Faith development of the teenager during the Sunday evening worship service
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Date
2012
Authors
Jansen, H. P.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
From church conversations with teenagers (born between 1974 and 1994),
publications in recent times appeared worldwide and the qualitative investigation
in the article is utilized. It seems there are problems in the practice of the faith
formation of teenagers in the evening service. The aim of an evening service must
always be that God receives all the glory and honour; therefore, the teenager‘s faith
may be enriched. The article chooses for the use of the communicative approach
to communicate the gospel to teenagers. The article attempts to use the empirical
research method to determine which evening worship needs are experienced by
teenagers. The article aims to provide the basis of an adjusted practice theory to
propose an improved praxis. The article would provide guidelines for all stakeholders
that are involved in the planning and execution of the liturgy of the evening worship
service. The purpose of this article is to inspire new thinking and doing. The evening
service liturgy should be arranged so that every teenager attending the evening
service will be aware of the presence of God.
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Keywords
Faith development, Millennium teenager, Improved praxis
Citation
Jansen, H. P. (2012). Faith development of the teenager during the Sunday evening worship service. Acta Theologica, 32(2), 86-102.