Vol 3 No 1 (2025)
Articles
Understanding Youth Ministry in Anglican Diocese of Ughelli: Development, Challenges and Prospects
Published
February 26, 2025
Keywords
- Christian Clerics,
- Good Governance,
- Nigeria,
- Ughelli,
- Delta State
How to Cite
Igho, C., & Enuwosa, J. (2025). Understanding Youth Ministry in Anglican Diocese of Ughelli: Development, Challenges and Prospects. Advances in Law, Pedagogy, and Multidisciplinary Humanities, 3(1), 153-172. Retrieved from https://jurnal.fs.umi.ac.id/index.php/alpamet/article/view/895
Abstract
This paper examines the history, challenges, and potential of youth ministry in the Anglican Diocese of Ughelli, emphasizing its role in developing faith, community, and leadership among young people. Christianity has challenged societal conventions, with young people driving these transforming initiatives. In Nigeria, the Anglican Diocese of Ughelli has seen the importance of youth ministry in addressing spiritual, interpersonal, and psychological needs of young adults.
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Aziz, G. (2019). Toward a contemporary understanding of youth ministry as a descriptive agency. In die Skriflig / In Luce Verbi, 53, 10.
Baleka, B. (2011). African realities for youth ministry. In T. Linhardt & D. Livermore (Eds.), Global youth ministry: Reaching asdolescents around the world (pp. 87–95). Zondervan/Youth Specialties
Borgman, D. (2003). Hear my Story – Understanding the Cries of Troubled Youth. Hendrickson.
Chancey, D., & Bruner, R. (2017). Owning faith: Reimagining the role of church & family in the faith journey of teenagers. Leafwood Publishers.
Clark, C. (Ed.), (2015). Adoptive youth ministry: Integrating emerging generations into the family of faith. Baker Academic.
Dean, K. & Creasy, et al. (2001). Starting Right: Thinking Theologically About Youth Ministry. Zondervan
Dionson, H. (2015). 1 Timothy 4:6-16: Towards A Theology Of Encouragement. Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 18(2), 7-21.
Droege, M.W. (2017). A weed in the church: Modern youth ministry practice and its effect on mainline church attrition. Masters dissertation, Drew University.
Drury, C. (1973). The Pastoral Epistles. The Oxford Bible Commentary.
Dunn, R.R. & Mark H. Senter III, (eds.). (1997). Reaching a Generation for Christ: A Comprehensive Guide to Youth Ministry. Moody Publishers.
Frank, D. (2007). The beloved community: Covenant community in youth ministry. In M. Yaconelli (Ed.), Growing souls: Experiments in contemplative youth ministry (pp. 116–147). Youth Specialties.
Futgeson, E.H. (1976). A relational theory of ministry. Pastoral Psychol 24, 268–281.
Guder, D.L. (2015). Called to witness: Doing missional theology. Eerdmans.
Jacober, A.E. (2011). The adolescent journey: An interdisciplinary approach to practical youth ministry. IVP.
Jong-Ok, S. & Chung, J. (2024). The Christian Youth Movements: The Beginning. International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research 12(1), 211-219.
Knight, W.G. (1999). The Pastoral Epistles (New International Greek Testament Commentary). ed. I. Howard Marshall and W. Ward Gasque. William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
Mahan, B.J. (2008). Youth ministry and the practice of sacred commiseration. In B.J. Mahan, M. Warren & D.F. White (Eds.), Awakening youth discipleship: Christian resistance in a consumer culture (pp. 93–106). Cascade Books.
Mounce, W.D. (2000). Pastoral Epistles. In Ralph P. Martin & Lynn A. Losie (Eds.), vol. 46, Word Biblical Commentary. Thomas Nelson.
Mueller, W. (2006). Engaging the soul of youth culture: Bridging teen worldviews and Christian truth. IVP.
Mueller, W. (2006). Engaging the soul of youth culture: Bridging teen worldviews and Christian truth. IVP.
Needle, D. (2021). Transformational leadership. https://www.techtarget.com/searchcio/definition/transformational-leadership#:~:text=Transformational%20leadership%20is%20a%20management,support%20new%20problem%2Dsolving%20approaches.
Nel, M. (2003). Youth ministry as practical theology: Making a case for youth ministry as an academic discipline. Journal of Youth and Theology 2(1), 68–83.
Nel, M. (2018). Youth Ministry: An inclusive missional approach. HTS Religion & Society, Volume 1, pp. i-420. AOSIS
Ononogbu, D.C. & Nathan Chiroma (2018). Social Media and Youth Ministry in Nigeria: Implications and Christological Thrust. International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education (IJHSSE), 5(1), 48-54
Ragira, G.K. (2017). Role of Youth In The Church. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS). 22 (12), 49-52.
Richter, D. (2001). Growing up postmodern: Theological uses of culture. In K.C. Dean, C. Clark & D. Rahn (Eds.), Starting right: Thinking theologically about Youth Ministry (pp. 63–76). Youth Specialties Academic.
Root, A. & Dean, K.C. (Eds.) (2011). The theological turn in Youth Ministry. IVP Books..
Root, A. (2007). Revisiting relational Youth Ministry: From a strategy of influence to a theology of incarnation. IVP.
Thompson, N. (2017). Young People and Church Since 1900: Engagement and Exclusion. Taylor and Francis.
White, D.F. (2005). Practicing discernment with youth: A transformative Youth Ministry approach. The Pilgrim Press.
White, D.F. (2008). Youth Ministry in an inconvenient church. In B.J. Mahan, M. Warren & D.F. White (Eds.) Awakening youth discipleship: Christian resistance in a consumer culture (pp. 61–73). Cascade Books.
Wimberley, A.E.S., Barnes, S.L. & Johnson, K.D. (2013). Youth Ministry in the Black Church: Centered in Hope. Judson Press.
Woodruff, M. (2000). Managing Youth Ministry Chaos. Group Publishing.
Work, M. & Olson, G. (Eds.) (2014). Youth Ministry: Management Tools. Zondervan.
Yaconelli, M. (2003). Core realties of Youth Ministry: Nine biblical principles that mark healthy youth ministries. Zondervan.
Yaconelli, M. (2007). Growing souls: Experiments in contemplative Youth Ministry. Zondervan/Youth Specialties.
Zirschky, A. (2015). Beyond the screen: Youth Ministry for the connected but alone generation. Youth Ministry Partners & Abingdon Press.