Curriculum Review

As a Youth Pastor I have read and gone through several youth ministry books and curriculums. I have enjoyed many of them. One that has really challenged me to plan and prepare for the youth ministry that I am part of is the Double Vision Curriculum. This course is written by Ron Luce and chronicles the systems he has used to run the ministry of Teen Mania. He uses his example as an outline for every youth pastor to use as far as the nuts and bolts of running their youth ministry.

The book has so many practical ideas and gives many templates for you to write out your own objectives, goals, strategies, and measures. I went through the curriculum almost 3 years ago, and I really need to go through it again to hone what my ministry is about and what God really wants to do through it. I would encourage you to check it out. It is a valuable resource.

The VAULT

Throughout the 5 years I’ve been a part time youth pastor, I’ve used numerous curriculums to share with my students. Each of them has been beneficial in their own ways, but none of them compared to the one I’m using now. The VAULT is a curriculum I started using 2 months ago and it’s proven to be everything I could hope for and some. Packed with Biblical content, great discussion starters, complete sermons, PowerPoint’s, skits, ways to involve parents, and much more, I’ve found that it really is a VAULT of gold for every youth pastor!

The VAULT team is even giving out a month’s worth of material to everyone who emails them at theVAULT@teenmania.org. I’d definitely give it a try.