2011 Curriculum Overview for Youth Formation

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1 3-V Bible Studies Akaloo Aazing Bible Race Bible-in-Life CRC / Abingdon (Refored) /3v.asp (soon to be discontinued) ce.co (soon to be discontinued) David C. Cook (independent) /curriculu/davidc cook/ Do not just give youth today's Bible learning; teach the how to study the Bible and feast on God's Word for a lifetie! Since discipleship is a group activity, Akaloo is designed to bring people together to follow Jesus as his body. Learning can take place in and out of church, any day of the week. Akaloo is the Greek verb to follow (akolouthein) A 6-volue scavenger hunt through the Bible (Law, History, Wisdo, Prophets, Gospels, Letters) for youth including daily reading Evangelical guidance to present basic Bible truths without being distracted by doctrines over which Bible-believing Christians ay disagree. Having a personal relationship with Christ; a desire to witness, inister and serve The 3V (3 Views) approach looks at a passage fro different perspectives: What's the Text? What's the Context? What's Next? Exaine eaning and iplications fro three additional viewpoints Each age group focuses on 5 units of discipleship: Bible, God, Disciple, Church, and World. (5-8 weeks each) Mostly NT, especially in younger grades (2 year progra) Six 12-week legs of a race for individuals or youth groups involving reading scripture, prayer and quizzes & gaes Scope & Sequence (sall Anglican suppleent The Lap Lighter in center of teacher s guide) 100% New Testaent core lessons (NIV/KJV) Student-led sall Senior High (15-18 group forat. years) 1 guidebook with a website for downloading all leader guides to develop lesson plans fro a choice of activities. Website forus need web access A web-coponent, with adinistrative and publicity features; CD-ROM Teacher preparation for each lesson questions (with answers) provided; easy-to-teach & easy-to-prepare 7 sessions per book: Radical Jesus; Jesus, the Christ; Following Jesus; Called to Love and Justice; Extraordinary NT People; Blessed to Be a Blessing; Extraordinary OT People Media-based learning (hoe & church) learner handbooks; video; usic (MP3); power- point; worship ideas Group and individual; weekly challenge turn-in and points tallied Relies on student booklets / visually oriented All ages (3 s to Adults) closely graded, including intergenerational events to begin each unit and one for every season. Youth (not classified as a curriculu by the publisher) Toddler/2 Adult $4.00 per book (while quantities last) Based on ASA $90-$750 (youth) web ebership $9.99 Handbook per student or in print options UN $15 each Leg Director s Manual $3.50 each Runner s Reader Leg (while quantities last) Per quarter: $7.25 Teacher $15.99 Aids $4.25 Take hoe 1

2 BL4Y (Bible Lessons for Youth) BURST Clai the Life Copanions in Christ: The Way of Pilgriage Abingdon CRC (Refored) co (Methodist) o Upper Roo Ministries (Methodist) nchrist.org Help youth discover that the Bible has eaning for life today! Biblebased lessons help youth clai the Scriptures as their own. Topics for today s teen produced inexpensively but relevant God is already at work in the lives of your youth. Clai the Life brings together the hopes you have for your youth: spiritual foration, discipleship, Christian counity, and faith knowledge that follows the fro confiration to graduation. An adventure of spiritual foration for the next generation; pilgriage is not about the destination, it s about the journey Following the International Lesson Series, youth exaine the entire Bible over a six-year period. Short-ter youth group prograing on provocative subjects. Each shortter study includes 4-6 weeks worth of aterial and is ideal for Sunday school or youth group. 6-year coprehensive youth curriculu for (MS: Journey/Word/ Faith & HS: Proise/ Story/Call; Each year s thee has 2 seesters of 16 weeks each; based on key words or phrases 30-week study broken into 5 six-week units: Choosing Pilgriage, The Bible, Prayer, Copanions, Stepping into the World The Leader Book The Youth Book Grades 7 12 with Per quarter: has a facsiile of has the actual adaptable levels for $8.75 Leader each page fro the Scripture reading, Jr. High and Sr. $6.55 Youth Youth Book, Bible reflections on how High teens coentary fro the Scripture biblical scholars, relates to their and in-depth lesson life, and activities plans to engage their CD-ROM, web, e- ail and DVDs with 2 teaching options: activity based or discussion based (using videos or questions) provides structure and content for each weekly session interest Traditional setting or evening youth group. Current topics: World Religions and Green Church Traditional classroo or youth group involves video vignettes, interactive website and print aterials Weekly 1¼ hour group experience for Sunday School, youth group Youth Grades 7-9 Grades High School and College-age $10.00 Leader s Guide $7.50 Student Booklets (5 per pack) Per seester: $17.85 Leader $7.35 Student $30 Teaching tools $22 Videos UN Per unit: $20 Leader Guide $8 Participant $25 Videos 2

