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Eden is a college student who lost her dad to illness while she was just 18 years old. Overcoming the pain and loss by trusting in the Lord and seeking Him has allowed her to carry on his ministry efforts, spreading the Gospel and sharing that Christ is enough, no matter what.

Length: 5:48 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

Jess grew up without an understanding of God or the church. She married a young soldier named Tell and when he died in service in Iraq, Jess was forced to face life alone. Her salvation story unfolds as the Lord drew her near to Himself using a chance meeting with another soldier who was with Tell when he died.

Length: 7:18 | Format: 1920 x 1080 MP4

"These are more than stories, they are reminders of God’s heart for the lost. He cares deeply that when even one is dead in their sins, they would come to know the goodness of God.”

The Lost Trilogy is a light-hearted re-telling of the parable of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Lost Son. The actors perform as narrators, storytellers, and characters that creatively portray the story of each parable. Each parable points to God’s heart for the lost and the celebration that occurs when the lost are found. 

• By: Terrance Jackson & J. Roger Davis
• Length: approximately 8 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors
• Theme Verses: Luke 15
• Downloadable PDF

"God’s plan for your life is not so fragile that it can be derailed by something like where you might want to go to college, or even if you want to go to college at all.”

• By: Jonathan Skaggs
• Length: approximately 7 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 2 female, 1 male
• Theme Verses: Matthew 6:33, Proverbs 3: 5 - 6
• Downloadable PDF

"May we look through the eyes of God, may we join the angels next time so we can really see, that the lost finding Jesus is the celebration that the world needs to see.” 

Root For the Home Team is a spoken word piece that illustrates the difference between how we celebrate our passion for sports or our sports idols, and how we celebrate the work of Christ in the lives of those around us. This script points us towards seeking those that are lost, emphasizing the importance of our role in leading people into a life-giving relationship with Jesus and the eternal celebration of the lost becoming found. 

• By: Terrance Jackson & Brian Hill
• Length: approximately 4 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors
• Theme Verses: Luke 15:7, 10, 32
• Downloadable PDF

"We are here in the East of Eden living in the aftershock of our rebellion, grappling with the consequences of what we chose, and what we gave away.”

East of Eden is a spoken word piece that depicts all that was lost during the fall of man in the Garden of Eden. Illustrating the joy and beauty of God’s creation through the eyes of Adam and Eve, we also see the devastating nature of sin and the loss of relationship with God the Father. In the end, the question is posed of how we can restore that broken relationship and find our way back to the Father. 

• By: Jonathan Skaggs
• Length: approximately 6 minutes 
• Actor Needs: 3 actors
• Theme Verses: Genesis 3
• Downloadable PDF

Video games have become a huge part of our lives, but have you paid attention to all the fun details? Put your knowledge to the test in as you power through one question to the next in this second volume of Retro Games trivia!

You will be shown a picture of a famous trio. Can you name each individual member of the group?

An anagram is a word formed by rearranging the letters of another word. With that, let’s see how well you can figure out what countries these anagrams are formed from.

You will be given a specific Chick-Fil-A menu item and a FALSE number of calorie count. Simply decide whether the real calorie count is more or less.

Student ministry has changed a lot over the last eight years, so why shouldn’t your resources? We have put a fresh face on all of the digital and physical resources of The Thread: Discovering the Thread of the Gospel Through the Big-Picture Story of the Bible. The team also went through this 52-week downloadable Bible study to ensure that the same lessons you love and trust are built for today’s students. We’ve tossed out the dated material, cleaned up some previous grammatical errors, and made a better version of one of our most popular year-long Youth Ministry Bible studies! 

Purchase The Thread and learn about God's story and how He wove His thread of love through every page. 

Student ministry has changed a lot over the last eight years, so why shouldn’t your resources? We have put a fresh face on all of the digital and physical resources of The Thread: Discovering the Thread of the Gospel Through the Big-Picture Story of the Bible. The team also went through this 52-week downloadable Bible study to ensure that the same lessons you love and trust are built for today’s students. We’ve tossed out the dated material, cleaned up some previous grammatical errors, and made a better version of one of our most popular year-long Youth Ministry Bible studies! 

Purchase The Thread and learn about God's story and how He wove His thread of love through every page. 

Table Talk is a four-session sermon series that will focus on four conversations Jesus had while sharing meals with His disciples and others. This series will challenge your students to evaluate their heart posture toward things like repentance, love, busyness, and pride and consider how their lives can reflect the heart of Jesus at the table.

Go and make disciples. Isn’t that what Jesus asks every youth ministry in the world to participate in? And every church, for that matter? If that’s the case, how are you orienting your ministry calendar to ensure maximum discipleship is taking place? And how are you measuring those things? In this Masterclass video, we’re going to unpack the three elements of Jesus’ Great Commission and give you six thoughts on ways to weave discipleship into your ministry calendar.

So, you’ve got a volunteer team- that’s awesome! Have you ever considered structuring that team to provide clarity, fruitfulness, and fulfillment for those who serve with you? The idea of structure can feel intimidating or unnecessary, but a few key considerations could unlock the potential in the team of motivated volunteers you’ve already got. In this single-session Masterclass, we will look at what you can do to structure your volunteer team to ensure that they thrive in their key serving roles.

I once heard it said that when you get to the end of your time in ministry, you want the people who know you the best to love and respect you the most. How are you doing with that? If our spouse and our kids are our first and most important ministry, are we honoring the Lord with our time and our attention to them? In this one-session Masterclass, I want to give you ten tips to consider that can help you to do great ministry while being a great spouse and a great parent.

Youth ministry is hard. If we aren't careful, the stress and anxiety that comes with ministry can damage us, our marriage, our relationship with our children, our walk with the Lord, and our ministry. In this two-session Masterclass, Dr. Jody Dean will break down some practical ways to identify and navigate the stress and anxiety we all struggle with before it's too late.

The months and weeks that lead up to your youth ministry's camp or retreat can be a bit chaotic for youth workers, volunteers, parents, and students alike. But they don't have to be. Let me share with you five things that we do and send in our ministry before we leave for any camp or retreat.

Every youth pastor is excited to have first-time guests checking out the youth ministry. The question is, are you ready for them when they arrive? When a first-time guest shows up at your ministry's front door, does it look like you were expecting them, or does it look more like you are surprised they came? Let me share with you some ways we are intentional in welcoming first-time guests to our ministry area.

What is your strategy for youth mission trips? How are you making missions accessible to as many students as possible, no matter where they are in their faith journey? Let me share with you have we have done it by creating a multi-tiered youth missions strategy.

Recruiting volunteers isn't seasonal; it's constant! Or, at least, it should be. Let me share with you three tips that our ministry uses to successfully recruit our volunteers.

You will be shown a distorted image. Simply decided whether or not that distorted image is a banana.

You will be given a list of popular TV Shows and the name of one of them in French. Simply decide which TV Show the French translation is referring to.