Enhancing Youth Catechesis In The Church’s Pastoral Activity :A Study on the Content and Methods for a Better Catechesis with Special Reference to Guadalupe Parish Nairobi - Kenya
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2015
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Tangaza University College
Abstract
Catechesis is the teaching (including the process and the method) of the
content of faith within the Church (cf. GDC, 149). In other words, it is the process of
Christian formation and instruction that is based on the proclamation of the word of
God in view of the education of people to faith.
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This teaching is designed to nurture
and strengthen the life of the Christian, particularly the youth in the Church. Since it
concerns faith, the Church has given it much importance for her growth, the society,
and above all for the glory of God.
Catechesis helps the youth to deepen their faith in Jesus Christ as really the
Son of God and by whom they are lead to the love of the Father through the power
of the Holy Spirit; it also makes them and the Church at large share the life of the
Holy Trinity (cf. CT, 5). Therefore, those appointed to teach catechism in the Church
have to take it seriously, because catechesis is part and parcel of the dynamic
process of pastoral activity in the Church.
In this dissertation, the researcher is interested to write about how youth
catechesis can be enhanced in the Church's pastoral activity. The researcher will
evaluate the content and methods that can be used in teaching the faith to the young
people, who want to belong to the Church no matter what they like or do This dissertation comprises of three chapters that will draw attention to some of the
ways that can help enhance youth catechesis in the Church's pastoral activity.
The first chapter deals with the insertion experience. It will present the
researcher's experience while he was working with the youth, observing how
catechesis was taught and what was taught. His experience is also drawn from his
participation in teaching catechism at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish and its
outstation St. Benedict, Olympic in Kibera. As well, the information gathered during
the researcher's pastoral experience is included.
The second chapter presents the literature review with regards to youth
catechesis in the Church's pastoral activity. In this chapter, the researcher will also
present the pastoral agents responsible for providing catechesis for the youth in the
Church. Besides, the content and methods of teaching catechism to the youth will be
studied. The third chapter presents the theological reflection on the content and
method that is currently being used at Guadalupe parish in the light of what the
Church suggests and recommends. It will also give some practical recommendations
and a pastoral plan for action that can be of some help for all the people that are
involved in teaching catechism to the youth in order to enhance youth catechesis in
the Church's pastoral activity will be suggested.
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Catechesis, Church’s Pastoral, Youth, Guadalupe Parish