Curriculum Resources for Adult classes

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   I am so pleased to be able to review a number of truly well done resources for adult classes.  You will find some general topics that work with adults and even teens.  Sometimes our adult ministries get "bogged" down in doing the same thing, in the same way that we always have, but there are so many excellent curriculum choices for adults  - consider selecting a few to use this year to challenge, encourage and equip the adults in your church and community!

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If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat - video curriculum Authors - John Ortberg, Stephen & Amanda Sorenson Publisher - Zondervan

• Favorite Features -
• Six complete sessions to help you face fears, learn to trust God and move forward living your life as God intends
• resource includes -
• VHS and DVD teaching resource
• Leader's Guide
• Participant's Guide
• Hardcover book
• Participant's guide walks people through the book/class with -
• questions to think about
• space to journal your video observations
• video highlights
• large group exploration
• small group exploration
• group discussion
• personal journey - space t journal your thoughts
• personal journey - suggestions of application projects
• Leader's guide includes -
• helpful information on how to use this resource
• six complete lessons
• complete text from participant's guide
• suggested response to participant's questions
• video includes -
• six sessions taught by John Ortberg
• presented with humor and passion
• video involves people John is teaching and this adds to the interest

    This truly powerful curriculum challenges people to say "yes" to Jesus, put aside their fear and get out of the boat to walk with Jesus!   I highly recommend this curriculum for every adult and teen class.  Tremendously well done John, Stephen, Amanda and Zondervan!

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The Bible Jesus Read Video Curriculum Author - Philip Yancey Publisher - Zondervan

• Favorite Features -
• Complete resource includes -
• video
• leader's guide
• participant's guide
• book
• eight complete sessions cover -
• Is the Old Testament worth the effort?
• Understanding the Old Testament
• Job:  Seeing in the Dark
• Deuteronomy:  A Taste of Bittersweet
• Psalms:  Spirituality in every key
• Ecclesiastics:  The end of Wisdom
• The Prophets:  God talks back
• Advance echoes of a Final Answer
• Each session includes -
• synopsis/key points
• outline
• materials
• introduction
• questions
• video presentation
• video highlights
• large group time
• personal reflection
• homework assignment
• charts, graphs, maps, throughout participant's guide

    This curriculum will give participants a solid understanding of the Old Testament while encouraging an interest in knowing more about what God has to say to us through this part of the Bible.  Extremely well done Philip and Zondervan!

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Playing God Video Curriculum Author - Tracey Lawrence Publisher - Group

• Favorite Features -
• 12 complete sessions cover challenging, but important topics, like -
• bioethics
• what it means to be human  - made in the image of God
• Christian ethics
• the information age
• cloning
• stem cell research
• eugenics
• artificial intelligence
• abortion
• in vitro fertilization
• euthanasia
• the future
• 12 cd and video clips from Breakpoint with Charles Colson and Nigel Cameron
• CD transcript booklet
• 6 participant guides
• one leader's guide - each session includes -
• getting started activity
• time for the cd/video and questions
• Scripture and questions
• activity suggestion for further study in the coming week on the topic presented

    This is truly a thought provoking and challenging study.  We as believers, need to know what we believe and where we stand on these difficult topics so we are able to stand for what we believe.  Extremely well done Tracey and Group Publishing!