Jesus Youth History - Eddy's Pages

The Draft Proposal for Restructuring JY Formation, May 2011 Changing Roles of Jesus Youth Teams (Jesus Youth, India - National Evaluation 28 May 2011 – Hyderabad, by Dr Edward Edezhath) What is Jesus Youth Movement? With a focus on bringing youth to active life in Christ, in Church, and in a youth fellowship, Jesus Youth movement reaches out to youth, bringing them to an intimacy with Christ, providing them with faith and personal formation, and sending them on mission.  The movement, with a special focus on forming youth for an evangelistic mission, is active among migrants, works through professional and state-of-life-centered groups, and makes use of media, a variety of talents, and skills. ===== What are some of the  • Pull factors of Jesus Youth? Elements of JY that attract youth to it • Push factors of Jesus Youth? Things that make youth go away from the movement ========= Jesus Youth Teams In practical terms, the Movement works through its Service Teams (ST) • Imp...

  Our early youth fellowship and its missionary initiatives (By Dr. Edward Edezhath) A couple of days ago, when Jose Jacob asked about the nature of groups and ministries in the movement's early days, I thought of sharing my experience of the fellowship group I grew up in and the small mission initiatives that developed around it.  As a prayer group, we began gathering a few decades ago and journeyed forward, bearing fruit. These weekly meetings became a central part of our lives, shaping us, forging strong relationships, and challenging us to step outside and make a difference in all the areas in which we interacted. I thank God that it continues even today, as one of the key commitments in the lives of some of us. Our Fellowship Groups. 1. Prayer Group Gathering: Our prayer group met every Wednesday at St. Teresa’s College, in a classroom for about an hour and a half. These lively gatherings were joy-filled times of singing and praise, adoration, singing in the spirit, usin...