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Youth to Youth – why so much focus on this? |
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Jesus Youth is an initiative of youth and for youth and naturally retains its focus on the youth reality. Years of experience have given Jesus Youth the conviction that the most effective instruments to minister to youth are youth themselves.
Youth always look for challenging models. When they see and listen to people of their age group living active Christian life and witnessing to Jesus, it is always more convincing. Yet in the movement there is an attempt to have a fine blending of the involvement of youth and presence of mature elders by having resource persons from among youth and elders and also by having animators in Jesus Youth teams
It is also to be noted that in today’s society, and more importantly in the church itself, there is a greater focus on youth. They are perceived not only as the future of the Church and society but even more as the “present”. Very often families, society and the structured Church seem to have some difficulty to relate to youth and guide them effectively, especially in the changing societal structures and lifestyles, but Jesus Youth as a rule have great access to and special effectiveness with youth.
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