A program to increase youth involvement in church programs in Mongu North Mission of West Zambia field

Abstract

There is low level of involvement in church activities among the youth of Mongu mission district. The promiscuous lifestyle, involvement in immorality, beer drinking, and other social vices could be a direct or indirect result of less commitment to God as seen in low levels of involvement in church programs. This trend is worrying to the church leadership and church membership at large. However, no deliberate program seems to have been undertaken to address this problem. After surveys and interviews, statistics indicated that there are low levels of youth involvement in church programs and activities. The researcher developed a schedule to engage the youth with a series of programs through seminars, workshops, revival meetings, counseling sessions, direct involvement, and visitations to address the problem of low involvement of youth in church programs. The lack of involvement of the youth is affecting the growth of the church directly or indirectly. To measure the effectiveness of the program, an evaluation instrument was used to get the facts. Statistics of youth’s involvement after the implementation of the program are compared with levels of involvement in church programs for the past four years. The increase in levels of participation is evident in the successfulness of the program. The programs designed could be used to improve levels of involvement in church programs even in other districts. There is increase in general participation in church programs and church leadership roles. The other benefits are a higher attendance at youth meetings and other church programs.