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JOC Quebec in 1939. As a young man, Joseph Cardijn blamed the death of his father, a mineworker, on harsh labor conditions. Working-class Belgians of the era tended to see the Church as serving the interests of the aristocracy, and some old friends considered Cardijn a traitor; he thus decided to devote his career to "reconciling his Church with the industrial workers of the world."
On the whole though, the Church still lacks a formal and widely recognized system of training and achievement for youth workers. Although a Foundation Degree in Youth Work/ Youth Ministry (with professional JNC recognition) started in September 2007 at Newman University, Birmingham. This will be the first of many across the UK.
Youth For Christ (YFC) is a worldwide Christian movement working with young people, whose main purpose is evangelism among teenagers. It began informally in New York City in 1940, when Jack Wyrtzen held evangelical Protestant rallies for teenagers. [ 1 ]
Before 1940, youth fellowships were primarily headed by the congregation's pastor. Beginning in the late 1940s, some churches introduced church youth committees, composed of youth who had recently returned from war. The 1940s also saw the founding of parachurch ministries. Young Life was founded by Jim Rayburn in 1941. The Young Life Parachurch ...
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In the Christian church the main purpose of faith-based youth work may be derived from the biblical commandment to "love your neighbour." In many faith-based situations the main agenda or purpose of youth work is aligned with the spiritual goals of the religion, or the perceived progress of a young person toward these goals.
The LDS Church first published "For the Strength of Youth" in 1965. [1] Subsequent editions were published in 1966, two in 1968, 1969, 1972, [2] 1990, 2001, 2011, and most recently in 2022 (10th edition).
Youth With A Mission was conceived by Loren Cunningham in 1956. As a 20-year-old student in an Assemblies of God College, he was traveling in the Bahamas when he had a vision of a movement that would send young people out into various nations to share the message of Jesus, and which would involve Christians of all Christian denominations.