3 CONNECT: Life & Christian Faith for Young Teens e/merge encounter: Meeting God Face-to-Face Faith in Motion Faith Lens FaithLink (United Methodist Church) (soon to be discontinued) Standard (Independent) e2face.co CRC (Refored) /resources Evangelical Lutheran Church of Aerican aithlens/ Keep youth involved in the life of the church, be a positive influence in the lives of youth and help the grow in faith. A dynaic blending of edia, fun, spirituality, and relationship where teens eerge as disciples. A Bible-based, culturally relevant, easyto-teach, personally challenging, ageappropriate curriculu can lead teens to eet God face-to-face! Help young people realize they can have an active faith by discussing thorny dileas and serious questions with helps to find solutions in the Bible A weekly Bible study/ discussion for youth & young adults, linking a current news story and scripture texts A study for use by individuals or groups of ature youth and adults who want to apply their United Methodist beliefs to current faith issues and world events. Units are centered on topics of iportance to youth and relates the to OT & NT Scripture DVD-based youth group resource using OT & NT in 3 thees for 13 weeks of prograing Many pieces of scripture tied to conteporary issues. Designed to help teens eet with God, not be indoctrinated with doga about God. 16 relevant teen thees/volues with 7 lessons under each topic Lectionary-based (NRSV) The weekly lesson exaines current news ites fro the perspective of biblical faith and United Methodist teaching. (NRSV) 3 Full lesson plan Traditional Grades 6-8 $4 per unit includes teacher classroo; variety (Ages 12-15) background and of activities preparation UN CD & DVD with additional teaching tools & resources in MP3 forat Teacher choice of activities. Online group support and additional resources for tapping into current events has background inforation; lesson plan; ideas for outside the classroo Siple lesson plan with discussion questions, prayer and an activity For sall or large youth groups; teaching, gaes, edia, PowerPoint For sall group inistry. Books, video, audio and on-line resources Colorful student journals and current topics of interest to teens On-line, downloadable; posted every Wednesday MS (12-14yrs) HS (15-18yrs) Young Teens (Ages 12-14) High School (Ages 15-18) Grades 6-9 (12-15 years) Middle School, High School, Young Adults $30 Director s Kit $9 Sall-Group $26.99 Teacher s Convenient Kit $6.99 Teacher $14.99 Resource $3.99 Student $3 Magazine article per lesson Per thee: $14.75 Leader s Guide $6.25 Student Journal UN Free Each weekly issue On-line, Older Youth, $8.00 per (6 pages) contains downloadable Young Adults, issue/download 4 copy-ready pages Adults of background inforation and core Bible passages on the topic and 2 pages of suggested group activities and discussion questions.

