Camp! Just the word evokes all kinds of memories -- campfires and S'mores, water sports, games and competitions, and time with friends and leaders. Build it around creative programming designed to strengthen students to become fully devoted followers of Christ and you've got the purpose of Life-Changing Camps and Retreats. Youth leaders will find detailed guidance to conduct two unforgettable summer camps and two complete weekend retreats. Everything you need is here: a purpose statement for each program, plus complete programming ideas that include - games and competitions - message outlines - quiet times - photocopyable handouts - creative small group curriculum - program schedules ...and lots more! This year, head for camp with this proven resource from one of the country's premier student ministries -- and impact your campers with life-changing moments they'll never forget.

Life-Changing Camps and Retreats

Religion & Spirituality

Boshers, Bo

Christian Books & Bibles

Zondervan

Volume 2 of the high-powered, sharply targeted new small group curriculum for students from Willow Creek's Student Impact Series.

Compassion for Lost People

Student Impact Team

Religious Studies

The high-powered, sharply targeted new small group curriculum for students for Willow Creek's "Student Impact."

Learning to Serve

From one of today's leading youth ministries, Student Impact, comes a dynamic approach to life-changing small group meetings. Developed by Bo Boshers and staff, the Small Group Resources series not only helps students apply the Bible to the issues they face today -- it also teaches them how to develop honest relationships that foster strength, maturity, and accountability. Each book in this series contains twelve lessons complete with outlines, ideas, and reproducible handouts -- everything you need to achieve maximum results with your small group. We can equip students to impact the world by showing them God's heart for the nations. In a world full of problems, many voices claim to have the answers. But God had the solution long ago -- and your students fit into His plan for revealing it to a desperate world. Volume four of the Student Impact Small Group Resources Series teaches your students to develop a global perspective. They'll learn to expand their prayers and priorities as they come to see God's heart for the world. This volume helps your students discover: - that God is sovereign -- in charge always, everywhere - why Christians should be different from the rest of the world - what it's like to be a missionary - missionary calls they can answer without leaving home - how to pray for the world . . . and more.

Lifelong Calling, A

Here is everything you need to know to make effective use of competitive activities in your student ministry, adding fun and energy but also increasing your ability to reach the seeking high school student.

Impact Sports

Murphy, Troy

The world's most passionate, effective evangelists are right in your youth ministry! No one can top your students in effectively introducing their friends and family to Christ. And now is the time to help them learn how. Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition Leader's Guide is a book written with both you and your students in mind. Included is everything you'll need to help students discover and develop their unique evangelism styles. Based on the proven program Becoming a Contagious Christian (developed at Willow Creek Community Church), this Youth Edition Leader's Guide includes an Evangelistic Styles Assessment and activities for individuals, partners, and small groups that will teach the evangelistic skills students can use every day---with powerful results. It's designed to be most effective when used in conjunction with the Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition Student's Guide as you use the Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition evangelism course curriculum kit. Revised and expanded by one of America's foremost youth ministers and teachers, Bo Boshers, this exciting, highly interactive approach addresses the specific needs and challenges of students---in language they can relate to. Students will learn how to: * be intentional in developing relationships * transition an ordinary conversation to a spiritual conversation * tell in plain language their personal story of meeting Christ * share the gospel message using two illustrations * answer ten common objections to Christianity * pray with a friend to receive Christ This course is flexible so you can teach it in several different formats: eight 60-minute sessions, four 3-hour sessions, or one- to three-day retreats. Content, leader's notes, and activity instructions are clearly laid out and easy to follow. You'll also find: * 'Heart Check'---a brief devotional at the beginning of each session written specifically for you, the leader * 'Get Connected'---notes to help you get inside the hearts and minds of students * 'Going Deeper'---optional activities you can use to give students a more in-depth understanding of the material Drawing on the expertise of some of today's foremost leaders in evangelism and student ministry, this powerful program will equip you to train your students with the knowledge, skills, and confidence they'll need to become truly contagious in reaching their friends for Christ.

Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition Leader's Guide

Hybels, Bill

Strobel, Lee

Mittelberg, Mark

God wants to use you to make an eternal difference in the lives of your friends.And there’s no better time than now. After age nineteen, the chance of your friends coming to Christ drops to 6 percent. That’s right: 6 percent. That means if anyone is going to help them discover a real relationship with the God who loves them, it will probably need to be you.If you’re like many Christians, you really want to share your faith, but you don’t know how. Just the thought might seem scary.You don’t have to act weird or become someone you’re not. What’s so cool is that God wants to use you the way you are―your interests, your personality, your strengths, and even some of your weaknesses. You’ll be amazed at how these are the very things the Holy Spirit can use to help you confidently relate to your friends and introduce them to Jesus Christ. Forget about long, boring lectures. The exciting sessions in this book are full of lively discussions, role playing, and all kinds of opportunities to interact with your group. You won’t just get to know your group members better, you’ll get to know yourself better, too. You’ll find out which of the six evangelism styles fits you. You’ll learn how to share your faith in a natural, authentic way with other students who need God’s love and truth. And you’ll discover the unbeatable joy of seeing people you care about become real followers of Christ! It’s designed to be most effective when used in conjunction with the Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition Leader’s Guide as you use the Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition evangelism course curriculum kit.

Becoming a Contagious Christian Youth Edition Student's Guide

Children's Books

Religions

HarperChristian Resources

Includes 55 personal devotions, 11 small group studies, and a leader’s guide!Ever feel tired of trying really hard to be a Christian? Being a Christ-follower isn’t about trying really hard; it’s about training to be more like Jesus so he can transform you into the person he made you to be. G-Force shows you how.The “Five Gs” of G-Force are markers or guides for your spiritual journey. They are designed to help take the guesswork out of what it really means to be a fully devoted follower of Christ―to live like Jesus would if he were in your place. In personal devotions and weekly small group gatherings you’ll learn about:Grace: Move beyond religious rules and regulations and learn how to live in God’s grace–then learn how to share this grace with others. Growth: Discover how spiritual practices can bring you closer to the heart of God.Groups: Experience an authentic community where you will learn what it means to know and be known―to have real and intimate friendships throughout your life.Gifts: Identify your spiritual gifts and dedicate them to serving God―then watch how God uses your gifts to impact the world in amazing ways.Good Stewardship: Trust God with all your resources and discover what it means to live with freedom and generosity.Each session you’ll be challenged to think about what you really believe and learn how to have a deeper relationship with God and with others. Once you discover the power of G-Force, you learn that ultimately, being a Christian is about Christ with you and within you, guiding and empowering you to become more like him. Attention Student Ministry Leaders!G-Force uses an innovative new approach that engages students both individually and in small groups: individually with daily devotions, guided journaling and creative experiences; and in small groups with a weekly Bible study and group activities. The result is two weeks of foundational training and powerful teaching that will equip students for a lifetime of full devotion to Christ.

G-Force: Taking Your Relationship with God to a New Level

You want to make a huge, lasting difference in the lives of students, right? The Be-With Factoris a powerful, practical, and sustainable mentoring approach that does just that. It’s patterned after Jesus’ example of being with his disciples in a variety of real-life settings. It’s not another program, but it’s about reaching a generation by focusing on a few and doing life with them. Amazing things happen when you spend time with a student purposefully and intentionally—running an errand together, going to the store, grabbing lunch, letting ministry happen naturally. The impact of your faith, shown in everyday life, will transform students’ lives—and the impact on one student has the potential to reach a whole generation. Being with not only works, it’s Jesus’ way. Set forth in careful detail by two veteran leaders who live it, the Be-With factor isn’t an add-on—it’s the very heart of youth ministry. This book will help train and equip you, and once you adopt the Be-With lifestyle, it will revitalize your passion to make an eternal difference in students’ lives.

The Be-With Factor: Mentoring Students in Everyday Life

Poling, Judson

Having the right person in a young person’s life can make a huge difference. Jesus knew that, so he spent time with his young disciples, talking with them, listening to them, having fun with them― being with them in everyday life. Imagine students in your ministry having wise, caring mentors in their lives. They can! Jesus’ model of how to transform lives is needed today more than ever before. This generation needs to discover how real faith plays out in the real world. Six important, thought-provoking sessions help junior high and high school students consider how God shows he is real, what he really wants from his followers, what his purposes are for their lives, why it matters what they believe, how he keeps them strong when life is hard, and the kind of people he wants in their lives. This student guide is supported by coaching and leader’s notes in the book The Be-With Factor, but it can also be used alone. These questions help you initiate some of the most rewarding and genuinely lifechanging moments you and a student will ever experience.

The Be-With Factor Student Guide: Six Questions Students Need to Ask about Life with God

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