Worship Weblog
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Apprenticeship and mentorship in youth ministry
John Witvliet, from a recent presentation on youth ministry and spiritual formation:
We need to promote a culture of apprenticeship for people of all ages in every type of program. My 5-year-old daughter had a good pre-kindergarten year, in part, because of her 4th-grade buddies. If this can work at a school, it should be able to flourish at church and in other local communities. I think of a local church in my city, St. Luke’s AME Zion, who invites a high-school age youth to participate in each church committee or task-force. The questions we need to ask ourselves, then, are not simply whether we are finding mentors for our youth, but also a) whom are we asking our youth to mentor? and b) do we have mentorship built into each of our programs, at all levels of engagement?
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