Gannon Scott

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Gannon Presentation D. Scott Miller

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Our youth love luxury, they have bad manners; contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households.

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They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up their food and tranize their teachers.

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They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up their food and tranize their teachers. - Socrates (470 -399 BC)

Where Today’syoung people “are”: 

Where Today’s young people “are”

Hardwired to Connect: 

Hardwired to Connect The New Scientific Case for Authoritative Communities Commission on Children At Risk

The cause of this crisis of American childhood is….: 

The cause of this crisis of American childhood is…. A lack of Connectedness close connections to other people deep connections to moral and spiritual meaning

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Now instead of being about caring for kids or what’s best for kids, they’re often more about what’s best for adults and keeping kids busy. I describe this as “systemic abandonment of the young” by the adults who are culturally charged with caring for kids. If kids don’t fit the pre-ordained boxes that adults control, they end up hurt, abused and left behind.

OMG: How Generation Y is redefining the iPod era: 

OMG: How Generation Y is redefining the iPod era Most diverse generation in history Religious youth are more self-aware Religious youth are more active in politics and the community But, STD’s, jobs, grades come before God

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72% say they pray in a typical week. 48% attend a worship service at a church 35% attend Sunday school 33% attend youth group 32% participate in a small group 31% read the Bible

“Unchristian”: 

“Unchristian” (87%) judgmental (85%) hypocritical (78%) old-fashioned (75%) too involved in politics

Faith Identity: 

Faith Identity August 29, 2005: Which best describes you.   32% 24% 3.3% 9% 51% 55% 11% 8 % 2.2% 4 %

National Study onYouth and Religion: 

National Study on Youth and Religion

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This study focused on 13-17 year olds to: Research the shape and influence of religion and spirituality in the lives of U.S. adolescents. 2. Identify effective practices in the religious, moral, and social formation of young people 3. Describe the extent to which young people participate in and benefit from the programs and opportunities that religious denominations are offering to their youth. Purpose of Study:

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Religion has a significant presence in the lives of many U.S. teens today. Finding #1:

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Contrary to many popular assumptions and stereotypes, the character of teenage religiosity in the U.S. is extraordinarily conventional. Finding #2:

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Religious education is failing – if by that we mean helping people understand what they believe. Finding #3:

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“Many teenagers know abundant details about the lives of favorite musicians and television stars or about what it takes to get into a good college, but most are not very clear on who Moses and Jesus were.” -Dr. Christian Smith

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17 year old, white Catholic boy from Wisconsin: “My religious beliefs, what’s good and bad, like you know, if you kill or rape someone, I think you’re screwed, give up on life ‘cause it’s over.” Then he added, “I’ll never stop being Catholic, even if I stop believing in God, I’ll still be Catholic.”

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15 year old conservative Protestant Hispanic boy from Texas: “I’m sure God exists and like, helps people and answers their prayers, that’s pretty much it.” [Do you believe in Jesus?] “Ah, yes…I think (little laugh). I don’t know, I don’t know.”

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Most U.S. teens have a difficult to impossible time explaining what they believe, what it means, and what the implications of their beliefs are for their lives. Finding #4:

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17 year old mainline Lutheran boy from Colorado: “Uh, well, I don’t know, um, well, I don’t really know. Being a Lutheran, confirmation was a big thing but I didn’t really know what it was and I still don’t. I really don’t know what being a Lutheran means.”

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“Indeed, it was our distinct sense that for many of the teens we interviewed, our interview was the first time that any adult had ever asked them what they believed and how it mattered in their life.” -Dr. Christian Smith

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Regardless of the denomination, most U.S. teens are “Moralistic Therapeutic Deists” Finding #5:

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15 year old Hispanic conservative Protestant girl from Florida: “God is like someone who is always there for you, I don’t know, it’s like God is God. He’s just like somebody that’ll always help you go through whatever you’re going through. When I became a Christian I was just praying and it always made me feel better.”

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14 year old Jewish girl from Washington: “I guess for me Judaism is more about how you live your life. Part of the guidelines are like how to live and I guess be happy with who you are, ‘cause if you’re out there helping someone, you’re gonna feel good about yourself, you know?”

