To be effective in Christian youth work, students will need to be sure exactly what it is that Christians believe. This is important so that there own youth work can be built on sure and certain foundations. But also, youth workers will be asked questions about the Christian faith by the young people they work with. As the Bible says, we need to be ready to make an account of the faith. This Module takes students through the basics of Christian doctrines in such a way as they are encouraged and enabled to apply those doctrines to their own youth work practice. Themes such as the nature of God, the nature of salvation, who Jesus is, the role and person of the Holy Spirit, and the end times will be explored.

If youth workers are to lead young people into the fulfilment of their potential, it is important that the youth worker has developed a self-understanding. This Module explores what it means to be made in the image of God and who we are as human beings. The students are then encouraged to reflect on their own life-journey and develop a basic understanding of how it is that 'who they are' impacts on 'how they minister'.

Relationships and Boundaries

All youth workers are called to be leaders. However, there are many different ways to lead and different ministry contexts demand different skills and approaches to leadership. In this Module, students explore a number of different models of leadership. They are then encouraged to analyse their own preferred style of leadership, strengths and weaknesses in leadership and analyse what type of leadership is needed within their own youth work context.

Effective youth ministry is educative; what is known as Informal Education. This Module explores the education process that underpins effective youth work, different models of education and how/why it is that different people learn in different ways. Students will be encouraged to analyse their own youth work within a model of education and think about how various young people with whom they work actually learn.

In this Unit, you will explore the principles of mission and evangelism - and how they differ. You will think through how mission and evangelism has been carried out in your own community as well as how mission and evangelism could make an impact on a global level. You will also consider principles from both the Old Testament and the New Testament for mission and evangelism.