Book of Hope.
Call 800-328-HOPE for order information

The Book of Hope is an inexpensive presentation of the Gospel of John formatted for a youth audience and includes special art and Scripture pages to present the message of the Gospel effectively.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: This is a distribution piece. Great for outreach.

District Youth Conventions and Camps.

These district events have multiple purposes and multiple benefit. For the unconverted, such events provide an extended setting for friendships to be built and needs to be addressed. Such events are quite effective in establishing inclusion into a youth group.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: Be well-rested. These events are typically a week or weekend in duration. Setting is provided.

Group’s Best Jr. High Meeting.
GPH 03TW1613 Vol. 1
GPH 03TW3135 Vol. 2

More than 30 ready-to-use sessions specially geared to the needs and interests of junior high youth. Includes complete session plans, plus a variety of ideas for crafts, programs, group discussions, role plays, and handouts. Diversity of lessons covering such themes as dating, self-confidence, peer pressure, faith, stress, parents, and drug abuse.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: 1 hour of preparation needed for each session. One hour sessions preferred. Youth meetings, special events.

It’s All About Uth Video Series.
GPH 731TW331 Precious & Few
GPH 731TW332 More Than Feelings

30 minutes of preparation needed for each session. These issue-oriented videos on topics like friendship, divorce, AIDS and abortion include four segments, each about 5 minutes in length. Hard-hitting and straightforward dialogue by four students confronts challenging questions

RESOURCE APPLICATION: Enclosed discussion guide allows campus club, Sunday school, small group, or fellowship group to continue discussion.

Life On The Edge video series by James Dobson.
GPH 26TW0512

Candid video series for youth that prepares them for the challenges of adulthood. This course features 7 50-minute video sessions on 4 video cassettes and covers: Finding God’s Will For Your Life; Myth Of Safe Sex; Love Must Be Tough; Keys To A Lifelong Love; Emotions, Can You Trust Them?; When God Doesn’t Make Sense; and Pornography: Addictive, Progressive, and Deadly. Includes leader’s guide with reproducible handouts and the book, Parenting Isn’t for Cowards.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: Instructor preparation 1 to 2 hours per session. Leader’s guide provides necessary helps for leading discussion. Time needed is 7-8 hours. Ideal for weekend seminar or 8-week outreach course. Could also be used in a youth service. Supplemental Resource: Parenting Isn’t For Cowards by James Dobson.

Power Surge videos.
For free catalog contact Michael Cardone Media Center

The Power Surge library includes rockumentary videos on topics like sex, drugs alcohol, rock ‘n roll, divorce, parents, dating, stress, loneliness, self-image, depression, suicide, abortion, AIDS/STDs, homosexuality, racism, and more.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: 1 hour preparation needed for each session. Videos are fast paced and 16 minutes in length. Includes discussion guide. Use in weekly meetings, school Bible clubs.

PowerHouse.
GPH 02TW0852

A year’s worth of sermons and socials for youth groups. Contains materials for planning, promoting, and executing a variety of programs in such categories as salvation, evangelism, Christian growth, special events, and other areas. Also includes creative clip art, meeting posters and overhead masters. 3-ring binder.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: 2-3 hours of preparation needed for each session. Designed for 1 or 1 1/2 hour sessions. Weekly youth meetings, retreats.

Quest for Freedom music cassette & booklet.
731-902 Booklet

Share the gospel with teens in their own language&emdash;music. Quest for Freedom is a pop/rock full length music audiocassette designed to present God’s plan of salvation to a non-Christian listener. The Quest for Freedom booklet teaches teens to share their faith and gives practical suggestions for using the audiotape. The booklet also contains bulk order information for the audiotapes.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: The tape is an ideal giveaway item for evangelism

Search for Significance: Youth Edition.

A study and discussion tool for youth groups, weekend retreats, camps, and one-on-one counseling. Helps teens feel good about themselves and accept Christ’s forgiving love. Covers such issues as popularity, materialism, dishonesty, and fear of failure. Includes contemporary illustrations of young people.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: Depends on how used. As a general rule requires 1 hour preparation for 1 hour of use. Can be done in 1 hour segments but schedule should be flexible, not forced. Retreats, camps or one-on-one.

Sex, Lies, & the Truth by Rolf Zettersten.
GPH 26TW0271

Brings young viewers face-to-face with the realities of unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and AIDS. Professional athletes and celebrities assure teens that waiting to engage in sex is not a sign of weakness.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: Plan for 1-2 hours to adequately prepare for discussion. Video is 30 minutes & discussion will follow. Youth service, small group setting, retreat.

Teen Life EXTRA Radiant Life.
Radiant Life
34 651 58

Teen Life focuses on issues and stories that affect today’s teens. Interviews with teens and youth groups, testimonies from Christian athletes, and stories about real Christians making a difference in their world will be featured. Each quarter, Teen Life includes a special evangelism EXTRA designed for your teens to give to their friends as a witnessing tool.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: May be used in any youth outreach effort. Comes included in Teen Life.

Teens in Crisis.

5-session video series specially produced for teens. A teen narrator sets the tone for candid conversation as other teenagers share their thoughts and experiences. Reveals to teenagers the biblical principles that relate directly to their lives and the trials they sometimes face. Tape topics are: Relationships with Parents, Relationships with Friends, Relationships with the Opposite Sex, Relationships with Self, and Relationships with the World.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: 1-2 hours of preparation recommended for each session. Tapes are 20 minutes long; follow with discussion. Youth meetings, weekend seminar, retreat, campus Bible club.

Turning Point.
For catalog call 800-879-4770

Training and curriculum resources are provided for small group sessions in the local church. These main areas are covered: 1) Focused discipleship for special needs such as drug addictions, alcoholism, eating disorders, sexual addictions, etc. 2) General discipleship that focuses on felt needs. 3) Friend-to-friend evangelism.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: Plan to give 3-4 hours preparation for each hour of meeting. Plan for 6-13 sessions depending on which materials you choose. Can be done in a 2 day seminar or weekly class.

Why Wait? Series.
GPH 03TW3357

Written for teens who are preparing to enter the dating scene, or teens already dating, and for parents.

RESOURCE APPLICATION: Plan for 2-3 hours preparation for each 1 hour session. 8-16 one-hour sessions depending on depth of coverage. Youth meetings, retreat, parents meeting.