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This 15 page research paper consists of two separate papers. The first paper is 5 pages in length and discusses an outreach youth ministry program. The second paper is 10 pages in length and offers a review of literature on pastoral marriage counseling. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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first third of the overall paper. Then, the focus turns to the topic of how Pastoral care/counseling can be used to guide and strengthen Christian marriage. Outreach opportunities There
are numerous ways in which churches can establish outreach programs and numerous populations that these programs may target. Roy Olson indicates that when he was ordained in 1968, the principal
concerns of ministers were "social justice, pastoral care and worship, with evangelism a distant last" (Olson, 2006, p. 11). However, today, this has changed and outreach ministry has a much
greater priority. This is particularly true in regards to "behavioral health chaplains," who are deeply involved with the "outer edges of outreach ministry, representing all faith groups and making contact
with people" who are overwhelmed by the negative forces of social ostracism and personal chaos (Olson, 2006, p. 11). One target
population for outreach ministry is youth, which can be regarded as requiring a cross-cultural approach, as it is well known that young people tend to reject religious messages that are
"packaged in the trappings of older person ("Baby Boomer" or older) cultures" (Borthwick, 1999, p. 63). Youth ministers, therefore, need to acquire the skills associated with missionaries, as they are
addressing a culture that is distinct and with its own specific worldviews and orientations (Borthwick, 1999). There are three fundamental assumptions to
youth ministry, which are, first of all, that it is important to reach adolescents "where they live," which means meeting with them on "their campuses, entering their worlds" (Borthwick, 1999,
p. 63). The second assumption is that youth ministry should reach out to those youth who do not attend church. While it is important for youth ministers to focus on
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