A manual for Carmelite youth ministry in Nigeria; seeking to discern pathways where others see only walls and potentials where others see peril through discernable desire for goodness...
A Keynote Address at the Anglican Students' Federation [ASF Namibia] by the ASF Namibia Chairperson, Mr. Fillemon Shilongo, on behalf of the main speaker of the event, The Right Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Namibia.
Since 2006 I have been involved in High School Ministry through My Outreach group Africa Youth Rescue Initiative and under Kenya Students Christian Fellowship and these are great lessons that I have learnt in the field and from Mwalimu Michael Gachohi who is a great mentor in high school ministry.
1. Demography
65% of the population in Kenya is below the age of 18yrs. The majority of our teenagers are in one secondary school or the other.
2. Research findings. In a research a few years ago, the respondents in some urban churches in Nairobi were asked to indicate the age at which they received Christ as their Lord and savior. The final analysis is shown below.
70yrs and above 0%
50 – 69yrs 1%
30 – 49yrs 5%
20 – 29yrs 15%
4 – 19yrs 79%
Where then should we invest our time and resources as a church and as individuals?
3. The opportunity
The students are in school at least 9 months p.a and 9hrs per day for the day scholars. This presents a golden moment to share with them the gospel. I am not advocating that the teacher to use their lesson to preach (although it may be ok once in a while to mention something), rather, we should model the Christian life to the students
A teacher having 16 lessons each of 40 minutes a week, each of 40 students has 25,600 man minutes or 427man hrs or 18 man days with the learners per year. This translates to 44 days p.a. of 24 hrs each. If we do not reach them effectively when in high school, they may eventually become unreachable. We will give an account of what we did with the opportunities God gave us.
4. Cost effectiveness
The students are mostly already organized for you. There is no adverts in the media, no sourcing security etc. the cost is mainly time and some fare. Those involved in organizing evangelism meetings/crusades in churches know how costly an effective meeting is.
5. Impact on church and society.
i. A strong Christian union is very helpful in instilling values and discipline amongst the students
ii. Most decisions made in teenage are lifetime decisions. We should assist in making them decide to follow Christ. That is why cooperates target the youth in their adverts.
Many leaders in the church today, such as Dr David Oginde, the Bishop emeritus of CITAM, & Bishop Mark Kariuki of DC gave their lives to the Lord while in High School. The same applies to innumerable Pastors, Elders and Deacons. The Lord eternally bless the people who took their time to minister to those students.
6. Obedience to the great commission
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
This is not a
Five Years of Episcopal Ministry in RetrospectSolo Otto Gaye
FIVE YEARS (2011 – 2016) OF EPISCOPAL MINISTRY IN RETROSPECT: A JOURNEY OF CHALLENGES AND BLESSINGS
BY MOST REV. ANDREW JAGAYE KARNLEY
BISHOP OF CAPE PALMAS
Santvana Community of disciples committed to strive together to follow the Lord in the PATH OF LOVE, with a mission to be incarnated in the culture of the people, to build the kingdom of God through PRAYER and PROCLAMATION of the Word
A Keynote Address at the Anglican Students' Federation [ASF Namibia] by the ASF Namibia Chairperson, Mr. Fillemon Shilongo, on behalf of the main speaker of the event, The Right Bishop of Anglican Diocese of Namibia.
Since 2006 I have been involved in High School Ministry through My Outreach group Africa Youth Rescue Initiative and under Kenya Students Christian Fellowship and these are great lessons that I have learnt in the field and from Mwalimu Michael Gachohi who is a great mentor in high school ministry.
1. Demography
65% of the population in Kenya is below the age of 18yrs. The majority of our teenagers are in one secondary school or the other.
2. Research findings. In a research a few years ago, the respondents in some urban churches in Nairobi were asked to indicate the age at which they received Christ as their Lord and savior. The final analysis is shown below.
70yrs and above 0%
50 – 69yrs 1%
30 – 49yrs 5%
20 – 29yrs 15%
4 – 19yrs 79%
Where then should we invest our time and resources as a church and as individuals?
3. The opportunity
The students are in school at least 9 months p.a and 9hrs per day for the day scholars. This presents a golden moment to share with them the gospel. I am not advocating that the teacher to use their lesson to preach (although it may be ok once in a while to mention something), rather, we should model the Christian life to the students
A teacher having 16 lessons each of 40 minutes a week, each of 40 students has 25,600 man minutes or 427man hrs or 18 man days with the learners per year. This translates to 44 days p.a. of 24 hrs each. If we do not reach them effectively when in high school, they may eventually become unreachable. We will give an account of what we did with the opportunities God gave us.
4. Cost effectiveness
The students are mostly already organized for you. There is no adverts in the media, no sourcing security etc. the cost is mainly time and some fare. Those involved in organizing evangelism meetings/crusades in churches know how costly an effective meeting is.
