About Malaysia

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Welcome to Malaysia
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About Malaysia
West Malaysia
East Malaysia
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Population

• 26 million
• Malays ? 61
• Chinese ? 24
• Indians ? 8
• Other Bumiputras ? 7

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Different Religions

• Muslims ? 61
• Buddhists ? 19
• Christians ? 9
• Hindus ? 6
• Others ? 5

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Total Catholic Population 840, 000
Catholic Faith - 9 Dioceses

• West Malaysia Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur
  Diocese of Melaka Johor Diocese of Penang

• East Malaysia Archdiocese of Kuching Diocese
  of Sibu Diocese of Miri Diocese of Kota
  Kinabalu Diocese of Keningau Diocese of Sandakan

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Politics

• Federal Constitutional Elected Government
• British model of Parliamentary System
• Constitutional guarantee of religious freedom
• Islam is the official religion

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In the 80s
Youth Ministry

• Teens Young Adult

Campus Ministry
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Youth Programmes
Bible Based
Self Discovery
Faith Formation/ Catechesis
Youth Issues
Vocation
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Challenges of Cultural Identity

• Languages
• English
• Mandarin
• Tamil
• Other Bumiputra languages
• Urban vs. Rural

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Challenges of Cultural Identity
These lead to
Segregation
Volunteer issues
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Addressing these issues

• Mixed languages for programmes / worship

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Other Challenges of
politics and religion

• Restrictions to Catholic faith in schools and
  universities
• Examples
• Bible knowledge classes
• Christian fellowship
• Islamization

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Challenges of Communication

• With parishes districts
• BEC
• With different youth groups

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Different Visions of Bishops

• Bishops exercise great influence in the
  direction of youth ministries.

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Challenges of Human Resource

• Lack of trained personnel
• Ministers with other commitments

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Direction for the Future

• Among the youth ministries of Malaysia
• Solidarity

• Cooperation collaboration

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The End

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