Europe

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Europe

• Organisation and planning 2006-2008

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What is Valuegenesis Europe
A research survey that will give the opportunity
for a better analysis and understanding of
European Adventist youth. The survey will look at
key areas relating to Faith maturity, personal
spirituality, relationship with the church,
commitment to Adventist doctrines behavioral
standards and social ethics.
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• Mission of statement
• To understand how European Adventist youth live
  out their faith, in order to develop a
  culturally-appropriate strategy for Adventist
  youth ministry and mission.

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Why a Valuegenesis Europe

• Essentially
• to provide a description of the value system of
  European Adventist youth
• to assess their faith in the context of the most
  influential institutions family, church and
  society.
• to determine what factors in Adventist homes,
  churches and in their social context, nurture the
  values and faith in young people.
• to help understand how Adventism in the 21st
  Century can provide a relevant framework for the
  faith of young people in the European context.

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Whos organizing this project?

• The organisation of the survey is co-ordinated by
  the José Figols Centre for Youth Ministry
  (Collonges),in cooperation with the EUD/TED
  Youth Ministries Departments and their networks
  at Union and Conference level, under the
  supervision of both European Divisions.
• The three Division Colleges (Collonges,
  Friedensau, Newbold) provide the research
  network.

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Who can participate in Valuegenesis?

• The target population of this survey is
  Adventist youth living in 17 European countries.

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Countries involved

• EUD
• Austrian Union
• Bulgarian Union
• Czech Conference
• Franco-Belgian Union
• North German Union
• South German Union
• Italian Union
• Portuguese Union
• Rumanian Union
• Slovakian Conference
• Spanish Union
• Swiss Union

• TED
• Adriatic Union
• British Union
• Netherlands Union
• Swedish Union
• Danish Union
• Norwegian Union

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Translations

• EUD
• Bulgarian
• Czech
• French
• German
• Italian
• Portuguese
• Rumanian
• Slovakian
• Spanish

• TED
• Albanian
• Croatian
• Danish
• Dutch
• Norwegian
• Slovenian
• Swedish

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• Definition of Population (young people aged
  14-25)
• All baptized young people aged 14-25 years.
• All youth from SDA family background currently
  attending (whether baptized or not)
• Include all irregular or non-attending young
  people who have had contact with the church in
  the last 2 years. (Baptized or not but with a SDA
  background.)

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Why should youth participate?

1. Because youth are an important part of the church
   
2. Because it is an opportunity to express their
   opinion about the church
3. To try and find an answer to why youth are
   leaving the church
4. To make the church more aware of youth issues
5. Because the opinions of every youth are important
   for us
6. Because the answers will help in setting
   strategies relevant to young peoples needs.
7. To help the church make changes to better fulfill
   its mission.

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European Valuegenesis how does it work?

• For the first time the survey will be
  administered through a website designed by a
  professional survey company.
• All youth either owning or having access to a
  computer will be simply connected with a very
  easy questionnaire of approximately 250
  questions.
• Each participating country will be given one
  month for the data collection (see Calendar)

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• The website will provide confidential and
  anonymous access to the questionnaire by means
  of a password. Each young person will receive a
  personal and single-use password which will allow
  him/her to fill out the questionnaire. The
  password will expire at the completion of the
  questionnaire.

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How does it work?Pre Survey Organisation

• Union/Conference Survey administrator (President
  or Youth Leader) will send a package to the local
  pastor including a description of the process and
  the passwords.
• Local youth leaders will create a list of youth
  in the target age group and they will distribute
  the passwords to them.
• When the process is completed, the pastor will
  sign a form and will send it back by fax or by
  email to the Union/Conference Survey
  Administrator together with the unused
  passwords.

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How does it work? Promotion data collection

• The pastor (survey coordinator) supervises the
  promotion data collection processin
  partnership with the local Youth Leader
• The Administration Manual and Promotion data
  collection Timetable are available both in the
  package and on the website. www.valuegenesis.org

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How does it work? Completing the survey

• After receiving the password, all youth are
  invited to access the Valuegenesis webpage.
• The questionnaire can be completed by following
  easy to use guidelines.
• All youth are invited to complete the
  questionnaire (in one sitting)

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• In addition to web based forms written forms can
  be made available as a PDF file upon request for
  young people not having access to a computer.
  However, these results must be processed locally,
  under the supervision of the Union/Conference
  Survey Administrator.

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Valuegenesis Calendar
Date Union Language Notes
October 2006 Portuguese Union Portuguese Pilot test
October 2006 Italian Union Italian Pilot test
November 2006 German Unions German
November 2006 Austrian Union German
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Date Union Language Notes
December 2006 British Union English
December 2006 Bulgarian Union Bulgarian
December 2006 Czech Conf. Slovak Conf. Czech Slovakian
January 2007 Franco-Belgian Union French
January 2007 Swiss Union French - German
Rumanian Union Rumanian
Adriatic Union Croatian, Albanian, Slovenian
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Date Union Language Notes
February 2007 Netherland Union Dutch
February 2007 Norwegian Union Norwegian
February 2007
March 2007 Swedish Union Spain Union Swedish Spain
March 2007 Danish Union Danish
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After data collection

• Each church is encouraged to give a feedback
  detailing the procedure put in place and an
  estimation of how the project went.
• The feedback will be sent to the Union/Conference
  office on an evaluation form provided.
• An analysis of the raw percentage scores for all
  questions will be available for each Union 4-6
  weeks after the close of the survey month.
• The European report will be completed by the
  Valuegenesis Research Committee some time after
  the conclusion of the whole survey.

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After Valuegenesis

• The results of the Valuegenesis survey will be
  useful in many directions
• A better comprehension on how youth see the
  church in all its dimensions
• How to face the most important challenges todays
  youth launches the church
• A better awareness about responsibilities that
  youth can accept within the church
• To highlight the weak areas in order to empower
  youth leadership in the church.
• To have an answer regarding the apparent
  inactivity of youth and challenge them to be
  partner of the mission
• and so on

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Promotional material
Logo of the project
European Valuegenesis Survey ADMINISTRATION
MANUAL
Web site www.valuegenesis.org
A mouse pad
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The poster a real meaning

• Understanding a new language, but remaining
  church.
• To involve our young people, giving them the
  feeling to be partners.
• Every change is appropriate when it improves.
• What do the young people wish to change? Ask them!

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• Prepared by
• EUD/TED Youth Department José Figols Center
• Contents are taken from texts written by
• Manuela Casti José Figols Center
• Bailey Gillespie John Hanckok Center
• EUD/TED Youth Department Administrative material

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