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14 year old white Catholic boy from Pennsylvania: “ ‘Cause God made us and if you ask him for something, I believe he gives it to you. Yeah, he hasn’t let me down yet. God is a spirit that grants you anything you want, but not anything bad.”

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16 year old white mainline Protestant boy from Texas: “Well, God is almighty, I guess [yawns]. But I think he’s on vacation right now because of all the crap that’s happening in the world, ‘cause it wasn’t like this back when he was famous.”

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A God exists who created and orders the world. God wants us to be good and fair. Central goal of life is to be happy and feel good about oneself. God does not need to be particularly involved in one’s life, except when needed to resolve a problem. Good people go to heaven when they die. The Creed of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

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Highly religious teens appear to be doing much better in life than less religious teens. Finding #6:

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“At the very least, what appears to be clearly not true is the idea that the religious teenagers are essentially no different from non-religious teenagers.” -Dr. Christian Smith

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“Catholic teenagers, who represent nearly one-quarter of all U.S. teens, stand out among the U.S. Christian teenagers as consistently scoring lower on most measures of religiosity.” -Dr. Christian Smith

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* This question was only asked of teens who attend Mass more than twice a year.

Baylor Religion Survey: 

Baylor Religion Survey America’s Four Gods Authoritarian Benevolent Critical Distant

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Type B: Benevolent God Type A: Authoritarian God Type D: Distant God Type C: Critical God Believe that God is Angry low high high Believe that God is Engaged

Baylor Religion Survey: 

Baylor Religion Survey America’s Four Gods Authoritarian 31.4 % Benevolent 23.0 % Critical 16.0 % Distant 24.4 % America’s Four Gods Authoritarian Benevolent Critical Distant

Baylor Religion Survey: 

Baylor Religion Survey American Black Protestants’ Four Gods Authoritarian 68.0 % Benevolent 12.0 % Critical 20.0 % Distant 0 %

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Baylor Religion Survey American Catholics’ Four Gods Authoritarian 22.6 % Benevolent 28.2 % Critical 18.6 % Distant 29.2 %

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Church documents agree that adolescent catechesis seeks to form adolescent Christian disciples.

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The GDC designates evangelization as the church's essential mission in the world and situates catechesis as one function within it.

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The NDC, published after both RTV and the GDC, acknowledges the role of comprehensive youth ministry in adolescent catechesis, but it does not resolve the confusion.

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It may well be time for an alignment of vision for youth ministry.

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Hand in Hand: Evangelization and Catechesis Advocacy Catechesis Community Life Evangelization Justice & Service Leadership Development Pastoral Care Prayer & Worship

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Hand in Hand: Evangelization and Catechesis Advocacy Catechesis Community Life Evangelization Justice & Service Leadership Development Pastoral Care Prayer & Worship

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Hand in Hand: Evangelization and Catechesis Advocacy Catechesis Community Life Evangelization Justice & Service Leadership Development Pastoral Care Prayer & Worship

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Hand in Hand: Evangelization and Catechesis Advocacy Community Life Justice & Service Leadership Development Pastoral Care Prayer & Worship Catechesis Evangelization First articulated in A Vision of Youth Ministry, these ministry components describe the "essence" of ministry with adolescents and provide the Church with eight fundamental ways to minister effectively with adolescents.

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Hand in Hand: Evangelization and Catechesis Today, in light of our National Strategy on Vocations, we add vocational discernment to the "essence" of ministry with adolescents. Advocacy Community Life Justice & Service Leadership Development Pastoral Care Prayer & Worship Catechesis Evangelization

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Hand in Hand: Evangelization and Catechesis Advocacy Catechesis Community Life Evangelization Justice & Service Leadership Development Pastoral Care Prayer & Worship Vocational Discernment

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A New Warning At the June 2003 US Bishops’ meeting in Saint Louis “The catechetical deficiencies of our young people” “The diminished appreciation of the sacramental nature of the church and the uniquely real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.”

