A discussion of aspects of youth work in the Church was held at the Central Church Church with the participation of an expert from the Synodal Youth Departmenttranslated

On October 5, as part of the educational program “Spiritual Connection,” a meeting of students of the pastoral department with the expert of the Synodal Department for Youth Affairs Ruslan Tkachenko was held at the Training Center for Church Specialists of the Simbirsk Diocese. The meeting was attended by the head of the diocesan department for work with youth, Sergei Nikolaev.

Ruslan Anatolyevich presented the main theses of the orientation seminar “Basic principles of working with Orthodox youth” and offered several motivating videos for viewing with subsequent discussion. An expert from the Synodal Youth Department shared his observations regarding the causes of infantilization of youth, spoke in detail about the main stages in the formation of a young person’s personality and noted the importance of building an adequate holistic picture of the world at a young age, in the construction of which the help of representatives of the older generation is important.

At the end of his speech, Ruslan Tkachenko answered questions from CPCS students.

The “Spiritual Connection” program of the Synodal Department for Work with Youth has been implemented since 2012 and is aimed at developing the system of youth ministry in dioceses. The stay of the shrine in the dioceses is accompanied by extensive educational...