Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg : 2003 Seminar
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“Time for a Whole New Game Plan: Who’s on the Team?”
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The idea began with much hope and vigor in a conversation between Assistant Professor Christina Bowman and Associate Professor David Harris, colleagues who shared a concern about the absence of a focus on preparation in youth ministry in the Master of Divinity curriculum. With their own faith development and their own experience of call linked firmly to participation in youth ministry programs, both believed that a strong curricular program at the Seminary could better serve congregations in developing ministries and programs to address contemporary and existential concerns of youth. They knew it crucial to help faith flourish during the high school and college years when youth tend to drift away from the church. Moreover, youth ministry concerns would provide a perfect threshold for integration of the biblical, theological and practical disciplines in the traditional seminary curriculum. They also recognized that none on the current faculty had sufficient “hands on” youth ministry background to attract savvy would-be youth ministers and to offer credible instruction to experienced practitioners...
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“Time for a Whole New Game Plan: Who’s on the Team?”
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The idea began with much hope and vigor in a conversation between Assistant Professor Christina Bowman and Associate Professor David Harris, colleagues who shared a concern about the absence of a focus on preparation in youth ministry in the Master of Divinity curriculum. With their own faith development and their own experience of call linked firmly to participation in youth ministry programs, both believed that a strong curricular program at the Seminary could better serve congregations in developing ministries and programs to address contemporary and existential concerns of youth. They knew it crucial to help faith flourish during the high school and college years when youth tend to drift away from the church. Moreover, youth ministry concerns would provide a perfect threshold for integration of the biblical, theological and practical disciplines in the traditional seminary curriculum. They also recognized that none on the current faculty had sufficient “hands on” youth ministry background to attract savvy would-be youth ministers and to offer credible instruction to experienced practitioners...
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