Bachelor of Arts in Theology

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    The Impact of Counselling Youth in Parishes In Nairobi Catholic Archdiocese
    (Tangaza University College, 2001-02) Mafuguene, Lucia
    The purpose of this research was to find out the impact of counselling youth in Archdiocese of Nairobi. It was conducted as case studies in Guadalupe Parish and Shrine of Mary Help of Christians. The targeted population was the youth. The respondents provided useful information as to whether counselling youth in parishes has a positive or negative impact. The research reflects the need for an integrated formation for youth because of the many challenges they face in today's society, and have no adequate formation like that of tradition African society. Through the questionnaires and interviews given to the youth and leaders, it is evident that the youth long for a formation that would bring them integration in their lives, a formation that will help them take charge of the events that happen in their lives and not let the events take charge of them. The findings from the data collected show that the youth in parishes long to have a trustful and skilled counsellor who can be the point of reference and, through individual listening to them know how to solve their problems. A parish formative youth counselling program, seems to be considered an urgent need from the parish leaders and youth themselves. However, to apply a formative youth counselling program in the parishes, will need to have premises and personnel. The findings have shown that some parishes have the premise for such a formation but others do not have it. However, the leaders' willingness to support such a formation is a hope that it is possible to use it as long as the parish leaders and the entire community plan for it. It also shows that the leaders see the urgent need for such a formation because it will be beneficial to their young people, in the hope that, through their witness something will change in their lives. What other impact would counselling bring than to help the youth be fully alive and human? This is the greatest impact counselling offers to the youth in the present society.
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    Tourism and Mission With Particular Reference to Kenya
    (Tangaza University College, 1998-02) Sambua, Sosthenes Aloyce
    On March 25, 1980, the SCC issued a document entitled "Norms Jim the cooperation among the local Churches and Jim better distribution of the clergy". In No.1 the document emphasises that the aim of cooperation is to fulfill the mandate of Christ: "Go to the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature" iMK 15:15). This is the task for the whole Church; bishops, priests, Religious, clergy and laity. Attention is drawn to the local Churches and the need to re-structure so as to meet the challenges of the 'signs of the times'. This is because there are new phenomena that require specialised attention. Some of these are: Trans-migration into industrial regions, Urbanisation and Tourism' A lot of reflection and work has been done on migration and urbanisation already, but hardly has tourism been reflected upon. It is the task of theologians to articulate the areas in tourism that require Church and/or missionary attention. The aim of this paper is to contribute, though modestly, to that articulation by showing that modern tourism is economically very beneficial to many countries and individuals. At the same time tourism cannot be confined to private enterprise. Our argument is that tourism is an international as opposed to personal enterprise, involving multi-nationals hence it is related to international political system and economic order which can be a strong force of exploitation, oppression and as a consequence very destructive to traditional economic, social and cultural systems, hence destruction of families and human dignity. However, we will not treat the question of origin and development of tourism, neither will we talk about what is called 'theological fourism"2. Instead we will look at how modern tourism affects individuals, communities and countries and see the challenges it offers to Christian mission. A further question may be asked as to what has tourism to do with Christian? Or mission? Our first answer is the words of Cardinal Lavigerie: "Every human cause is a missionary cause". We may add that every missionary cause is a Christians business. In other words, whatever affects human life and dignity affects missionaries and Christians at large. Tourism does exactly that. In his encyclical Redemptoris Mission, Pope John Paul II affirmed strongly the validity of the missionary activity of the Church today. It is the primary service the Church can offer to humanity. He continues: "But what moves me even more strongly to proclaim the urgency of tnissionary evangelisation is the fact that it is the primary service which the Church can render to every individual and to all humanity in the modem world"(RM 2c). The second answer is that Christianity is a sustained effort to reflect and discover the situations affecting individuals, scrutinise these with the word of God and come up with ways of liberating them. This is what we attempt to do in this paper. The first part then discusses definitions, concepts, trends in tourism and its effects. The second part looks at the challenge posed to mission by the effects of tourism and how tourism can be used for evangelisation, while the third part outlines some structures and spirituality for missionary tourism. My main source of information and material is CONTOURS'.