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Since the beginning, Simply Youth Ministry has been committed to helping you do what matters most. We’re honored to be a partner in the incredible work God wants to do in your congregation and your community.
You’ve chosen to trust us, and we trust you as the builder, the leader, the shepherd of your youth ministry. Other curriculum options are rigid, inflexible, and unyielding. That isn’t our style. LIVE delivers a workable, adjustable framework that can be adjusted to the unique characteristics of your church. We’re dedicated to flexibility, affordability, and viability.
Are your busy leaders discouraged by how much time it can take to prepare for a small group gathering? We’ve heard that frustration from many youth workers, so we’ve written lessons that emphasize discussion, dialogue, and meaningful connections among your teenagers, allowing your leaders to focus on building healthy relationships with their students and just spending time with them.
You’ve chosen to trust us, and we trust you as the builder, the leader, the shepherd of your youth ministry. Other curriculum options are rigid, inflexible, and unyielding. That isn’t our style. LIVE delivers a workable, adjustable framework that can be adjusted to the unique characteristics of your church. We’re dedicated to flexibility, affordability, and viability.
Are your busy leaders discouraged by how much time it can take to prepare for a small group gathering? We’ve heard that frustration from many youth workers, so we’ve written lessons that emphasize discussion, dialogue, and meaningful connections among your teenagers, allowing your leaders to focus on building healthy relationships with their students and just spending time with them.
Year One
- The Full Story of God - (4 weeks)
- Identity - (3 weeks)
- Who is God? - (3 weeks)
- Belonging in Community - (3 weeks)
- Dangerous People - (3 weeks)
- Life of Jesus: Things That He Said - (2 weeks)
- Following Jesus - (2 weeks)
- Family - (3 weeks)
- Reading & Understanding Your Bible - (3 weeks)
- Changes - (3 weeks)
- Pain and Struggles - (3 weeks)
- Sexuality: What Was God Thinking? - (2 weeks)
Year Two
- 4 Things You Need to Know - (4 weeks)
- Doubt - (2 weeks)
- Church - (4 weeks)
- Wise Choices - (2 weeks)
- Friendship - (2 weeks)
- Love - (2 weeks)
- Life of Jesus: Things That He Did - (2 weeks)
- Evangelism - (3 weeks)
- End Times - (3 weeks)
- Worship - (2 weeks)
- Sexuality: What Are You Thinking? - (2 weeks)
- Stewardship - (3 weeks)
- Serving - (3 weeks)
- Grow On Your Own: Pt. 2 - (2 weeks)
Year One
- Biblical Purposes - (5 weeks)
- Identity - (2 weeks)
- The Law & The Prophets - (4 weeks)
- New Testament - (4 weeks)
- Family Life - (3 weeks)
- Spiritual Habits - (6 weeks)
- Sex - (3 weeks)
- Life of Jesus - (4 weeks)
- Friendships - (3 weeks)
- Prayer - (2 weeks)
Year Two
- Life Purpose - (5 weeks)
- Parables of Jesus - (4 weeks)
- Integrity - (3 weeks)
- Pain & Struggles - (3 weeks)
- Growing On Your Own - (3 weeks)
- Serving Others - (5 weeks)
- Social Justice - (5 weeks)
- Other Religions - (5 weeks)
- Healthy Relationships - (3 weeks)
Year Three
- Well-Rounded Faith - (5 weeks)
- Character Traits of a Leader - (3 weeks)
- Nehemiah - (3 weeks)
- Tough Questions - (3 weeks)
- Sayings of Jesus - (4 weeks)
- Spiritual Growth - (6 weeks)
- Community - (3 weeks)
- Sex & Dating - (3 weeks)
- Character Traits of God - (4 weeks)
- Fruit of the Spirit - (2 weeks)
Year Four
- Life of Mary - (5 weeks)
- Miracles of Jesus - (4 weeks)
- Why We Believe - (3 weeks)
- Healthy Dating - (3 weeks)
- Rahab, Ruth, and Esther - (3 weeks)
- Lifelong Faith - (3 weeks)
- James - (5 weeks)
- End Times - (2 weeks)
- Worship God, Love Others - (4 weeks)
- Life After High School - (4 weeks)
- Genesis: I’m Only Human - (4 weeks)
- Genesis: The Chosen Ones - (4 weeks)
- Ruth: Faithfulness in Action - (4 weeks)
- Ecclesiastes: Reality Check - (4 weeks)
- Malachi: Empty Religion or Vibrant Faith? - (4 weeks)
- Mark: Call to Discipleship - (5 weeks)
- Mark: Spiritual Focus, Physical Realities - (5 weeks)
- Acts: God’s Unstoppable Movement - (8 weeks)
- Galatians: Free to Live - (6 weeks)
- Ephesians: Discovering Who We Are - (4 weeks)
- Ephesians: Being Who We Are - (4 weeks))
- Philemon: The Power of Transformation - (3 weeks)