4 FaithWeaver Gather Round Grapple Group Publishing (independent) Church of the Brethren & Mennonite Church USA g Group Publishing (independent) or ple Concentrates on authentic learning education, and every activity has a purpose in encouraging faith growth for all ages. Lifts up the teachings of Jesus, offering alternatives to worldviews of individualis, power, and accuulation of wealth to an ephasis on peace and justice issues. (Anabaptist perspective) Answers tough preteen questions and helps kids discover the power of a growing faith in Jesus Scope & Sequence quarterly with scripture and another key bible verse 25% OT 75% Gospel Scope & Sequence based on 4-year Bible outline (OT in Fall, NT in Winter & Spring); all ages study sae thee/story each week NRSV 12 attention-grabbing lessons and Bible studies with access to create your group s own online counity (90% NT) Teacher Guides Bible eory Toddlers Adult include background verses, draa, arts $26.49 Teacher and dialogue script & crafts, stories $5.79 Student for speaking to iplies failies $9.99 CD class study together at Step-by-step lesson plans include Bible suary and insight, teaching tips, and easy-view lists of supplies, faith focus, and basic preparation. Basic booklet with lesson plans and DVD of video clips; on-line support hoe Classroo setting; 3 or 4 response options per lesson draw on different learning preferences DVD and on-line with class discussion Ages 3 through Grade 12 Coponent for hoe use with parents 4th-6th grade (preteen) and Junior High odules $9.95 Teacher $7.95 Student $17.95 Class Pack $15.95 Music CD $ $ per class size Ignite! Iage Series A Bible study series designed to take both leader and learner on a journey of faith in which they encounter the living God of the universe through serious and indepth study of the Bible. The Iage Series is designed to help participants look at who God created the to be and understand God's presence in their lives as they are challenged by a variety of issues in our world today. 6 books that exaine various aspects of the biblical text: War & Peace, Sex, How a Lutheran Reads the Bible, Contradictions, Faith Clais, How a Lutheran Reads the Bible, 3 topics in the series vary fro 4-6 sessions each: Teenage Depression; Love; Friendships 4 Book for use by student / leader Leader Guide with activities: role playing, discussion questions, surveys, journal reflections, usic and edia Book High School $6.99 per paperback book Weekly journaling tie, conteporary usic, suggested ovie scenes Middle / Junior High $12.00 per topic downloadable

5 Journey to Adulthood KidText Lesson Plans that Work LinC (Living in Christ) Living the Good News egoodnews.co LeaderResources The Educational Center er.org Episcopal Church rch.org/lessonplans Morehouse Education Resources ucation.org/livingthe-good-news/ Manhood & Woanhood are gifts fro God. Adulthood ust be earned. Rites of Passage are iportant; Pilgriage is to seek God Helps iddle school youth connect the text on the page with events in their daily lives through discussions guided by a series of open-ended, text-related questions Lessons are a guide to centering Christian education in the church & hoe around the Biblical story To develop Christian identity and live the Christian faith in conteporary culture, by challenging youth to think about their faith and beliefs. Brings people together to discover and share God s word through learning, worship & everyday life Three 2 year coponents; each focuses on all aspects of a person: self, society, sexuality and spirituality Lectionary based CEV & NRSV Lectionary Based, can choose OT or Gospel lesson NRSV Two full progras and a devotion on a tiely issue weekly. With the iediacy of online technology, relevant inforation about current issues that have iediate ipact on youth. Lectionary based 30% Old Testaent 70% New Testaent Free downloadable extras by denoination (Good News & NRSV) Huge aount of Traditional Rite-13 (6-8th $200 per year aterials with classroo setting grade) downloadable lesson plans, and youth group J2A (9th-10th) liturgies, ore; odules YAC (11th-12th) UN training cobined recoended Discussion guide provides inforation to facilitate the session; ability to be open and a good listener Siple plans with biblical background, list of questions and activity; blog Background and scripture related to the issue, book and ovie reviews Teacher Guide with scriptural background; Clear lesson plan; takehoe papers Traditional classroo setting Usually one activity per lesson with suppleental suggestions Group setting for discussion Variety of learning styles and activities; Enhanced CD has handouts, usic, art, on-line ideas Middle School Youth (Grades 6-8) Younger & Older Eleentary; Adult Intergenerational Older Youth and Young Adult (can be adapted depending on topic for younger youth) (All ages) Young Teen (Grade 7-9) High School (Grade 10-12) Annually: $26.00 FREE $8.50 per week or download / past issues available for download / purchase $25.00 Leader $3.50 Papers $5.50 Journal $12.00 Visuals $16.50 CD 5

