Youth Ministry Curriculum and Resources

Grace, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students understand that God's grace is tied to His very character. The loving-kindness that He loves to show us is utterly undeserved on our part. And in Christ, the ultimate kindness was shown: we can know forgiveness from sins and eternal life through Christ only because of God's grace.

God’s Mission, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students trace the work of God's hand through time and history, watching Him put into place His mission to rescue people from the consequences of their sins.

Discipleship, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students see that the call to follow after God is intertwined with God's character, and is at the core of what it means to be a Christian. 

The Church, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students learn that the Church is pictured as the Body of Christ, positioned to represent Christ on this earth.

God’s Kingdom, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students interject aspects of God's Kingdom into the world around them, each day. And this has a powerful effect. It literally serves to draw others to God, in turn, welcoming them into God's Kingdom.

Persecution, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help students come to terms with living for Christ in a world that rejects Him.

God’s Compassion, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help students see that God has placed them in unique situations and circumstances and given them great opportunities to model His love and kindness to those around them.

God’s Faithfulness, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students will learn about the faithful nature of God, how His faithfulness is shown perfectly in the person of Christ, and how we are called to be faithful in our interactions as a result of our identity as children of God.

Forgiveness, one of the studies in the Activate line of Bible study curriculum, will help your students see how this forgiveness is carried out most vividly in the person and ministry of Jesus. And your students will be challenged to carry this message of forgiveness with them wherever they go.

God’s Presence, one of the studies in the Activate line of the Bible study curriculum, will help your students live their faith through good times and bad; the notion that God is always with them is one that has great relevance in their lives.

God’s Knowledge, one of the studies in the Activate line of the Bible study curriculum, will help your students rest in the truth that God is in control, that He sets things right, and that we are truly and forever known.

God’s Power, one of the studies in the Activate line of the Bible study curriculum, will help your students draw strength and comfort from the fact that we serve an all-powerful God that is at work in and through us.

I Can Only Imagine: A 4-Week Devotional for Students is inspired by the film I Can Only Imagine and developed by the team at YM360. This devotional book will take teenagers on a month-long journey through God's Word as they explore the major themes of the film: redemption, forgiveness, and salvation.

In True Feelings: God's Gracious and Glorious Purpose for Our Emotions, a mother-daughter team clears away common misconceptions and mixed messages about our feelings to offer us a biblical perspective on emotions— helping us understand how they work, why we feel what we feel, and how to develop good emotional habits.

Unashamed: Healing Our Brokenness and Finding Freedom From Shame invites us to not only be healed of our own shame but also be a part of healing for others. Through the gospel, we discover the only real and lasting antidote to shame: exchanging our shame for the righteousness of Christ alongside others on this same journey.

Jesus And Identity: A 4-Lesson Bible Study, one of 13 Jesus Studies Bible studies, will teach students what Jesus meant when He challenged them to be salt and light, and they’ll be reminded that Jesus defines greatness differently than the world. This Bible study will help students discover who Jesus intends them to be.

Jesus and Culture: A 4-Lesson Bible Study, one of the 13 Jesus Studies Bible studies, helps students understand how to live as Christ-followers in the world they find themselves living in: being separate from the world but still living in it, how they're affected by media and entertainment, and embracing holiness in their interactions with culture.

Jesus and Your Image: A 4-Lesson Bible Study, one of the 13 Jesus Studies Bible studies, will teach your students how to project a Christ-centered image to the world.

Jesus and Loving Others: A 4-Lesson Bible Study will teach your students that loving others is second only to loving God, and that as Christ-followers, their very identity is to be defined by their love for others.

Jesus and Stuff: A 4-Lesson Bible Study will teach your students that it’s impossible to both love their stuff and truly love God, that stuff doesn’t add any real meaning to their life, and that they have to learn to see their stuff as God’s to be used as He sees fit.

Jesus and Your Faith: A 4-Lesson Bible Study looks at four examples of Jesus’ teachings on faith. Your students will understand exactly what faith in Christ is supposed to look like, how this faith impacts their lives, and how their faith is a vehicle for impacting the world in Jesus’ name.

Jesus and Tough Times: A 4-Lesson Bible Study will teach your students that when they experience tough times, they should express their emotions to God in real, honest ways, that faith in Jesus and His ability to lead them through trials is what will get them through tough times, and that Jesus stands ready to offer comfort to them in the midst of their tough times.

Jesus and Your Influence: A 4-Lesson Bible Study will teach your students that Jesus desires to use their influence to positively impact the world for God, that real influence comes when they put other’s needs before our own, and that the ultimate use of their influence is leading others to Christ.

Jesus and Forgiveness: A 4-Lesson Bible Study will teach your students what real forgiveness looks like, why their forgiveness is tied to how they forgive others, and how forgiveness dramatically impacts the lives of the forgiver and the forgiven.

Jesus and Relationships: A 4-Lesson Bible Study will help you teach your students that understanding and grace are keys to Christ-centered relationships, that Jesus laid out the right way to deal with conflict in a relationship, and that their relationship with Jesus must be the number one relationship in their lives.

Jesus and Your Future: A 4-Lesson Bible Study will teach your students that a forever-future with God is found through faith in Christ, that Jesus came so that we may have a future that is abundantly awesome, that we have to see our future as belonging to God to use as He sees fit, and that committing our future to God is the pathway to experiencing God’s favor, both now and in eternity.

Jesus and Mean People: A 4-Lesson Bible Study will teach your students that they’re called to treat mean people with grace, and in so doing, identify themselves with God, that they can have courage when facing mean people because the Holy Spirit is always with them, and that Jesus modeled how we’re to treat the meanest the mean of people in our lives.

On the Spot: No-Prep Games for Youth Ministry is a helpful resource including over 20 games not needing any preparation. Each 15-minute game is easy to use whenever your teenagers need to have some "fun in a flash."

Have you ever needed to pick a thing? Maybe you’re playing a game and need a thing to be picked at random. Maybe that thing is a prize! Or maybe it’s a name! Whatever the thing, Thing Picker is what you need! Just type out a list of things and Thing Picker will do its thing! Things can be picked at random, but you can also force it to pick a certain thing. This thing is cool. 

Have you ever needed to pick a number for a game? Number Picker is what you need! Just set the range and Number Picker will pick a number at random! Do you need it to land on a specific number for cheating reasons? No problem! You can force it to land on any number you want on the fly! 

We have taken items that you would commonly find in a living room and scrambled the letters. Let's see how many you can identify correctly.

Game includes: Title slide, rules, and 20 games slides

You will be given 3 clues, 1 at a time. See who can be the first to guess the correct answer with the fewest clues given.

Game includes: Title slide, rules, and 40 games slides

You will be given a name. Simply determine whether it's the name of a skateboard trick or a crazy hairstyle.

Game includes: Title slide, rules, and 20 games slides

Be the first to text the following phrase (with no mistakes) to the number your leader gives you.

Game includes: Title slide, rules, and 10 games slides

You will be given a list of state capitols on one side and a random list of their corresponding U.S. states on the other side. Your job is to play match maker. Simply match the correct state capitol with the correct state.

Game includes: Title slide, rules, and 12 games slides

This is a fun tool that shows how much your students clap, hoot, cheer, and holler. Use it for talent shows, dance-offs, and judging which student came back from winter break with the worst haircut.  

No fancy audio equipment is needed. The needle is moved by the person running the computer. They simply hover their mouse over a rectangle and that movement translates to the needle on the meter. It's super easy and takes competitions to next level!