Being a Church through Religious Learning at the Street Level
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How can religious learning-processes found in the missionary context of youth work and the guidance of these learning processes be understood religious-pedagogically? To answer this question, the results of fieldwork carried out in two Dutch cases of Christian youth work outside the church are presented and given religious pedagogical reflection. Religious learning processes appear to be situated in the encounter between youngster and youth worker; that is the encounter through living and acting together as well as through shared discussing of personal, societal and religious questions. This article discusses how such an encounter is related to the position of the church, concerning Scripture and regarding youth workers. It is discussed that churches own social forces for renewing their own practices as well as for supporting communities outside the institute leading in the direction of tribal communities that can meet the challenges and needs of a new generation of Christian youth.
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J.V. Kogulis, ‘The church parish as a pedagogic community’, Phronema 16 (2001), pp. 67–78, at p. 67.
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R.R. Osmer, The teaching ministry of congregations, (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2005); A. de Kock, W. Elhorst, and M. Barnard, The comeback of parents in catechesis practices’, accepted for publication in Journal of Youth and Theology 14(2) (2015); A. de Kock and W. Verboom, Altijd leerling: Basisboek catechese [Always a learner: Handbook catechesis], (Zoetermeer: Boekencentrum, 2011).
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H. van Wijnen and M. Barnard, ‘Connected to the wellspring: ecclesiological capabilities of small groups of adolescents’, International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church 13(3) (2013), pp. 208–221.
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B. Roebben, ‘Narthical religious learning: redefining religious education in terms of pilgrimage’, British Journal of Religious Education 31(1) (2009), pp. 17–27, at p. 23.
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A. de Kock, ‘Promising approaches to catechesis in church communities: towards a research framework’, International Journal of Practical Theology 16(2) (2012), pp. 176–196; A. de Kock, ‘A typology for catechetical learning environments’, International Journal of Practical Theology, 18(2) (2014), pp. 264–286
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F. Schweitzer, ‘Religion in childhood and adolescence: how should it be sutided? A critical review of problems and challenges in methodology and research’, Journal of Empirical Theology 27 (2014), pp. 17–35; T. Faix, ‘Semantics of faith. Methodology and results regarding young people’s ability to speak about their beliefs’, Journal of Empirical Theology 27 (2014), pp. 36–56.
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A. de Kock, ‘Schools and religious communities’ contributions to the religious formation of Christian youth’, International Journal of Christianity and Education 19 (2015), pp. 121–134.
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Being a Church through Religious Learning at the Street Level
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How can religious learning-processes found in the missionary context of youth work and the guidance of these learning processes be understood religious-pedagogically? To answer this question, the results of fieldwork carried out in two Dutch cases of Christian youth work outside the church are presented and given religious pedagogical reflection. Religious learning processes appear to be situated in the encounter between youngster and youth worker; that is the encounter through living and acting together as well as through shared discussing of personal, societal and religious questions. This article discusses how such an encounter is related to the position of the church, concerning Scripture and regarding youth workers. It is discussed that churches own social forces for renewing their own practices as well as for supporting communities outside the institute leading in the direction of tribal communities that can meet the challenges and needs of a new generation of Christian youth.
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