teenager is spending their time with because some experiment with sexual actives faster then other groups or cliques. The first experience of sexual contact during this stage is called autoerotic behavior. This is usually done in the high school years and is from a conversation or curiosity of what others are doing or talking about doing.
Teenagers feel many emotions at this transition. They feel anxious, confused, pressured, and even worried. This generation of teenagers is having more children at younger ages and is forcing children to raise children. This can discourage and even scare some young ladies to reframe from sexual contact. Boys are also pressured by more experienced females and from their male friends who have already experienced …show more content…
It is very important that youth ministers learn to take the time to help their adolescent youth in the communities as well as in the congregation. Their job has a combination of handling the physical, mental, and most importantly the spiritual side of adolescence. The physical portion that youth minsters have to pay close attention to is physical state of the youth. How are they relating to others and what is their emotional state when dealing with their peers.
The mental state that youth minister have to handle also can play into the emotional side that was discussed. They have to try and understand what is really going on in the mind of the youth and not judging them for it. There can be multiple things going on in the mind of a teenager experiencing these feeling for the first time, but a youth minister must be available to listen and be attentive to what each teenager needs. This again can be time consuming but a few minutes of your time can be the difference maker in saving a teenager’s life in the long …show more content…
Religion and faith is one of the toughest topics to speak to teenagers about because most have a basic understanding of right and wrong. They understand if you do bad things you go to Hell or if you do what the bible said you go to Heaven based off the religion and your faith. As, a youth minister should be well aware of; you should not throw the bible at every situation that comes up. The bible is to help the teenagers with their spiritual growth, but they must first understand the difference in the spiritual and physical parts of life.
There needs to be steps to introducing teenagers to the love of Christ through activities and communication. Just, as they use stories and testimonials to relate to situations in school, this method is very effective when bringing someone to the love of Christ. Many look at the Holy Bible as a book of stories, or a book of rules also depending on their beliefs. A youth minister’s job would be showing their adolescent youth that those stories have youth just like the teenagers in them. They must find or create an interest in for them to want to receive such a powerful
Teenagers feel many emotions at this transition. They feel anxious, confused, pressured, and even worried. This generation of teenagers is having more children at younger ages and is forcing children to raise children. This can discourage and even scare some young ladies to reframe from sexual contact. Boys are also pressured by more experienced females and from their male friends who have already experienced …show more content…
It is very important that youth ministers learn to take the time to help their adolescent youth in the communities as well as in the congregation. Their job has a combination of handling the physical, mental, and most importantly the spiritual side of adolescence. The physical portion that youth minsters have to pay close attention to is physical state of the youth. How are they relating to others and what is their emotional state when dealing with their peers.
The mental state that youth minister have to handle also can play into the emotional side that was discussed. They have to try and understand what is really going on in the mind of the youth and not judging them for it. There can be multiple things going on in the mind of a teenager experiencing these feeling for the first time, but a youth minister must be available to listen and be attentive to what each teenager needs. This again can be time consuming but a few minutes of your time can be the difference maker in saving a teenager’s life in the long …show more content…
Religion and faith is one of the toughest topics to speak to teenagers about because most have a basic understanding of right and wrong. They understand if you do bad things you go to Hell or if you do what the bible said you go to Heaven based off the religion and your faith. As, a youth minister should be well aware of; you should not throw the bible at every situation that comes up. The bible is to help the teenagers with their spiritual growth, but they must first understand the difference in the spiritual and physical parts of life.
There needs to be steps to introducing teenagers to the love of Christ through activities and communication. Just, as they use stories and testimonials to relate to situations in school, this method is very effective when bringing someone to the love of Christ. Many look at the Holy Bible as a book of stories, or a book of rules also depending on their beliefs. A youth minister’s job would be showing their adolescent youth that those stories have youth just like the teenagers in them. They must find or create an interest in for them to want to receive such a powerful