Jesus Youth Life-Based Apostolates (BJMM049)
Jesus Youth Life-Based Apostolates (JY India National Evaluation, Hyderabad - 10 June 2017 – Dr Edward Edezhath) Jesus Youth strives to lead people, especially the youth, to a renewed life in Christ, assists them in their growth in holiness and prepares them for the apostolate in communion with the mission of the Church (JY Statutes, 5). One very effective approach to evangelise people is through Life-Based Apostolates or Ministries (LBA). From its very inception, Jesus Youth helped young people in the educational institutions to have an encounter with the Lord and come together in fellowship. Over the years, groups of nurses, doctors, teachers, etc., sprouted in the movement. Children’s groups, teens’ networks, family groups, etc., are also strong in the movement. “The apostolate in one’s social environment endeavours to infuse the Christian spirit into the mentality and behaviour, laws and structures of the community in which one lives. To such a degree is it the s...