- James: A Practical Guide for Christian Living - (5 weeks)
- 1 Peter: Suffering Well - (3 weeks)
- 1 Peter: Live Differently - (4 weeks)
- 1 John: A Solid Foundation - (5 weeks)
Old Testament
- Genesis - (6 weeks)
- Exodus - (4 weeks)
- Deuteronomy - (4 weeks)
- OT Snapshots - (6 weeks)
- Jonah - (2 weeks)
- Isaiah - (4 weeks)
- Psalms - (5 weeks)
New Testament
- Matthew - (5 weeks)
- Acts - (6 weeks)
- Romans - (6 weeks)
- 1 Corinthians - (6 weeks)
- 1 & 2 Timothy - (4 weeks)
- Hebrews - (4 weeks)
- John - (6 weeks)
- Revelation - (4 weeks)
Adult Leadership
- Basics of Working with Students
- Your Leadership Role
- Four Cries of a Student’s Heart
High School Leadership
- The Basics
- The Impact of Leadership
- Balancing Act: The Doing Side of Leadership
- Balancing Act: The Being Side of Leadership
- Leading the Mission
- Tasks & Relationships
Junior High Leadership
- Two Sides of Leadership
- The Life of a Leader
- Authentic Leadership
- Developing Solid Leadership
High School Small Groups
- The Foundations of Leadership
- Living Out Leadership
Junior High Small Groups
- Character & Leadership
- The Leader’s Heart
Christmas
- Week 1: Mary
- Week 2: Joseph
- Week 3: Jesus
- Week 4: The Angels
- Week 5: The Wise Men & King Herod
- Week 6: Simeon & Anna
Easter
- Week 1: Ash Wednesday
- Week 2: Palm Sunday
- Week 3: Good Friday
- Week 4: Easter Sunday
Single-Day Holidays
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Valentine’s Day
- Earth Day
- Mother’s/Father’s Day
- Thanksgiving Day
Bible Stuff
5-Week Small Group Video Curriculum
by Kurt Johnston
Bible Stuff 2
5-Week Small Group Video Curriculum
by Kurt Johnston
Tuff Stuff
5-Week Small Group Video Curriculum
by Kurt Johnston
Reach Out
4-Week Small Group Video Curriculum
by Greg Stier
The Way I'm Wired
6-Week Small Group Video Curriculum
by Katie Brazelton feat.Joshua Griffin
Week 1: Who Do You Say I Am?
Week 2: Jesus and His Parables
Week 3: Jesus and His Best Friends
Week 4: Jesus and His True Mission
Week 5: Jesus and the Supernatural
Week 6: Jesus, the Slaughtered Lamb
I Just Want to Belong
- Week 1 - Identify Me
- Week 2 - Who’s My Daddy?
- Week 3 - Child of God
- Week 4 - Walk Like God’s Kid
Your Parents: Who's in Charge?
- Week 1 - What Does Honoring Even Mean?
- Week 2 - Home Cred Is as Important as Street Cred
- Week 3 - Can We Learn to Communicate?
- Week 4 - Why Can’t We Just Get Along?
Self-Image vs. God's Image
- Week 1 - What I See When I Look in the Mirror
- Week 2 - What the World Says About Me
- Week 3 - What My Friends See When They Look at Me
- Week 4 - Christ’s Reflection in Me
What About Your Friends?
- Week 1 - Who’s in Your Space?
- Week 2 - The “BFF” Standard
- Week 3 - Dealing With Conflict in Friendships
- Week 4 - Saying Goodbye
Oneness With God
- Knit Together - (Psalm 139:1-18)
- Lord of the Vines - (John 15:1-8)
- Treasures - (Deuteronomy 7:6-9)
- Helicopter View - (Psalm 32:8-11)
- Pour It On - (Ephesians 1:5-6)
- That Kind of Love - (Romans 5:6-11)
- Universal Laws - (Matthew 22:37-40)
- Conviction vs. Condemnation - (Romans 7:14–8:4)
- Meant for More - (Jeremiah 1:4-10)
Sin and Separation
- A Good Kind of Cover-Up - (Psalm 51:1-6)
- Sons (and Daughters) of Anarchy - (Luke 15:11-24)
- Dark and Confused - (Romans 1:18-25)
- Path Finders - (Proverbs 14:12)
- I Answered, But No One Was Calling - (Isaiah 64:1–65:2)
- Paycheck - (Romans 6:22-23)
- The Impossible Task - (Romans 12:9-21)
- Dude, You Are So Dead - (Judges 2:10-15)
- Big Sin, Little People - (Matthew 18:1-4)
Consequences and Crying Out
- Restoration Recipe—a Trilogy - (2 Chronicles 7:11-16)
- God vs. Humans - (Acts 5:17-42)
- Transformed - (Romans 12:1-2)
- When Wisdom Fails - (Proverbs 3:1-12)
- ’Fess Up - (1 John 1:5-10)
- Broken Hearts and a Loving God - (Psalm 51:16-19)
- True Confessions - (Romans 10:9-13)
- True Story—No Yoke! - (Matthew 11:28-30)
- Just Get a New One! - (Psalm 51:7-15)
God Hears and Restores
- New Thing - (Isaiah 43:1-19)
- The Power of Love - (Hosea 14:1-9)
- Rock-Hard Hearts - (Ezekiel 36:22-27)
- Out With the Old, In With the New - (2 Corinthians 5:11-21)
- Backbreaking Backpacks - (Psalm 145:8-20)
- God So Loved the World…and You! - (John 3:1-17)
- Better Than the World’s Best Glue - (Romans 8:31-39)
- Good Works Through Grace - (Ephesians 2:1-10)
- What’s in a Name? - (Acts 4:1-12)