6 Making it Real & Relevant Mustard Seed Series NOOMA One Roo Sunday School Questions Seniors Ask Independent LeaderResources (Independently written UCC) es.org/ustardseed Flannel & Zondervan (Independent) /curriculu.aspx?subsection=9&sid =124 A ulti-edia, topically based Bible study so youth can explore God, Jesus, the Bible, their faith and values in ways that show the how real and relevant these topics are in their lives. Opens the inds & spirits of students & teachers to the richness, variety and purpose of God s word and action aong us. A series of short fils that explore our world fro the perspective of Jesus. NOOMA is an invitation to search, question, and join the discussion. Living and Learning God s Word Offering a balance of short, lively units on Bible, faith and life for older teens, units developed fro questions and issues fro a teen survey Available in an RCL lectionary forat (Gospel) and a topicbased forat over 3-4 weeks exaining counity and world issues using video clips & current usic. Chronologically centered on the Bible; 340 texts covered in 10 years 24 short (5-10 inute) videos of everyday things and situations paired with Rob Bell s coentary about Jesus in the coon. (any translations) Quarterly scope and sequence 33% OT 66% NT (NRSV) Questions about the topic focused on key scriptures (OT & NT) Units (50+) on Death, Lent, The Opposite Sex, Eternal Life and ore. Teacher lesson Seester: Middle & High $ based plans with lists of 16 Fall & 17 School on AWA video & usic Spring sessions; used use of video & usic; art experiences Coplete lesson plans with no training needed; suppleental books by author None video with booklet that has pictures, scripture and questions. Fils are provocative for conversation. Teacher Book contains specific plans for designing a lesson Session aterials downloadable Student books, teacher directed with answers given Produced as video or downstrea (Flannel) or video and download (Zondervan). Booklets Pictures, gaes, aps, posters, songs, storytelling figures 2 sessions per topic K Grade 9 (Confiration) Older Youth Young Adults Adults Age 3 Middle School in one classroo Grades 9-12 (ages 15-18) Mebership on ASA: $75-$350 $13.95 Student $37.95 Teacher per grade - Print REUSABLE $10.00 per DVD $6.00 per download $100 box set $59.95 per kit Each session $4.00 UN 6

7 Questions Seniors Ask re:for Sparkhouse / ouse.org/refor/ riteforation Seasons Encore Synago Morehouse Education Resources ration Wood Lake Books, (Ecuenical) Offering a balance of short, lively units on Bible, faith and life for older teens, units developed fro questions and issues fro a teen survey Youth encounter a question fro the historic Christian faith through creative, provocative huor, illustrations and aniation. (Created as a Confiration resource, but has other potential) Design a progra using high-quality educational aterials for all ages based on a scripture passage or lesson thee of your choosing. Epower all ages to be transfored in Christ as they explore the Bible, worship, service and inistry To strengthen ebers' spiritual relationship with God and Jesus Christ in order to build Christian counity within a circle of friends, in which group ebers practice and experience what it eans to be in inistry to and with one another. Questions about the topic focused on key scriptures (OT & NT) Units (50+) on Death, Lent, The Opposite Sex, Eternal Life and ore. Each question is presented in siple ters to encourage exploration and discovery. The DVD Set has 40 session videos. Each video is between 5-7 inutes in length. A data base of thousands of ideas fro ajor curriculu publishers to be able to build-your-own lesson Lectionary & ecuenical using the Revised Coon Lectionary (NRSV) Each (16) study in the series provides 16 sessions. Topics include: iages of God, body iage, eternal life, aking wise choices, claiing your faith, finding God in silence, etc. Session aterials 2 sessions per Grades 9-12 (ages Each session downloadable topic 15-18) $4.00 UN Leader Guide has a theological background on the question presented and includes direction for the individual and group activities included in the Anti-Workbook. Teplates and online instruction as well as ready-ade lesson plans. Webinars offered for training Coplete lesson plans and extensive website support and chat-roos Student Leader Guide includes the necessary inforation for setting up and aintaining healthy cell groups. DVD video is central with Anti- Workbook for student exploration On-line, downloadable Multi-edia, draa, usic, stories, art, outreach & ission Sall group / cell groups Middle School All ages All ages: Preschool Adult Youth: & Senior High (15-18) $49.99 DVD Set $39.99 Leader Guide $19.99-$14.99 Anti-Workbook (1 per student) Based on ASA by single eleent, session, or annual subscription UN $57 / $59 web $65 / $68 print $6.35 Student Leader $3.50 Student Journal 7