5. Impact on church and society.
i. A strong Christian union is very helpful in instilling values and discipline amongst the students
ii. Most decisions made in teenage are lifetime decisions. We should assist in making them decide to follow Christ. That is why cooperates target the youth in their adverts.
Many leaders in the church today, such as Dr David Oginde, the Bishop emeritus of CITAM, & Bishop Mark Kariuki of DC gave their lives to the Lord while in High School. The same applies to innumerable Pastors, Elders and Deacons. The Lord eternally bless the people who took their time to minister to those students.
6. Obedience to the great commission
Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spoke unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
This is not a
Five Years of Episcopal Ministry in RetrospectSolo Otto Gaye
FIVE YEARS (2011 – 2016) OF EPISCOPAL MINISTRY IN RETROSPECT: A JOURNEY OF CHALLENGES AND BLESSINGS
BY MOST REV. ANDREW JAGAYE KARNLEY
BISHOP OF CAPE PALMAS
Santvana Community of disciples committed to strive together to follow the Lord in the PATH OF LOVE, with a mission to be incarnated in the culture of the people, to build the kingdom of God through PRAYER and PROCLAMATION of the Word
In the simplest terms, “vocation” means a “call.” In general terms your vocation is what God calls you to do with your life. Everyone is called to know, love and serve God in this life, in order to be happy with him forever in heaven.
In this presentation we share the outcomes from our first round of Listening Posts where we shared who we are and who we are called to be, and information about our needs for a Director of Youth and Family Ministries to fulfill our staff.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
In the simplest terms, “vocation” means a “call.” In general terms your vocation is what God calls you to do with your life. Everyone is called to know, love and serve God in this life, in order to be happy with him forever in heaven.
In this presentation we share the outcomes from our first round of Listening Posts where we shared who we are and who we are called to be, and information about our needs for a Director of Youth and Family Ministries to fulfill our staff.
What Should be the Christian View of Anime?Joe Muraguri
We will learn what Anime is and see what a Christian should consider before watching anime movies? We will also learn a little bit of Shintoism religion and hentai (the craze of internet pornography today).
The Book of Joshua is the sixth book in the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament, and is the first book of the Deuteronomistic history, the story of Israel from the conquest of Canaan to the Babylonian exile.
The PBHP DYC ~ Reflections on The Dhamma (English).pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on the Dhamma Reflections for the PBHP DYC for the years 1993 – 2012. To motivate and inspire DYC members to keep on practicing the Dhamma and to do the meritorious deed of Dhammaduta work.
The texts are in English.
For the Video with audio narration, comments and texts in English, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zF2g_43NEa0
The Chakra System in our body - A Portal to Interdimensional Consciousness.pptxBharat Technology
each chakra is studied in greater detail, several steps have been included to
strengthen your personal intention to open each chakra more fully. These are designed
to draw forth the highest benefit for your spiritual growth.
The Story of 'Chin Kiam Siap' ~ An AI Generated Story ~ English & Chinese.pptxOH TEIK BIN
A PowerPoint Presentation based on an AI Generated moral story with some editing.
Life Lessons based on the story are penned for the presentation.
The texts are in English and Chinese.
The audio narration with explanation is in Hokkien.
For the Video with audio narration and explanation in Hokkien (Texts are in English and Chinese), please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l8qD7skfi8
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way.pptxCelso Napoleon
Lesson 9 - Resisting Temptation Along the Way
SBs – Sunday Bible School
Adult Bible Lessons 2nd quarter 2024 CPAD
MAGAZINE: THE CAREER THAT IS PROPOSED TO US: The Path of Salvation, Holiness and Perseverance to Reach Heaven
Commentator: Pastor Osiel Gomes
Presentation: Missionary Celso Napoleon
Renewed in Grace
The Prophecy of Enoch in Jude 14-16_.pptxStephen Palm
In Jude 14-16 Jude cites one of the most cryptic characters in the Book of Genesis, Enoch, the man who never died! Jude quotes Enoch, but the words are not found in Genesis nor anywhere else in the Bible. Jude is actually quoting from a pseudepigraphical book named 1 Enoch. In this sermon we will take a close look at Enoch, consider the way that biblical authors at times cited non-biblical books as illustrations and how Jude applied these words to the false teachers of our day.
In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
Homily: The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity Sunday 2024.docxJames Knipper
Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
5. PREAMBLE
“Young People are Bundles of Possibilities” is
the crust of Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal
Apostolic Exhortation on Young People
Christus Vivit. He establishes the place of
Young People in the heart of the Church’s
mission to the world and the unique mission
they bear as young Christians.
6. For this reason, the Carmelites in Nigeria
desires to offer a unique pastoral guide to
young people. This Youth intervention is a
fruit of the 2023 Chapter deliberation, held
in Nsukka. Friars Clement Obiorah, OCD,
and Philip Kusimo, OCD were charged with
drafting the modalities in view of initiating
a formal youth ministry.
