This world we live can be represented as Post-modernism. Post-modernism of this world is reflected in the culture and the culture is a mirror of time. Therefore, this world is so-called “Cultural Era”. Now, culture has become a Code representing t...
This world we live can be represented as Post-modernism. Post-modernism of this world is reflected in the culture and the culture is a mirror of time. Therefore, this world is so-called “Cultural Era”. Now, culture has become a Code representing the lifestyle and trend of thought of the era.
As a matter of course, young generation plays a role as a main stream of culture. Accordingly, when we meet the youth, we understand the generation. In addition, when we give attention to the culture, we may acknowledge the lifestyle and ideas. So, without proper knowledge of young generation, youth ministry is hardly expected to be performed effectively.
In the culture there are always both good & evil in earthly cultural element. Therefore, church should be equipped with profound wisdom to distinguish and judge the culture rationally. Furthermore, the church must have irresistible power to change the secularized culture of this world by mean of Christian culture and spirituality-Incarnation culture and spirituality.
In that meaning, culture is indispensable sword of youth ministry. On the other hand, spirituality should be the core of this revolution. As Richard Niebuhr said, nothing is not belonged to GOD, so when we make change this world with divine spirituality of Jesus Christ and apply it to the youth culture, young men in the earth could establish their own righteous worldview with which they could distinguish good and evil in cultural element.
I am sure that spirituality and culture will be the focus of next generation, and the reestablished strategy founded on Spirituality of Christlikeness(Disciple Training) will be crucial approach to Youth Ministry.