Section 2: Who is your ministry focus group?
A. Describe your ministry focus group. Include appropriate demographics
My ministry focus group is going to be based toward a youth group setting in Gray, Maine. My focus will specialize on the youth of the area including youth brought up in church and also focusing on bringing youth in that have never gone to church before. I would like to focus in on Southern Maine. I grew up in this area and feel that there is a need among the youth there. Maine has a very liberal and closed personality; the people in some ways are hard to reach and are set in there stubborn ways. Southern Maine in particular has a large percentage of well to do people. The people there are generally comfortable and do not look for outside help or need, aka God. Gray, Maine has several churches and all of which have low attendance. Cumberland County is dominated my Catholicism, then mainline protestant, followed by evangelical protestant. 44.8% of the population of Cumberland County attends some type of church; although unproven I believe that this 44.8% is very largely over the age of 21. My focus group will directly relate to this missing gap, middle school and high school age youth. Over 31% of Cumberland County is under the age of 24. The great need is for a ministry that will reach out to the youth of the area and present the gospel of Christ in a loving way that relates to there generation and styles.
B. Describe the particular needs of your group/community.
Growing up in this area I felt the greatest need was for a place to hang out and spend time with friends. Now that I am able to reflect back on this I see that there is a great need for someone to love and care about youth in the area. There few if any programs or places for youth to hang out that promote any types of values or character. I feel that for the most part youth are allowed to find things to do in places that lead to trouble. Drugs and alcohol are prevalent there, just as any other area, and I believe that there is nothing to discourage or show youth anything else. Besides Christ being the ultimate need of every community, youth in Southern Maine especially Gray need a place in which they can grow and learn in a positive environment that works along side the community and operates with a youth group style of ministry.
C. Describe the proposed location, if necessary.
The location would specifically be based out of Gray, Maine. Gray is a central location for other thriving towns and areas such as Windham, New Gloucester, and Raymond.
D. What are some possible names for your new ministry?
E. How will you determine the name?
I was thinking of some names that would be non-threatening in a way that did not seem directly related to a church. I want the name of my ministry to not scare people away that might have bad feelings toward a typical church service or youth group. I want the name to also sound exciting and to be attention grabbing! Choosing a name should be something that is done carefully and should be looked into. I think a name that reflects the ministry goals and vision is important, also a name that matches the demographics of the area.
Some thoughts were:
- Subsidium, this is a Latin word that means to support, help, or assist, but in a military stance it means reserve troops, or auxiliary forces.
-Forefront Youth
-Dunamis Youth Center, This is a Greek word meaning dynamite, Holy Spirit, and power.
A. Describe your ministry focus group. Include appropriate demographics
My ministry focus group is going to be based toward a youth group setting in Gray, Maine. My focus will specialize on the youth of the area including youth brought up in church and also focusing on bringing youth in that have never gone to church before. I would like to focus in on Southern Maine. I grew up in this area and feel that there is a need among the youth there. Maine has a very liberal and closed personality; the people in some ways are hard to reach and are set in there stubborn ways. Southern Maine in particular has a large percentage of well to do people. The people there are generally comfortable and do not look for outside help or need, aka God. Gray, Maine has several churches and all of which have low attendance. Cumberland County is dominated my Catholicism, then mainline protestant, followed by evangelical protestant. 44.8% of the population of Cumberland County attends some type of church; although unproven I believe that this 44.8% is very largely over the age of 21. My focus group will directly relate to this missing gap, middle school and high school age youth. Over 31% of Cumberland County is under the age of 24. The great need is for a ministry that will reach out to the youth of the area and present the gospel of Christ in a loving way that relates to there generation and styles.
B. Describe the particular needs of your group/community.
Growing up in this area I felt the greatest need was for a place to hang out and spend time with friends. Now that I am able to reflect back on this I see that there is a great need for someone to love and care about youth in the area. There few if any programs or places for youth to hang out that promote any types of values or character. I feel that for the most part youth are allowed to find things to do in places that lead to trouble. Drugs and alcohol are prevalent there, just as any other area, and I believe that there is nothing to discourage or show youth anything else. Besides Christ being the ultimate need of every community, youth in Southern Maine especially Gray need a place in which they can grow and learn in a positive environment that works along side the community and operates with a youth group style of ministry.
C. Describe the proposed location, if necessary.
The location would specifically be based out of Gray, Maine. Gray is a central location for other thriving towns and areas such as Windham, New Gloucester, and Raymond.
D. What are some possible names for your new ministry?
E. How will you determine the name?
I was thinking of some names that would be non-threatening in a way that did not seem directly related to a church. I want the name of my ministry to not scare people away that might have bad feelings toward a typical church service or youth group. I want the name to also sound exciting and to be attention grabbing! Choosing a name should be something that is done carefully and should be looked into. I think a name that reflects the ministry goals and vision is important, also a name that matches the demographics of the area.
Some thoughts were:
- Subsidium, this is a Latin word that means to support, help, or assist, but in a military stance it means reserve troops, or auxiliary forces.
-Forefront Youth
-Dunamis Youth Center, This is a Greek word meaning dynamite, Holy Spirit, and power.
-Foundation Youth Center
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