INVITATION

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON YOUTH MINISTRY #whenyouthministrygoessocial 6-7 SEPT 2013

hosted by DEPARTMENT OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY, CHURCH HISTORY AND MISSIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA DEPARTMENT PRACTICAL THEOLOGY (YOUTHWORK), UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH

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UNISA, Kgorong Building, Muckleneuck Ridge, City of Tshwane

PROGRAMME: FRIDAY, 06 SEPT 2013 Chairperson: Dr. Reggie Nel (Unisa) 15h00-15h15: Opening en welcoming: Dr. ZJ Banda (Unisa) 15h15-16h00: Plenary: Living in a digital age: A Theological reflection Dr Anita Cloete (Univ. of Stellenbosch) 16h00-16h30: Tea/Coffee break 16h30-18h00: Research Projects Panel: (20mins. each)
Church Youth and Religion in South Africa: An Ecumenical Youth Research Project Dr. Z van der Westhuizen. Youth at the margins: a comparative study of the contribution of faith-based organisations to social cohesion in South Africa and Nordic Europe (acronym YOMA) Prof. Ignatius Swart Youth Spirituality and Church in Germany: an interdisciplinary study Prof. Tobias Faix Programme for Gender Justice and Non-Racialism (PGN) Dr. Trunette Joseph

18h00-19h00: Supper 19h00-20h30: Keynote address: "When Youth Ministry Goes Social" International Developments and trends in Youth Ministry Research Prof HHM Roebben (President of International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry, Professor at Institut fr Katholische Theologie, Faculty of Humanities (Humanwissenschaften) and Theology, Dortmund, Germany)

SATURDAY, 07 SEPTEMBER 2013 Chairperson: Mrs Shantelle Weber (Univ. of Stellenbosch) 09h00-10h00: Plenary: A visit to the inner world of the Gen X and Gen Y in South Africa: Implications in the light of unfolding realities and impact on youth workers. - Dr Bill Price (Africa-Global Institute of Leading) 10h00-10h30: Tea/Coffee break 10h30-11h30: Breakaway sessions:
The place of discipleship in the improvement of good governance in Africa and the way of its implementation. Rev. Patrick Nikegeka (Burundi) Christian Youth Ministry: A Context for the Socialization of Adolescents. Rev. Garth Aziz (Cape Town Baptist Seminary and Univ of Pretoria) Developing African youth leadership development models: Case studies from North Africa (Egypt & Morocco) Rev. Charl De Beer Developing a Missional Praxis for the prevention of teen-age pregnancies from a Reformed Gendered perspective-Rev. Phumzile Makena (Unisa) An invitation for young people (the youth) to a journey through the latest comparison and tension between science and theology- Rev. Willem Pretorius (Univ. of Pretoria)

11h45-13h00: Plenary: Using sports, especially football, as a tool to reach young people in schools and the broader community: A perspective from contemporary development studies. Dr. Jeremy Wyngaard (Life Zone Ministries International, University of Stellenbosch).

13h00-14h00: Lunch 14h00-15h00: New Research Findings in Youth Ministry: (20 mins each) Mentoring as a model for Youth discipleship - Dr. Nathan Chiroma Youth ministry in the mission to overcome racism - Dr. Reggie Nel

15h00-15h30: Tea break. 15h30-16h30: Meeting as Region of the International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry. Closure.