Curriculum and Teaching

At MOVE 2023, high school students around the country discovered the incredible hope of giving up control. They heard the hope-filled call of Jesus to follow him at all costs NEVERTHELESS allowing Him to truly live through them.

“I am crucified with Christ: NEVERTHELESS I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” - Galatians 2:20

This resource bundle is full of the powerful digital pieces you loved from MOVE 2023. The bundle includes:

Experiences:

• Visio Divina
• SELAH
• Kingdom Worker Card prompts – 20 from the summer + 10 new exclusives
• Connections game (slides + instructions)
• Spiritual Formation Society

Video Content:

• Jesus Collages (9 videos)
• Wrestle film (4 episodes)
• Daily theme bumpers (5 videos)
• Speaker videos link (available on YouTube)

Theme Content:

• Theme verse
• Daily theme slides
• Blank theme slide

In this four-part video series, Jon Kehrer leads students through the life of Elijah. This resource is great for middle school students to take a deeper look at what it means to serve Christ fully.

This Expert Series includes four lessons equipped with scripture topics, teaching videos, discussion questions, and prayer prompts. Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming.

"And Then" is a five-part small group series designed for high school students that follows the life of Peter, as a disciple and follower of Jesus. These lessons will allow you to look through the scriptures and ask yourself where you fit into all of this. You will have the opportunity to look at what it means to follow Jesus, see Jesus, trust Jesus, fail, and repeat the cycle.

"And Then" includes five lessons equipped with scripture topics, teaching videos, small group activities, discussion questions, and prayer prompts.

“Rise Up” is a five-part series in which Jackie Hill Perry uses spoken word to talk through the life and legacy of Joseph. This resource consists of five videos followed by a set of powerful conversations for your high school students. Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming.

“Rise Up” is a great resource for your students to take a look at the life of Joseph and the example he gave us to live with integrity regardless of life’s circumstances. 

"God With Us” is a three-part small group series with teaching videos from Michael DeFazio. The teaching will unpack God’s holiness and how the holiness of God changes us, our relationships, and our allegiance. This is great for high school students. Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming.

“God With Us” is a great devotional to challenge your students to walk in holiness through every aspect of their lives.

In this four-part video series, Nate Bush explores Paul’s letter to the Colossians and what it has to say to students who want to be Kingdom Workers today. This is a great resource for high school students to take a closer look at the good news of the Gospel. Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming.

This devotional looks at what it means to be empowered by the Gospel and what it looks like to bring good news to every aspect of your daily life.

"Contrast" is a four-part small group experience based on the book of 1 John. John touches on several tensions that believers then and now are dealing with on a daily basis - tensions between light and darkness, belief and denial, obedience and rebellion, and ultimately, love and fear. Each lesson includes a passage of scripture to read and activities to interact with a small group of people.

Contrast is specifically designed for high school students, and comes with four lessons equipped with prayer prompts, games, and discussion questions.

Please note: This curriculum does not come with teaching videos.

Contrast is a four-part series consisting of videos and discussion questions where Christine Lee looks at the theme of Contrast through the lens of the book of 1 John. This series is a great resource for junior high students to talk through different aspects of life where they must choose light or dark. Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming.

Contrast will challenge your students that you can’t be half in and half out when it comes to Jesus in the same way that light and darkness can’t occupy the same space.

"Batteries" is a three-part series consisting of videos and discussion questions that dive into what it means to be a Christian fully connected to Jesus. This resource tells the story of Brandon as he navigates a normal Wednesday with his crush and his best friend. Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming.

"Batteries" is an excellent resource for junior high students to look at what it means to be a Christian who lives with integrity.

The Gospel Story lesson is a fun and creative way to present the Gospel to your preteen students, brought to you by SuperStart.

It comes with a video that is just over six minutes long and illustrates the Gospel in a way that is easy for your preteen students to understand. Along with the video are NEW small group activities and discussions that will drive your fourth through sixth graders into deeper knowledge about the Gospel story. This lesson can be used in your Sunday School class, for your weekend programming, or for any other way you can imagine it! 

Contact is a five-week curriculum on prayer that puts a modern twist on helping students learn how to pray. Using a centuries-old model called Lectio Divina, students will have the opportunity to read through scripture, meditate on scripture, pray through scripture, and, finally, contemplate the scripture by physically doing a small activity that ties into the topic. 

Provided in this curriculum are five lessons on prayer for your junior high students. Each lesson contains two or three different activities and could be practiced in your weekly programming, in small groups, or in different stations during a night of prayer. Also, included is a series of short “bumper” videos called “Howie Pray.” Each one gives a silly different tip on prayer. This is all brought to you by Believe.

This hands-on resource is designed to walk your group through the Sermon on the Mount while experiencing it in your own community. You have the option to move through 3 different locations, spending focused time in prayer, and discussing 7 readings from the Sermon on the Mount.

Sermon in the City includes 7 focused times of reading and prayer through the Sermon on the Mount and is written as a script for easy accessibility. This could be used in your weekly programming as you lead your junior or high school students through the readings, but best in a small group setting used by multiple youth leaders!

This four-week lesson plan is designed to help junior high students understand that their ultimate identity is found in Christ. Each lesson consists of a main verse and idea, an opening activity, discussion questions, and talking points. This plan also includes one 5-minute film. Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming.

Junior high students will learn through this four-week lesson plan that they were created for a purpose, and a life lived with purpose is a life filled with joy.

"Switch" is a four-part junior high devotional that walks through the CIY short film “Switch.” Each lesson features discussion questions, a Kingdom Worker challenge, scripture reading, prayer, and a particular portion of the film. This lesson will lay out conversations about the concept of “look, listen, and lean” – a practical way for students to find truth from Jesus. The film centers around the story of Nicodemus.

Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming. This devotional will give your students an example of how they can seek Jesus for the truth and fully trust Him.

With is a four-week curriculum (with a bonus fifth-week option) that was made by Believe to help your junior high students understand that they were created to be in a relationship with God and with others. 

"With" includes four lessons, three "Institute For Loneliness" videos, a worksheet, and other graphics to make it your own. The optional fifth week is a celebration lesson to cap off this series. This lesson includes game graphics and a short video by Katie Edwards. This could be used in your weekly programming or in small groups with your junior high students.

Open is a four-week curriculum (with a bonus fifth-week option) that was created by Believe to help junior high students understand what it means to be generous, and how generosity should be a natural response to God’s gifts in our lives.

It includes four lessons with graphics, a countdown bumper video, and customizable slides to make it your own. The optional fifth week is a bonus celebration! This lesson includes the Open film, game graphics, and lesson graphics. Open curriculum could be used in your weekly programming or in small groups with your junior high students.

Power Up is an engaging and interactive 3-part devotional series for preteen students to help explain the power that the Gospel gives all of us. This series breaks down the Gospel through the lens of a video game. Originally designed to help pastors navigate a discussion through Zoom, these lessons can also be used in small groups in your weekly programming.

This devotional series is a fun tool for ministers to help explain the Gospel and what it means to fight temptation and be wise.