8 TeenText The Sunday Paper Thinking Theologically The Thoughtful Christian The Educational Center er.org The Sunday Paper (Independent / Episcopal written by Gretchen Wolff- Pritchard) (soon to be discontinued) Westinster John Knox Press (Presbyterian) istian.co Helps HS youth connect the text on the page with events in their daily lives through discussions guided by a series of open-ended, text-related questions "The Sunday Paper is inforal, whisical, faithful to Scripture, and in dead earnest. It is not condescending or cute. It helps children to acquire a vocabulary of crucial Scriptural iages, and to relate the Gospel to the OT, life of the Church, & their own lives." Helps Senior Highs think theologically about everyday issues they face through the standpoints of Scripture, Tradition, Experience and Reason Bible study should be tiely. It should stiulate our thoughts about Christian values and beliefs while wrestling with questions that infor the way we live out our faith in everyday life. Lectionary CEV & NRSV Lectionary-based; Gospel focused with OT & Psal; Line drawings in cartoon fashion with activity page and coentary Theatic: oney, pop culture, haves and have-nots, body iage, etc. in 6 sessions each Web-based resource center coprised of various studies in units of 1-4 sessions on tiely topics as well as denoinational subjects fro a variety of traditions Discussion guide Traditional High School Annually: $26.00 provides classroo setting (Grades 9-12) inforation to facilitate the session; ability to be open and a good listener None Leader s guide and background aterial Each session is designed for inutes with a 3-4- page Participant Handout and a 2-5 page Leader's Guide with lesson plans & resources. Church (worship bulletin), hoe, nursery, or classroo Classroo or youth group; includes worship ideas Individual or group study Interediate Grade 8 High School (ages 15-18) Youth Young Adult Adult Annually: $105 print $76 download $4.50 Leader $3.00 Student UN as PDF files that can be duplicated Range fro $5 - $18 per unit; discounts for subscribers 8

9 Walk With Me We Believe: Faith Questions The Best of Whole People of God Online Witness Faith Alive Resources (Refored) nline.org Congregational Ministries Publishing (Presbyterian) lieve/ Wood Lake Publishing ofgod.co s.org/learning/sunday school/witness We ai to be faithful to Scripture and to ake the Refored faith coe alive in our everyday experiences as children of God. Created specifically for Presbyterians, focuses on Refored heritage. In different ways, each age level includes content fro Refored creeds, confessions, catechiss and stateents of faith. A siple, easy-to-use curriculu for your entire Christian Education faily. To give students a solid foundation of Biblical knowledge with the practical ways to share their faith in daily life: to know the Word, grow in faith, show service Three-year for grades 6-8 (Explore, Believe, Discover) Track for youth are in 4-6 session inicourses exploring questions particular to the Bible, creeds and confessions of PCUSA Lectionary based Two-year undated quarterly using scripture etaphorically Old Testaent 33% New Testaent 67% Coplete lesson Meory Closely graded for $6.99 Leader plan for 45 inutes activities, K/4 Grade 8 $3.59 Student with website worship, activity, assistance song Leader Guides with specific plans; online training, downloads and newsletter plans and Weekly Tip Newsletter Material prep and detailed printed dialogue for teachers to have with students Materials for classroos, worship, hoe Variety of activities are siple with a hands-on approach Older youth $15.95 Teacher $79.95 Kit All ages $123 1,236 Annual subscription (Sept-August) on church size Closely graded ages 2-8th grade Seester: $7.49 Teacher $28.49 Starter Kit $6.99 Learner UN NOTES: Coloring coding: Yellow Children/Middle School; Blue Tweens; Green Youth; Orange All ages any including young adult and adult ASA = Average Sunday Attendance / AWA = Average Worship Attendance When visiting the website to search for curriculu, go to or Bible Translations: o NRSV New Revised Standard Version o NKJV / KJV New King Jaes Version / King Jaes Version o CEV Conteporary English Version o NLT New Living Translation (paraphrased) o TEV Today s English Version o NIV New International Version For updated overviews of curricula for children, youth & adults and ore in-depth reviews, see Building Faith For ore inforation or questions regarding this chart contact spearson@cpg.org 9