Youth Involvement in The Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Muteero and The Anglican Church of Kenya, St. Francis, Karen.
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2006
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Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences
Abstract
This study investigated youth involvement or non-involvement in the PCEA and the ACK St. Francis, Karen. Information was gathered from churches under
Few ordinary members of those churches were involved indirectly by answering aestions on whether they knew if there was youth fellowship in their churches and what thought the fellowship achieved. Information was collected mainly from 46 youth members from the two churches zder this study. Three church leaders assigned to youth in each church were The researcher had targeted all the youth members of each church on selected Sundays but only about half of those present responded to the invitation to fill survey questionnaires. Concerning the focus group which was made up of the youth, zany did not respond because they had to ride home with their parents when the response •as taking place. Since the youth from both churches had been alerted that the discussions would take longer than the questionnaire, it is understandable that those who ravel with their parents home could not participate. Data was collected through survey questionnaires, focus group discussions and one-on-one interviews with the church leaders. Active observation was also used to see reactions of the youth who did not directly participate and the church members who the researcher met during the visit to the PCEA Muteero and the ACK St. Francis, Karen.
The study established that some youth members were not committed Christians and that made them take church activities lightly. There were also those who were in the church because other members of the family attended church every Sunday. It became viii r•.eral youth stayed in their respective churches because they had always been there and did not feel comfortable to move elsewhere.Iz the PCEA Muteero and ACK St. Francis Karen, youth is defined as all the between ages 12 to 35years. But for the purpose of this study, youth covers: "0 29 because this is the group available in the two congregations most of the year.
The findings showed that one of the hindrances to youth involvement was the ofchurch systems that did not accommodate changes. The youth pointed out that 'evas not emphasized enough both through teaching and preaching, so some •••:e members who felt their spiritual needs were not being met moved to other churches cat •ddressed them. The study has made several recommendations which if followed would assist the to feel more appreciated and take the responsibility of actively participating in their Szches and youth fellowships. Suggestions for further research in the same field have been included.
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Master of Arts in Christian Ministries
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PCEA and the ACK St. Francis, Youth Involvement, Presbyterian Church
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Kimani, J. K. (2006). Youth Involvement in The Presbyterian Church of East Africa, Muteero and The Anglican Church of Kenya, St. Francis, Karen. Daystar University, School of Arts and Social Sciences.