Keeping the Church Relevant for Today's Youth EDUC 5445 001 By: Geneva Ishak

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Why is it important to teach?

It is important to keep students involved in the church because the church promotes values and leads people to act in a moral way

The church is a community that can provide community cohesion - promotes community peace/ sense of community - social support - belonging

To keep Catholic Faith strong for future generations - youth today will eventually become parents themselves, and if they are not engaged in the church neither will their children

How do you teach this?

Integrating technology into the church, allowing students to stay up to date on the church through social media, web pages, etc.

Show students that the church has moved into a more progressive direction and become much more inclusive

Making homilies in masses relevant to youth today, incopertaing what students are interested in - talking about relevant topics from the news/ todays culture

Including students in the preparation of mass services. i.e. Including them in readings of scripture, altar serving, organization of mass.

Incorporating fun into lessons about the church - use of games - integrating songs of the church into music classes and into classroom life (singing)

Classroom discussions/ Group discussions on why the church is important - have students generate ideas of why it is important and share them - think- pair-share - journal reflections - exit tickets

Incoperating bible scriptures that are relevant to events occurring in the students lives at that moment (or relevant to lessons) into the classroom - can be done through anchor charts around the classroom - placed on the prayer tables - during morning prayer/ reflection i.e. if there has been a death in the school or students personal life include bible passages about death

Where?

Mission Trips

Sunday School/ Youth Groups

During Mass

In classroom

Classroom culture

Lesson plans

Cross Curricular

https://www.thereligionteacher.com/catholic-lesson-plans/

When can you teach this?

When students are asking, "why do I need to go to church"

When student's have questions about their faith or when students seem to be moving away from the church

In school wide masses - homilies - songs

Infused into every lesson - using cross curricular connections whenever possible will help keep it relevant for other subjects

What would you teach?

Informing students of groups within the church that they can become a part of to stay involved in the church

Altar Server

Youth Group

Choir

What does it mean to be involved in the church?

Why is it important to go to church?

How has the church benefitted your own life?

Who would be the proper audience?

Parents of the students who attend your school, important to engage parents as they are big influences on their child's religious beliefs and whether or not they go to church

Students of all ages -> appropriate for all grade levels if material is modified in the appropriate way

Future Students that I will teach in my career

Students in the Catholic School Board