Three Approaches to Youth Ministry, Klamath Falls Friends Church

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Three Approaches to Youth Ministry
By Wedge Watkins

The following table represents three approaches to youth ministry.
Among some Friends in Northwest Yearly Meeting,
there has been an intentional movement toward the right side of this table.
Those involved in the Spiritual Formation Project have brought this approach back
to their local Meeting and worked toward sharing and incorporating a
more contemplative approach to youth ministry.

	Consumer	Content	Contemplation
Rooted - In	Anxiety	Complacency	Love
Youth Director Youth Pastor Youth Worker	Program Director Adolescent Savior	ExpertPerson with Answers	Spiritual Director (Points to the presence of God) Disciple/Seeker
Volunteers	Chaperones	Classroom Aides	Seekers, Mentors, Elders
Teaching	Civic Values	Religious Information/ Doctrine	Practice of the Presence of God
Practices	Play, entertainment, consumerism	Consent, memorization, regurgitation	Spiritual disciplines (inner, outer, communal)
Youth	Religious Consumers	Blank Slates	Spiritual Seekers
Constituency	Parents	Religious Institutions	Body of Christ/ the Living God
Theology	Youth Leader is mediator of the divine. Faith is good fun.	Faith is a belief statement.	Faith is an ongoing relationship

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