7. A YOUTH VOCATION IN
NIGERIA
Although the living conditions of young
people in Nigeria are pathetic. These
conditions range from abuse to
exploitation of the young in family, in the
world, and in the Church. This becomes
the context for every mission, namely,
looking closely at the living conditions in
the light of God’s faithful intervention
through agents truly transformed from
the heart.
8. Thus,
• We seek to discern pathways where
others only see walls,
• To recognize potentials where others
see only peril.
• And to expand their capacity to live
beyond the immediate condition they
now are.
9. OUR VISION
To live at the service of God and humanity modeled
after Jesus Christ our brother and Mary our Mother
through prayer and solitude.
10. OUR MISSION
To create a vibrant youth community
sustained by a life of prayerful witness to the
gospel values of friendship and discipleship in
our secular world.
11. OUR PLEDGE
To share in the history, tradition,
and spiritual patrimony of the
Discalced Carmelite Order.
Look to the future full of hope and
happiness as we discern where the
Holy Spirit is most alive and active
in the attainment of the best
version of ourselves.
12. OBJECTIVES
1. Sharing in the Carmelite values, charism, and apostolate as young Catholics.
2. To foster youth vocation in the Church.
3. Seeking Effective strategy to infuse society with gospel values
4. To encourage personal sanctity in a lived relationship with God, people, and
society
5. To articulate their Catholic Faith through conscious learning.
6. To actively participate in community building by fostering healthy relationships.
7. To promote the Carmelite literature in a literary community (intellectual value) etc.
13. TARGET AUDIENCE
• The youths in our Carmelite communities, chaplaincies, school
environments, and children of OCDS members are our targets.
• In addition, our school communities shall establish a Carmelite fan
club just like the Bible clubs…
14. MEMBERSHIP
Who can Join the OCDY?
Carmelite Youth is open to all young Catholics who are between 15 – 25 years
with the following requirements:
1. A Christian with a genuine desire for God
2. Aspirants must belong to not more than one pious society in the Church.
3. Desire to learn and live the Carmelite lifestyle of Prayer and meditation,
shared in communion.
4. A period of discernment and accompaniment
NB: For candidates between 15 -17 years, there is a need for parents or
guardians to sign some supervision form.
15. ORGANOGRAM
Where does the OCDY fit in the
Carmelite family?
Carmelite
Children from
OCDS and affiliate
OCDY
OCD
(FRIARS/NUNS)
ORDER
FRIARS OCDS
NUNS
16. ACTIVITIES
• The activities for OCDY are as follows:
1. Weekly Seminars.
2. Periodic Workshops/conferences
3. Officers’ Chapters
4. Annual tour or outings – “the pilgrim’s way to Carmel”
• NB: the place of Media; arts and crafts; interviews; desert experiences; youth
conferences; Carmelites at work (profession); vocation drives; and Carmelite
pilgrimages/tours /Camps will be fixed in due course.
17. FORMATION PERIODS
• A flexible formation program spanning years.
• Investiture and formal reception with the Carmelite pendant happen after 3 months during which the
promise is taken.
The 3 years programs include;
1. Discipleship year/Formation (prayer, virtue, and discipleship),
2. Apostolic year, and
3. Desert year/discernment year (not fixed).
• NB: In the case of the school period, the online community forum takes precedence…For security
reasons, a zonal conference will be held.
18. PROPOSED TOPICS/CONTENT FOR THE FORMATION YEAR
The following are some ideas and topics that may be spread out during the formation period
1. The basics of Christian call; OCDY as a way of following Christ
2. What is a Youth Vocation?
3. Carmelite History and the Carmelite Family
4. Carmelite core values in response to the Gospel values
5. How to discern the will of God for us
6. Learning to heal our inadequacies tremors unwanted experiences and recreating the moments so the power of the Holy
Spirit
7. How to benefit from the wisdom of the Carmelite saints
8. How to choose a Carmelite saint for a guide
9. Youth in the church, the church's mission
10. How to choose a life profession at the service of God and humanity?
11. What is prayer? What is a prayer to me? How can my life be a prayer?
12. Prayer after the Carmelite character
13. Safeguarding - my vocation is love. An abridged version…
20. RECOMMENDATIONS
1. We acknowledge them to be members of the Carmelite Family in our Vicariate and
we encourage all our communities to support this movement especially our houses
of formation and those dedicated to working with youth.
2. As it is still a new initiative, we enjoined that support in terms of fund be given to
any friar managing the youth at both community and national level.
3. We plead that the members of the Carmelite Family, especially the friars, welcome
them as collaborators in their ministries to their young folks.
4. At the community level, let it our responsibility to assist them attend all our
Vicariate celebrations.