Youth Ministry Curriculum and Resources

Anchored is a small group bible study curriculum that helps students find common ground within the faith, so they are better prepared to interact with the ever-changing ways of the world. Anchored teaches difficult topics that are addressed with doctrinal and apologetical resources. And the good news is, students who have grown up in church will receive just as much help as students who have only recently come to faith.

The Thread is a small group bible study curriculum designed to accomplish two simple things. First, your students will learn the big-picture story of Scripture. Your students will learn what the Gospel is, and how it courses through the narrative of Scripture. The Thread will teach your students God’s story, and how God wove His thread of love through every page of it. 

The Jesus Studies cut through the confusion, teaching your students a Christ-centered look at the major issues they deal with in their lives. These lessons are not watered-down, topical Bible studies. This studies reveal how Jesus weighs in on the very issues your students are confronted with on a daily basis. Your students will learn to see life through the person of Christ. 

The Life is a small group bible study curriculum that will equip your students to understand exactly what it means to live as a follower of Christ through a unit-based study of discipleship.

Prepare Him Room is a two-session Christmas series that helps students pause in the middle of the season and focus on what matters most. Christmas isn’t about tradition, lights, or gifts; it’s about Jesus who came near and came to save.

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King and Kingdom is a 4-session series that invites students to encounter Jesus in a fresh way. By exploring key moments in the Gospel of Mark, students will discover what it means to follow a King who defies expectations and to live in a kingdom that transforms everything.

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Grace and Transformation breaks down the powerful truths found in the book of Romans. Through this journey, students will gain a fresh understanding of God’s grace and be challenged to live lives that reflect the gospel they believe. Each week unpacks a key teaching of Paul’s letter, guiding students to experience the freedom, hope, and purpose that come from a transformed life in Christ.

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Have you ever thought to yourself, I can’t hear God? In a world filled with noise—social media, friends, pressures, and expectations, it can be hard to know if God is speaking, let alone what He’s saying. Louder will help students recognize God’s voice. This series will guide students to discover what it looks like to hear from God, to know the power behind His voice, to know that He will never speak shame and fear into their hearts, and to learn how to respond when God speaks. 

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New: First Steps for New Christ Followers is a powerful 4-week devotional journal that will help students take the first steps on their new journey with Christ.

Enjoy this resource? Check out Nuevo: First Steps for Christ Followers [Spanish Edition] here. 

What if there were a resource to help students take ownership of their faith? Introducing Next: Growing a Faith That Lasts, a four-week devotional journal that helps challenge and equip your students to take ownership of growing deeper in their faith.

Now: Impacting Your World for Christ (Right Now!) is a four-week devotional experience that will help your students understand the purpose God has in store for them; catch God's vision for exactly how He wants to use them; and practice real, practical ways to impact their world.

If someone asked you to tell them who Jesus was and what His mission on Earth was, what would you say? The answers to these questions have an eternal significance. John knew that, and that’s why he wrote his account of Jesus’ life. This four-week devotional will help you reflect on the purpose behind Jesus’ life, ministry, miracles, teachings, and divine claims. John: The Way, The Truth, The Life will come alongside this disciple of Jesus to help illuminate the truth that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. By reading and praying through the Gospel of John, you will have the opportunity to learn what Jesus came to do, why He came to do it, and how He calls us to live as His followers. John goes to great lengths to show us that the only place we can find true, everlasting life is in the Light of the world, the Lamb of God, the Good Shepherd, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. 

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Welcome to Scarblem – Fall Edition! In this fast-paced word scramble game, letters float across the screen in a swirling autumn mix. Work with your team to piece them together and uncover the hidden fall-themed word before anyone else can.

How to Play

Split your group into equal teams and have everyone start at the back of the room. Each round, scrambled letters will appear on the screen. Teams work together to solve the puzzle, then send one player racing to the front with their guess. The first player to answer correctly earns a point for their team. Play through the rounds to see who wins the Scarblem crown!

Gear up for Stat Boost Showdown – Fall Edition! Each round, two enchanted fall-themed items face off—like a football that always spirals perfectly or one that never gets dropped. The big question: which magical boost is better? Only one way to find out…

How to Play

A contestant secretly picks their favorite enchanted item. Then the two options appear on screen and the crowd chooses by moving to the side of the room that matches their pick. If your choice matches the contestant’s, you stay in. If not—you’re out! Play until the last few remain to see who survives the showdown.

Autumn’s heating up in Quickfire – Fall Edition! This fast-paced circle game puts your reflexes and memory to the test as you race to keep the answers flowing. With fall-themed prompts, it’s all about thinking on your feet before the leaves—and players—start dropping.

How to Play

Players take turns around the circle answering the prompt. If you stall, repeat an answer, or slip up with the wrong word or sound, you’re out. The game keeps moving like falling leaves until only one sharp player remains standing as the winner.

Bring the fall vibes and the fun! Crowd Cues: Fall Edition turns your whole room into a living autumn scene. The crowd acts out fall-themed prompts — think pumpkin carving, hayrides, and jumping in leaf piles — while one lucky contestant stands on stage and tries to guess what’s happening. It’s energetic, hilarious, and full of fall flavor!

How to Play

Split your crowd into two teams. Each round, send one contestant from each team to the stage and reveal a fall-themed prompt to the audience. The crowd acts it out (no talking!) while their teammate tries to guess. The first contestant to guess correctly wins the round and earns a point for their team. The team with the most points after all rounds wins!

Simply fill in the blank with what you think the majority of the people in the room will pick. Whatever the majority says is the only correct answer.

It's a simple Halloween true or false game. Let's go!

Ready to get your students connecting and engaged? Use these fun “Never Have I Ever” statements to create some Halloween engagement. Have the group put up 10 or 5 fingers, and then use the slides to see who wins!

This game showcases student's knowledge of this spooky scary holiday. Whether students love watching scary movies or dressing up as their favorite characters, they can test their halloween knowledge in this trivia game!