You thought you had the whole summer mapped out. You throw in your last load of laundry before the Sr. high mission trip Costa Rica and it hits you: “Holy smokes, who’s teaching Sunday school this Sunday?” Then, the second wave of panic hits: “Yikes, who’s teaching youth group while I’m gone?”…
This Sunday will be week 4 for us in our Reframing Jesus series from Simply Youth Ministry Store. We used it for our Sunday morning program and the students got into it. The questions were great which sparked good discussion and more questions.…
Our student ministry had Kurt Johnston teach for us this past month. “Jealous?” (I tried to write that in my best Jon Lovitz impersonation) TBH – that’s how “the kids” say “To be honest…” – we had Kurt “in house” via video.…
Today I was looking through some really excellent small group curriculum. I loved the way it dug into lead students in going deeper with their relationship with Christ. However, it also held one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to pre-written curriculum: It was really written for an adult, not a student.…
Freebie: The Art of Tweaking Curriculum – Part 4: Storytelling in Curriculum My final thoughts on curriculum are in regards to the actual small group lesson. Most lessons include a video clip or short scripture with a couple of questions. This is often the point at which we think our students will tell us, “They know it all.” …
Freebie: The Art of Tweaking Curriculum – Part 1: The Intro “What are you doing in your youth group?” I inquired, really just wanting the basic ideas of what this youth guy was trying with his students. His answer was surprising. …
