The Role of Youth in the Church and Its Development (PDF)

ABSTRACT

This study is to explain clearly the role of youth in the church that bring about church development.

This research deals with how the are nurtured in the church, the activities and need of youth ministry, its scope and how it deals with the youths in a Christian way of life.

It will focus on the goal of Christian mutual of youth and the essential role of incorporating them in the mission of the church.

It will expose the relevance of youth in church ministry beginning from the home, the local as well as the one within.

This research will be divided into five Chapters, Chapter One deals with the introduction/Background of the study. The terms used in the research will be defined accordingly.

Chapter two deals with the review which bring to bear the works. What youth role in the church really means.

How they are guided to perform their roles to bring glory to God and to engender church , Chapter three and four will handle the research method and data presentation and analyses respectively.

In the fifth chapter of this work, discoveries during the research will be summarized and concluded; recommendations will be given followed with the bibliography.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CONTENTS                                                                          PAGES

Cover Page

Title Page    –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        i

Declaration –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        ii

Certification                   –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        iii

Approval Page     –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        iv

Dedication  –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        v

Acknowledgement         –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        vi

Table of Contents –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        viii

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1. CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1     Background of the Study        –        –        –        –        –        –        1

1.2     Statement of the Problem        –        –        –        –        –        –        3

1.3     Objectives of the Study  –        –        –        –        –        –        5

1.4     Significance of the Study         –        –        –        –        –        –        6

1.5     Limitation of Study       –        –        –        –        –        –        7

1.6     Research Questions       –        –        –        –        –        –        7

1.7     Theoretical Framework of the Study –        –        –        –        8

1.8     Definition of Basic Concepts/Terms –        –        –        –        10

2. CHAPTER TWO : LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1     Definition of the Church –       –        –        –        –        –        14

2.2     Origin of Church  –        –        –        –        –        –        –        16

2.3     The Purpose of the Church     –        –        –        –        –        16     

2.4     Definition of Youth       –        –        –        –        –        –        17

2.5     Youths and their Roles in the Church        –        –        –        –        20

2.6     Mount Zion Lighthouse Full Gospel Church (in the duty of

preparing youths for Christ)   –        –        –        –        –        25

2.7     Youth Ministry and its Roles  –        –        –        –        –        31

2.8     Youth Evangelism of Mount Zion Lighthouse Full Gospel

Church        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        32

3. CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1     Research Area      –        –        –        –        –        –        –        36

3.2     Population and Sample –        –        –        –        –        –        37

3.3     Instrumentation for Data Collection –        –        –        –        37

3.4     Validation of Instruments       –        –        –        –        –        –        38

3.5     Method of Data Collection      –        –        –        –        –        38

3.6     Data Analyses Technique        –        –        –        –        –        –        39

4. CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF DATA/ANALYSIS OF RESULT OF FINDING

4.1     Discussion of Tables      –        –        –        –        –        –        40

4.2     Presentation of Data      –        –        –        –        –        –        41

5. CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1     Summary    –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        45

5.2     Conclusion –        –        –        –        –        –        –        –        46

5.3     Recommendations         –        –        –        –        –        –        –        48

BIBLIOGRAPHY        –        –        –        –        –        –        53

APPENDIX       

For someone to be regarded as a youth, he/she should be found within the specific age range.

For instance, the World Health Organization (WHO) considers a youth as anyone within the ages of 15 years and 34 years, while the United Nation General Assembly considers these living between ages 15 years to 24 years as youths (Madugba 2012).

The Kingdom Age, Spiritual Life Publications). An individual’s actual maturity may not correspond to their chronological age, as immature individuals could not exist at all ages.

Youth is a period when life is at a peak and ones potentialities at its highest level of performance.

At this time, they are bold, fearless and courageous fighters. The bible confirms this in the following texts (passages):

1. Joel 2:28 (NKJV) – And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh. Young men and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young man shall     see vision.
2. I John 2:12-14 (NKJV). I have written you, young man, because you are strong and the word of God abides in you and you have overcome the wicked one.

iii. Proverbs 20:29 (NKJV). The glory of young men is their        strength, and the splendor of old men is their gray hair.

The above three mentioned bible passages, show that youths are loaded with various potentials, talents and gifts to serve God and to promote the growth of His church. Therefore, the role of youth in the church are numerous and cannot be over emphasized.

The gifts that youth possesses should point him to the fact that he/she is living for a purpose and seek out ways to fulfill that purpose.

It should also be noted in the above three mentioned bible passages that vision or revelation, strength and victory over Satan were specifically attributed to the youths.

This is the prophetic destiny of Christian youth. It is obvious that God has reserved for the Christian youths of Mount Zion Lighthouse Full Gospel Church the role of receiving revelation of His words and engaging the gift of their youthful strength to the utter demolishing of Satan’s kingdom.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bible References from NKJV; KJV. 
Buddy Bell (2009). The Ministry of Help Handbook. Harrison House, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145 USA. 
Byron Nichola. The Vice of Truth Intal World Evangelism Foundation. Winena, MS 38967, USA. 
Cambridge English Dictionary. 
Daniel Rodes (2006). What God Expects of a Christian Truth, Light and Life Missions International (USA) Publication, Mt. Crawford, USA.  
George E. Sweazey (1976). Effective Evangelism. Herper and Row Publishers, INC 10 East 53^rd Street, New York 10022, USA. 
George, I. N. (2012). Family, Sex and Marital Counselling, Abaam Publishing Co. Nigeria. 
Guy Caskey. The Christian in the Church Mission Printing, Inc Artinagtion Texas USA. 
Malugba (2012). The Kingdom Age Spiritual Life Publications Nigeria. 
Meriam Webster Dictionary 2017. 
N. Neumeyer (1968). Juvenile Delinquency in Modern Society. D.van Nastrand Coy, Princetor, New Jersey. 
Youth Dictionary 2014. 
Skinner, B. F. (1938). The Behaviour of Organism. Engle Wood Cliffs N. J. Prentice Hall, USA.

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