Youth
Resources
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Successful
Youth
Mentoring
Publisher - Group Publishing |
Once you decide to develop a mentoring ministry in
your church and have determined the goals and format, recruited your mentors
and mentees, you need to find resources to help your mentors as they mentor.
This resource is an excellent place to begin as it provide both the information
to help you plan your mentoring ministry as well as 24 complete Mentoring
sessions for your mentors to work through with their mentees.
Favorite Features
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reproducible resources
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walks you through everything - what mentoring is, how to mentor, why mentor
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24 excellent sessions - your mentors will find very do-able - excellent!
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each session begins with helpful background application for mentors - excellent!
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each session includes a number of options so the mentors are able to design
each session to better meet their mentees needs - excellent!
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each session has many excellent conversation generating questions
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each session has a truth statement - the point for the session - excellent!
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each session builds on a Scriptural principle - excellent!
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"Something extra" at the end of many sessions gives additional ideas to
try.
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active format helps involve mentees so they do not just sit and get "lectured"
to
I find this resource to be well written and thoughtfully
designed to be a genuinely effective tool for those who are willing to
commit to mentor another. I am pleased to see it encourage the one
on three mentoring model and believe this resource will go far in helping
both mentors and their mentees grow in their walks with God! Extremely
well done Group!
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Quick Connect
Publisher - Group Publishing |
Favorite Features:
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on CD-ROM adding to the ease of use and accessibility
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I would just like to see it a resource able to be utilized on the Macintosh
as well as Windows
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questions for kids to answer to help you gain insight and better evaluate
how to help them
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stores completed questionnaires and results in a secure file so you can
evaluate results, but kids will not be able to access
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ability to print out individual results for kids so they will have a copy
of their own strengths and areas to grow in
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utilizes Scripture to encourage and affirm in the evaluations
This resource can be an effective tool to help youth
leaders evaluate and better understand the teens they are ministering to
so they are better able to be more effective. Nicely done Group Publishing.
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Projects with a Purpose
- Celebrating Christ
with Youth led Worship
Author - Stephen Parolini
- Teaching Teenagers to Pray
Author - Michael Warden
Publisher - Group Publishing |
Favorite Features:
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reproducible resources
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four complete lessons on each topic
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bonus ideas for extra fun and learning
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strong use of Scripture
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Bible background for teachers
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teacher tips - excellent, helpful information
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table talk handouts to encourage conversation between teens and parents
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active and interactive lessons - excellent!
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complete, informative introductions with helpful information
I like the "Projects with a Purpose" resources for youth
as they will provide unique, memorable and meaningful opportunities for
teens to participate in learning. Teens will truly understand and
be able to live in their lives the lessons they learn so they will actually
experience the difference it makes in their lives. Extremely well
done Steven, Michael and Group Publishing!
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Group's Active
Bible Curriculum -
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Jr. High/Middle School |
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WHAT'S A
CHRISTIAN? |
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Prayer |
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Heaven
&
Hell |
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Applying
THE BIBLE
to Life |
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What is
God's Purpose
for Me? |
Publisher - Group Publishing
Favorite Features:
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Biblically sound and solid
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reproducible
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each book includes course objectives and complete, helpful information
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clear objectives and aim for each lesson
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variety of important and interesting topics
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options for teachers
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active and interactive lessons to help kids truly learn
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table talk flyers to encourage conversation at home - excellent
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bonus ideas for additional learning and fun
These resources are well written and will be genuinely understood, remembered
and lived out in the lives of the Jr. High/Middle School age kids in churches
where they are utilized. They are an excellent choice for Jr. High
and provide an additional option for 5th & 6th grade classes as well.
Extremely well done Group Publishing!
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High Impact
Worship
Dramas
Author - John Duckworth
Publisher - Group Publishing |
Favorite Features:
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30 creative, funny and effective skits for use in church
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reproducible
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Bible passage and topic for each skit to help them be effective attention
getters and point makers
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expression symbols
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set up information - very helpful
Dramas, when they are creative and fun, can be a most
effective tool to help make a point and capture the attention of your teens
- and adults. These dramas ae quick to prepare, easy to present and
will serve as an effective tool to help make a point. Very well done
John and Group.
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Downloading
the Bible
Author - Jonathan Brant
Publisher - Youth Specialities/Zondervan Publishing |
Favorite Features:
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short, sweet, sound and interesting both in format and content - excellent!
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leader's guide includes eight complete, extremely well written, creative,
interesting and fun sessions to take teens - both Jr & Sr High - through
the Bible - excellent!
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leader's guide includes reproducible resources
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Old Testament and New Testament books outline each book of the Bible to
help them be more understandable and includes
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information on the main theme, author, setting, people and interesting
features/topics/passages
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Old Testament and New Testament books explain the people, culture and setting
of the Bible with humor - very interesting and enjoyable to read
This resource would make an excellent choice to utilize
with small groups, mentors and regular youth opportunities to help teens
develop an interest understanding and joy in and from God's Word!
Extremely well done Jonathan and Youth Specialities/Zondervan Publishing!
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