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The Freedom of a Teenager: Vocation and Service Learning as the Future of Youth Ministry
Author(s) -
Myers Jeremy,
Jackson Mark
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2008.00412.x
Subject(s) - doctrine , christian ministry , faith , service (business) , vocational education , foundation (evidence) , value (mathematics) , sociology , public relations , pedagogy , psychology , epistemology , law , political science , philosophy , business , computer science , marketing , machine learning
: This article asserts the value of service learning as integral to youth ministry's future. However, service learning often lacks an appropriate philosophical foundation and an effectual process. Therefore, we offer Luther's doctrine of vocation as a framework for engaging youth in service experiences, which in return becomes a concrete way to experience the doctrine of vocation and, more importantly, the freedom of a Christian. Framed and interpreted through a vocational lens, service experiences aid youth in recognizing the urgency of a life of faith,