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Journey to Adulthood
The Youth Ministry program offers adolescents in grades 6-12
opportunities for fellowship, service, fun, mission, and spiritual
growth.
We use the "Journey to Adulthood Program" - which blends action and contemplation in teaching young people faithful living. We focus on six basic skills: active listening, negotiation, assertion, research/informal management, partnership, and leadership.
- A six year program of spiritual formation for young people that:
- provides a liturgical frame for their experience in our modern culture
- celebrates their individuality and their creative potential
- instructs them in skills needed for successful adult participation in church and society
- Based on two key concepts:
- Manhood and womanhood are gifts from God
- Adulthood must be earned
- Includes in-depth exploration of:
- Self
- Spirituality
- Sexuality
- Society
- Follows the imperatives of the Baptismal Covenant
- Enables young people to discover and experience the love of God
Christian formation is a lifelong process; this program gives
young people a firm foundation on which to build. The program falls
into three distinct phases, each of which is two years in length;
Rite-13, J2A (Journey to Adulthood) and YAC (Young Adults in the
Church).
The Rite-13 program assists young people as they take the first
steps of passage away from their families and into their own lives.
It begins with a liturgical celebration of the gift of womanhood and
manhood. During these two years, the community acknowledges the gift
of gender, celebrates the amazing creative power and potential of
these young people, and creates a safe haven to explore new ideas, new
interests and new abilities.
Journey to Adulthood (J2A) is the heart of this entire
program--it blends action and contemplation in teaching young people
faithful living. To prepare for adulthood, participants learn six
basic skills:
- active listening
- negotiation
- assertion
- research/information management
- partnership
- leadership
Young Adults in the Church (YAC) encourages older youth to take
on adult responsibilities in all aspects of parish life and the
community. They are challenged to become good stewards of their time,
talent and treasure. Guided by adult advisers, they use Anglican
model of Scripture, reason and the tradition of the Church to guide
the lifelong pilgrimage in their faith.
The Journey to Adulthood is a systematic curriculum within a complete youth program.
The Journey to Adulthood balances Bible study, prayer, and both serious and playful activities to nurture the whole person during the treacherous passage from childhood to adulthood. Leaders model living the faith and remind young people of the ever-present love and mercy of God.
The Journey to Adulthood is a systematic curriculum within a complete youth program.
The Journey to Adulthood balances Bible study, prayer, and both serious and playful activities to nurture the whole person during the treacherous passage from childhood to adulthood. Leaders model living the faith and remind young people of the ever-present love and mercy of God.
The Journey to Adulthood promise:
If you seek Christ,
together we will find him.
If you seek Christ,
together we will find him.
