The modern man, making his path through the 21st century, is living in a time of sudden,grand and swift changes and the process of globalization. The changes affect different layersand areas of the community, from the scientific-technological to the value-based, moral andeducational ones. Within the whole context there is also the process of education, being incrisis on one hand and in front of a challenge on the other. The young are witnesses to thiscrisis, as well as to the numerous changes. Prior to all comes their inside change, but as wellthe swift change coming from their surroundings and the globalized world. Education of ayoung individual is definitely becoming a challenge. In order to return the educationalcomponent back to pedagogy, this paper emphasizes the importance of youth education. Interms of education, the key points are formation of personality and education in values.Moreover, since humans are integral beings, the paper also deals with spirituality. A maturepersonality, elaborated system of values and healthy spirituality, as well as living by theaforementioned, represents a a kind of a development goal, but also the protective factor ofyouth pedagogy, especially in todays society. In sum, the paper tries to offer differentinsights in understanding the youth and their needs. The paper should make use to all of thosewho deal with youth education in the sense of understanding all of what the young are goingthrough, as well as giving some guidelines for the pedagogical work with youth. Moreover,the paper is aimed towards bringing the context of youth religious communities closer to thecontext of modern today and modern youth, to whom the aforementioned community canoffer numerous benefits for their development, their life and them as such.