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A New Warning 390 hours

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A New Warning At the June 2003 US Bishops’ meeting in Saint Louis “There is a certain sense of malaise in the catechetical world.” malaise

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A New Warning “There is a certain sense of malaise in the catechetical world.” malaise

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A New Warning malaise

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A New Morning In America Warning malaise

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A New Morning In Adolescent Catechesis malaise

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A New Morning WORLD YOUTH DAY

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A New Morning Theater and Musical Performances __________________ WORLD YOUTH DAY

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A New Morning Theater and Musical Performances + Assist with Studies and Trade Crafts __________________ WORLD YOUTH DAY

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A New Morning Theater and Musical Performances + Assist with Studies and Trade Crafts + Soccer __________________ WORLD YOUTH DAY

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A New Morning Theater and Musical Performances + Assist with Studies and Trade Crafts + Soccer + Skiing, Hiking, Camping __________________ WORLD YOUTH DAY

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A New Morning Theater and Musical Performances + Assist with Studies and Trade Crafts + Soccer + Skiing, Hiking, Camping + The Bonfire __________________ WORLD YOUTH DAY

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A New Morning Theater and Musical Performances + Assist with Studies and Trade Crafts + Soccer + Skiing, Hiking, Camping + The Bonfire + Speaking Frankly __________________ = WORLD YOUTH DAY Being Present to Young People + Occasionally Getting Away/ Active + Celebrate Community

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A New Morning “A Church for young people, which will know how to speak to their heart and enkindle, comfort, and inspire enthusiasm in it with the joy of the Gospel and the strength of the Eucharist;

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A New Morning “A Church which will know how to invite and to welcome the person who seeks a purpose for which to commit his whole existence;

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A New Morning “A Church which is not afraid to require much, after having given much; which does not fear asking from young people the effort of a noble and authentic adventure, such as that of the following of the Gospel.”

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A New Morning Go, therefore make disciples of all the nations

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A New Morning The Christian faith is, above all, conversion to Jesus Christ, full and sincere adherence to his person and the decision to walk in his footsteps.

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A New Morning Faith is a personal encounter with Jesus Christ making, of oneself, a disciple of him. This demands a permanent commitment to think like him, to judge like him and to live as he lived.

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A New Morning In this way the believer unites himself to the community of disciples and appropriates the faith of the Church. DISCIPLESHIP

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A New Morning Evangelization Catechesis

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A New Morning Adult faith formation, by which people consciously grow in the life of Christ through experience, reflection, prayer, and study, must be "the central task in [this] catechetical enterprise,“ becoming "the axis around which revolves the catechesis of childhood and adolescence as well as that of old age."

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A New Morning What does mature adult faith look like in those who respond generously to God's call? The General Directory for Catechesis says that it is "a living, explicit, and fruitful confession of faith." DISCIPLESHIP

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A New Morning Goal 1: To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community. Goal 2: To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person.

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A New Morning Goal 1: To empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today. Goal 2: To draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and work of the Catholic faith community. Goal 3: To foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person. DISCIPLESHIP

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Heart living Affective feel

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Head explicit Cognitive know

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I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.

Catechesis: 

Catechesis “is a lifelong process for the individual and a constant and concerted pastoral activity of the Christian Community.”

Benedict on Message: 

When you have so little time you can't say everything you want to say about "no." Firstly you have to know what we really want, right? Christianity, Catholicism, isn't a collection of prohibitions: it's a positive option. It's very important that we look at it again because this idea has almost completely disappeared today. We've heard so much about what is not allowed that now it's time to say: we have a positive idea to offer. Benedict on Message that now it's time to say: we have a positive idea to offer.

Bishop’s Framework: 

Bishop’s Framework The revelation of Jesus Christ in Scripture Learning about who Jesus is The mission of Jesus The continuing mission of Jesus in the church The sacraments Life in Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus and Jesus

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Feet Confession of faith Spiritual am/home

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Fruitful Behavioral do Hands

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Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Matthew 16:24 Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. Mark 8:34 If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:24 I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. John 8:12 (The Good Shepherd) walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. John 10:4 He said this signifying by what kind of death (Peter) would glorify God. And when he had said this, he said to him, "Follow me." John 21:19 My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me John 10:24 What concern is it of yours? You follow me. John 21:22

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“My appeal to you today, young people . . . is this: do not waste your youth. Do not seek to escape from it. Live it intensely. . . . You, young people, are not just the future of the Church and of humanity, as if we could somehow run away from the present. . . .

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. . .The Church needs you, as young people, to manifest to the world the face of Jesus Christ, visible in the Christian community. Without this young face, the Church would appear disfigured.”