| Workload | One semester, 12 credit points. |
| Status | Elective |
| Subject code | DM029 |
| When | Semester 1, 2021. Block 1: 8-11 February; Block 2: 29-30 March |
| Who | Graham Stanton |
Unit Content
Section A: Biblical, Theological, Developmental, Cultural, and Historical Foundations for Children’s and Youth Ministry.
- The Bible’s teaching on children and youth
- Introduction to a theology of childhood and youth
- A survey of the place and understanding of children and young people in western society: historical perspectives on children and young people; generational theory; major aspects of children’s and youth culture and sub-cultures in Australia today
- Child and adolescent development: introduction to processes and theories of physical, cognitive, moral and faith development
- Historical overview of children and young people and the church: catechism, Sunday School movement, age-segregated ministries, inter-generational ministry
Section B: Strategic approaches to children’s and youth ministry
- Evangelism and outreach in children’s and youth ministry
- Nurturing faith and discipleship in children’s and youth ministry
- Structures for Church-based children’s and youth ministry: Age-segregated ministries; Family ministry; Intergenerational ministry