It took a significant amount of time and prayers to determine my focus and goals for the project. My interaction and observation of the junior youth activities were insightful and thought-provoking. In seeking information for the research, I have come to appreciate the significance of traditional rites of passage, and this realization has brought me closer to traditional institutions.
I want to express my special gratitude to the Presbyterian Church of Ghana for giving me the opportunity to serve as the Director of Missions and Evangelism and Associate Minister of the Adabraka Official City Congregation. The church has recently made great efforts to promote evangelism and this contribution will strengthen the achievements so far and introduce a permanent strategy to maintain the evangelistic momentum of the church. This project is the result of the support I received from many people, including my family, the leadership of the official city congregation of Adabraka, and the staff of the Missions and Evangelism Department, who helped make it possible.
Realizing the impact the project will have on the youth of the church, she constantly reminds me to focus. Mabel Asante, an English teacher in New York, for reading and editing several chapters.
INTRODUCTION
Given the challenges, the creation of a new youth discipleship training program was proposed to alleviate these shortcomings. This training program was aimed at empowering the youth to shape their generation and the future of the Church. The rescue mission was always the answer to the prayer and cry of the Israelites (Exodus 3:7-8).
It is only then that God can accomplish his mighty works in the life of the disciple. A discipleship training program that will produce the desired results must be designed based on the teaching principles of the Word. It is also clear that education (training) cannot be underestimated in the education of the child.
Much of the discipleship that Jesus modeled in the Bible has been abandoned in the modern church. Currently, only 8 out of the 62 ethno-linguistic tribes in the North have been reached by the Presbyterian Church. The first objective was to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the current discipleship training program as a tool for evangelism.
A quantitative analysis of the data in Figure 1 shows that the response from the previous survey was affirmative, confirming the need for a student training program for young people.
Designing a New Training Program Designing a New Training Program
For example, question 5 suggests confirmation practice as an opportunistic way to provide evangelism and discipleship to the growing members, while attracting a larger portion of the congregation to come on board. By and large, it was evidently clear that discipleship training aimed at evangelism is missing from the youth education core plan, and the target groups are optimistic about their attitude to evangelism and discipleship program in the church. In conclusion, the research findings have proven that current materials used to train JYC lack the necessary strength as a tool for evangelism; therefore, there was an urgent need to design a new program to meet the congregation's evangelical agenda.
The group decided on "Encounter with Christ: The Disciple's Evangelistic Foundation" as the first study to establish the confirmand's faith in the saving work of the Lord Jesus Christ, without which faith has no foundation. The disciple's devotion, prayer and study life are part of the study to provide spiritual support, knowledge and empowerment required for living and mission. The youth were also reminded that evangelism is spiritual warfare; therefore, the armor must be put on in the spiritual battle that saves lost souls from the fire of the enemy.
As part of the process of designing a new discipleship manual, a five-person technical team of Christian educators was assembled to evaluate the new discipleship study materials. Using the evaluation rubric (see Appendix 4), each team took two days to study and evaluate the work of the designers of the new program. Results from the evaluation rubric show that the technical team was of the opinion that the program.
Similarly, all five reported themselves as “exemplary” for questions 4, 6 and 9, as they agreed that the topics covered resonated with the evangelistic goal of the project and tended to meet the needs of the target group. Three members pointed out that question 2 needed some attention and suggested reordering the topics to improve progress in the study. A proposal was also made to improve the work on two teaching materials to eliminate ambiguity, which was implemented and accepted.
The purpose of the pretest was to assess the level of knowledge of the participants regarding the new program. Deficiencies identified from the evaluation test data were helpful in addressing areas of concern during the rollout of the new program. The JY learner training assessment was administered to 30 JYCs who were included in the pre-survey.
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The interview was recorded and transcribed as part of the evaluation to assess the impact of the new student training program. They praised the youth-centered approach of the study and the practical orientation of preaching. I evaluated the results of the pre-project research that led to the design of a new student training program.
After the survey, I conducted an evaluation by interview to assess the overall impression of the new program. The purpose of the project was to develop and implement a discipleship training program for AOTC's JYC to promote evangelism. The research shows that the goal of the project has been achieved.
The first objective was to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the current discipleship training program as a tool for evangelism. General response was affirmative as expected, confirming the purpose of the research and the need for such a resource. This suited the launch of the new project and made it a necessity to promote its use in the church.
During the surveys, some questions had to be explained in the local language to ensure understanding. In general, evangelism and discipleship are gradually disappearing from the basic needs of the church. Most teachers do not agree with any existing system that works in the direction of evangelization work in the church.
The general response was, as expected, affirmative, confirming the purpose of the study and the need for such tools. Week 3 Teaching Explanation of the various traditions and customs of the Ghanaian community (a traditional authority is highly recommended). This is one of the greatest changes that occur in the life of anyone who meets Christ Jesus.
The Bible which contains 'the pure spiritual milk' becomes the favorite book of the individual. The new convert/confirmant shares equally in the responsibility assigned to the church by the Lord Jesus Christ (Mat 28:19-20) - to share the message of the gospel with every creature.
T-TEST ANALYSIS
It also constructs confidence intervals or bounds for each standard deviation and for the ratio of the variances. Of particular interest is the confidence interval for the ratio of the variances, which ranges from 0.340253 to 6.68725. Since the interval contains the value 1, there is not a statistically significant difference between the standard deviations of the two samples at the 95.0 percent confidence level.
An F-test can also be used to test a specific hypothesis about the standard deviations of the populations from which the two samples come. In this case, the test has been constructed to determine whether the ratio of the standard deviations is equal to 1.0 versus the alternative hypothesis that the ratio is not equal to 1.0. Since the interval does not contain the value 0, there is a statistically significant difference between the means of the two samples at the 95.0 percent confidence level.
A t-test can also be used to test a specific hypothesis about the difference between the means of the populations from which the two samples come. Since the calculated P-value is less than 0.05, the null hypothesis can be rejected in favor of the alternative. T2: Two other teachers showed appreciation for the integration of rich cultural values in the church's worship life.
Today's youth, especially Christians seem alien to the culture and traditions of Ghanaians. The evangelical focus of the study draws attention to the importance of the Great Commission in the worship life of the believer. JY3: The discussion designed to have group discussions by the JYs encourages preparation and increases the confidence of young people.
T3: Three teachers said that the program is simple and adapted to the understanding of young people is another strength of the training program. JY1: A young person admitted that the duration of the program does not put pressure on the participants. They believe it is a means of updating congregations about changes in the church's confirmation program.
