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  • Encouraging young people who profess a faith to learn more about it and become more involved in Spiritual life.

  • Proselytism of young people who do not profess the faith of the organization, but who may have shown an interest.

  • Providing open Youth Clubs or other activities for the Common Good of the young people, sometimes without an overtly religious agenda.


As well as organizing events and activities, youth ministry will usually include some form of Religious Education and a Pastoral Oversight of the young people.


CHRISTIANITY



Protestantism

See Also: Youth ministry (Evangelical)


In Protestant churches, the term "ministry" often implies the service of an Ordained Minister or Pastor . In youth ministry, however, this is not always the case — a youth ministry leader may be an ordained member of the Clergy , an employed Lay Person , or a Volunteer . Titles applied to youth ministry leaders vary widely as well, even within denominations, using terms such as "Youth Minister", " Youth Pastor ", or simply "Youth Worker".


Catholicism

See Also: Catholic Youth Work


Unlike the case in some Protestant churches, a Youth Minister in the Roman Catholic Church is not a member of the clergy.


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JUDAISM



UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISM

There are many organizations within the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations (the primary oranization of Unitarian Universalist Congregations in the United States ), as well as within the Canadian Unitarian Council (the national body for Unitarian Universalists in Canada ), which minister to and with Youth, of which Young Religious Unitarian Universalists is the largest and most apparent. YRUU strongly emphasizes Youth Empowerment , along with Youth-Adult Partnership . There are also specific youth-oriented programs, such as Coming Of Age , and Our Whole Lives , a lifespan Sexual Education program with a youth age group. See also Unitarian Universalist Young Adult Network , for Young Adults .


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