Course information

Henderson Campus

3 Smythe Road
Private Bag 93104
Henderson
Auckland 0650
New Zealand

P +64 9 836 7800 or 0800 999 777
E henderson@laidlaw.ac.nz

Christchurch Campus

70 Condell Avenue
Papanui
Christchurch 8053
New Zealand

P +64 3 354 4270 or 0800 999 777
E chch@laidlaw.ac.nz

Distance Learning

3 Smythe Road, Henderson
Private Bag 93104
Henderson
Auckland 0650
New Zealand

P +64 9 836 7836 or 0800 999 777
E distancelearning@laidlaw.ac.nz

Welcome

13 July - 19 July

Laidlaw Orientation at all Campuses

Timetables and Textbooks (on the Laidlaw website)

20 July - 26 July

Course Intro Video

Part 1: Introduction, CADO and Assessments

Part 2: Missionaries to Youth &amp; Young Adult Culture

Part 3: Youth Hauora

Te Whare Tapa Whā

Reading: What is Everyday Theology? How and Why Christian's Should Read Culture by Kevin J. VanhoozerVanhoozer Reading

Reading: Chapter 5 Tirohanga Māori from Whaiora by Durie

Reading: Introduction from Holistic Wellbeing by Helen Tomblin

Ass 1: Annotated Hauora Framework - Video

Ass 1: Annotated Hauora Framework - Guidelines and Template

Ko wai koe? Who are you?

27 July - 2 August

Video: What's a young person? Generation Z and Emerging Adulthood

Class Notes: What's a Young Person?

Reading: G. Stanley Hall's Adolescence: Brilliance and Nonsense by Arnett

Class Notes: Generation Z

Gen Z McCrindle Infograph 2023

Gen Z McCrindle Infograph 2019

Gen Z McCrindle Infograph 2016

Gen A McCrindle Infograph 2025

Reading: What We Know About Gen Z - OneHope

Understanding Gen Alpha Report: 2020

Class Notes: Emerging Adulthood

Reading: Emerging Adulthood Article by Sam Bloore

Reading: Jeffery Arnett Emerging Adults 2000

Reading: Emerging Adult Essay: Between “Being” and “Having”: How Faith and Charity Changed My Life

Reading: Introduction of How To Engage Emerging Adults in Church by Rebecca Glover

Global Youth Culture - OneHope

Understanding Generation Z: Recruiting, Training and Leading the Next Generation

Understanding the Impact of Covid-19 on the Emerging Generations

3 August - 9 August

Module 3 Video

Class Notes: Post-Christianity

2023 Faith and Belief Te Patapātai Whakapono Comprehensive Report

2018 Faith and Belief in New Zealand Report

Class Notes: Moralistic Therapeutic Deism

Reading: Faith Formation in a Secular Age by Andrew Root

Class Notes: Engaging with Belief

Has the Incarnational Model been a theologically helpful influence on youth ministry?

Annotated Hauora Framework (20% LO:1)

10 August - 16 August

Class Notes: Hope

Reading: Finding Joy in an Unjust World: Practicing Deep Joy in Youth Ministry by Lauren Calvin Cooke, 2018

Reading: Protecting the brain against bad news. Robin Blades, 2021.

Class Notes: Nostalgia

READING: Nostalgia, Gen Z, and the Return of History by Sam Burrows

Class Notes: Secular Salvations

Generation Z: Global Citizenship Survey, Varkey Foundation, 2017

17 August - 23 August

24 August - 30 August

31 August - 6 September

7 September - 13 September

14 September - 20 September

21 September - 27 September

12 October - 18 October

19 October - 25 October

26 October - 1 November

2 November - 8 November

9 November - 15 November

Announcements

Student questions and issues

740.515 Course Outline

740.515 Course Assessment and Delivery Outline S2 2026

Ethics Form for Interviews (Assessment 2)

Timetables and Textbooks (on the Laidlaw website)

Mid-Semester Course Evaluation

End of Semester Course Evaluation

Day 1: A Vision for Youth Ministry

Day 1: Theology of Youth Ministry - A God's Eye View of Young People

Day 1: Theology of Youth Ministry - The Role of Young People in the Church

Day 2: Youth Culture I - Understanding and Interpreting Youth Culture

Day 2: Youth Culture II - Affirming, Creating and Countering Youth Culture

Day 3: Contemporary Approaches to Contextual Youth Ministry

Day 4: Pastoral Care I - Issues Young People Face

Part 2: Missionaries to Youth & Young Adult Culture