the streets, members of other Christian
denominations or other religions, indigenous youth, etc.).

THE PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC

YOUTH MINISTRY
STRENGTHS:
Qualities and skills of the young people themselves: e.g creativity,
dynamism, commitment and many others and also the skills in
communicating, organizing, planning and others.

WEAKNESSES:
Lack of funds and programs, as well as some qualities and skills:
Absence of support from various sector such as clergy and parents.

OPPURTUNITIES:
The involvement of various groups
Various activities e.g. programs etc . And facilities e.g resources etc.

THREATS:
Social problems
Attitudinal and behavioral problem

Foundation and Rationales of

Youth Ministry
The "JESUS EVENT
YOUTH MINISTRY CHURCH
MISSION AND MINISTRY.
EVANGELIZATION.

GOALS OF PCYM

TO STABLISH AND STRENGTHEN THE YOUTHS

RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST
TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL
GROWTH
TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

CHARACTERISTICS OF PHILIPPINE CATHOLIC

YOUTH MINISTRY
Youth Ministry is: Christ-centered
a ministry of the church, concerned with
the growth of the total person, youthfocused
(Protagonism of, priority for, and preference
to the young),
communitarian
(rooted in relationships)
interactive, and self-duplicating
These characteristics are the trademarks of youth
ministry, in faithfulness to its vision and its mission.

Components of Youth
Ministry
EVANGELIZATION
CATECHESIS
FELLOWSHIP
SOCIAL ACTION
LEADERSHIP
WORSHIP