CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
Youths are the engine room of any societies. They are the drivers of
any developmental trend and activity in the society and a major determinants of
the extent of growth and development in the society. Youths are usually very
energetic and are always willing to go the extra mile if need be to achieve
what they believe in and hold on to. But when these tools are neglected by the
church, it will results to catastrophe and disasters.
The youths have a major role in the church which can only be
possible through proper channeling of their attention to the development of the
church. Which can be possible through adequate and consistent youth’s
empowerment in the church. The church must demonstrate to them
that a discipleship
and love culture
is embraced in
the church.[1]
A church cannot retain her youths that is not carried along or are
neglected. The youths in our churches have been deprived of sense of belonging
in the church. Their participation in the programme of the church could help
the church grow and spread the gospel faster.
Youth empowerment will assist
in preventing the
youths from premarital
sexual behavior, drug abuse
and anti-social behavior
which are rated
high risk behaviors.
This way, the
level of responsibility and
pro-social behaviours among
the youths will
be encouraged and their fellow
youths will be encourage to follow them to the
church hence promoting
growth of the church. When the church empowers the youth, it will make
them to be a responsible adult.
The aim of the youth ministry among others is to establish an
empowerment program that will bring about the growth of the youths. The church
leader have a role to be flexible and adjust to the ever changing needs of
youths through updating and matching the youth energy and vitality while
avoiding old models of neglecting the youth....
1.2 Statement of the Problem.
Most of the lifestyle of youths today are worrisome to the growth of
the church. Youths engage in dangerous activities due to factors such as
inability of the church to utilised them judiciously for the growth of the
church. These factors are, poor home bringing, poverty, absence of parents to
provide love, care and affection, social norms, peer group, carnality among
others. Assemblies of God Church, Esan East District lack the strategies and
wherewithal to empower the youths through qualitative programs. Negligence of
youth empowerment programs in Esan East District have made the youths to leave
or are inactive in the church. They fail to create self-confidence in the
youths through organising a platform of acquiring relevant knowledge, seminars,
workshops,...
1.3 Purpose of the Study.
This study explore the Effects of the Lifestyle of the Youth to
Church Growth: A Case Study of
Assemblies of God, Esan East District. Specifically, the study sought to ascertain:
1.
Concepts of youth and youth
lifestyle,
2.
Concepts of church growth,
3.
Characteristics of youth
lifestyle
4.
Effects of youths lifestyle to
church growth
5.
The problems associated with
youths lifestyle to church growth.
1.4 Research Questions.
1.
What are the concepts of youth
and youth lifestyle?
2.
What are the concepts of church
growth?
3.
What are the characteristics of
youth lifestyle?
4.
What are the effects of youths
lifestyle to church growth?
5.
What are the problems
associated with youths lifestyle to church growth?
1.5 Significance of the Study.
The
study will be of immense benefit to church leaders, youths, members of the
church, Theologians and researchers. This research will increase the knowledge
of church leaders on pattern and ways to
improved youths empowerment in the church, thereby retaining them. This study will show the youths the area they
can fit in and operate in the church, to bring about the desired growth. The members of the church will have a working knowledge of the youths
and work with them for the growth and development of the church. The theologians will see this
study as a resource material to improve their knowledge on how to work with the
youth for the growth of the church. The
researchers will see this study as a resource
material in developing further studies.
1.6 Delimitation of the
Study
The scope of this study is limited to the Effects of the
Lifestyle of the Youth to Church Growth:
A Case Study of Assemblies of God, Esan East District.
1.7 Limitation of the Study.
Insufficient
fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the
relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data
collection. The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other
academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the
research work.
1.8 Definition of Terms.
Effect: A change which is
as a result or consequence of an action or other cause.
Youth:
refer to any young person between the age bracket
of 18-40 years.
Youth lifestyles: refers to what makes a
young person to distinct from others, often with a particular emphasis on moral
qualities that is different from the older person.
Church: a building used for public Christian worship or it can also be
regarded as a place of worship where people (Christians) come together to
worship, prayer and serve a supreme being called God.
Growth: is the stages of development of something.
Church Growth: is a systematic improvement and advancement of the church in all
ramification.
CHAPTER
TWO
REVIEW
OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter review literature that are related to the research
study...........
CHAPTER
THREE
RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
This chapter captures the methodology and procedure
applied to gather relevant information for this research study. It comprises of
research design, population and sampling, research instrument, validity of
the Instrument, administration of instrument and method of data collection and
analysis......
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION
AND ANALYSIS OF DATA AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
The focus of this chapter is to present the
findings obtained from the data collected and to discuss the analysis made out
of the research questions.......
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY,
CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDIES
This chapter consists of summary, conclusion,
recommendations and suggestions for further studies which is as follows:.…...
[1] Jamie Mayerfeld. Suffering
and Moral Responsibility. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005), 57
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