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    ROLE OF YOUTH MINISTRY DEPARTMENT IN CHARACTER FORMATION IN METHODIST CHURCH IN KENYA; KAAGA SYNOD
    (Chuka University, 2023-10) DORCAS KAGWIRIA
    An important responsibility of the department of youth in the church is to care for the moral, social, spiritual, physical and emotional needs of the youth through various forums and programs. The purpose of this study was to establish the role of the youth ministry department in character formation in Methodist Church in Kenya; Kaaga synod, Meru County. The following objectives guided this study: To explore the importance of the department of youth ministry in character formation at the Methodist Church in Kenya –Kaaga Synod; Evaluating the effectiveness of the youth programs offered by the youth ministry department in character formation at Methodist Church in Kenya; Finding the challenges facing the youth ministry department in character formation at the Methodist Church in Kenya. The study was led by Bandura's Social Learning Theory (SLT). From a sociological point of view, personal learning outcomes are influenced by three main factors that include personal, peer and student circumstances. During the study, descriptive formats were applied in the data collection, analysis, comparison and interpretation. The study targeted five circuits in Kaaga Synod, Meru County namely Kaaga, Ruiri, Karanene, Kibirichia and Buuri. Each circuit consists of eight local congregations. The study used random samples to select churches. The Proportional sampling method was applied to choose a sample of youth members of the church. Targeted samples were used for selection, Church Ministers, Church Youth Ministers and Church Chairpersons as key informants because of their accurate knowledge of church youth issues. The researcher used questionnaires, interview schedule, and focus group discussions to gather the necessary information. Graphs, pie charts, discussions, as well as tables were used to collect and analyze data to facilitate comparisons and conclusions after the study. The findings of this study established that youth department in Kaaga Synod nurtures Youths and allow the church to flourish. The findings indicated that the youth programs are effective in enabling character formation among the youths in the church. It was indicated that youths department is faced with challenges such that youths have no opportunity to interact with one another and also there leaders during programs. It was concluded that youth’s department play a key role in character formation among the youths in the church thus curving youths from running out of the church. This thesis provides summary, recommendations and suggestions for further studies. The findings of this study facilitate the knowledge in the sociology of religion. The outcome of this study is also beneficial to participants who are policy makers and designers, parents and educators in their efforts to promote youth morals.