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Get one year of preteen ministry curriculum designed to help 4th-6th graders STEP UP their walk of faith, learning and practicing Christian disciplines with 52 engaging weekly service plans.
Are your preteens ready to practice spiritual disciplines on their own to deepen their relationship with Jesus and strengthen their faith in God?
Preteens are ready to not just hear about Spiritual Giants in the Bible, but they are ready to take their own steps toward becoming Spiritual Giants themselves.
This item, like all our resources, is only available as a download.
The curriculum is designed for you to jump in and start using at any point throughout the year. Although we recommend to use certain series on certain months, feel free to use any series whenever you want.
All series are available for immediate download.
This item, like all our resources, is only available as a download.
See below for the full scope and sequence of STEP UP: One Year of Spiritual Disciplines for Preteens.
September
Set Apart is a bold, 4-week preteen ministry series designed to help preteens understand what it means to live holy lives in a world that constantly pushes them to fit in.
October
Speak Up is a powerful, 4-week preteen ministry series designed to help preteens build a deeper, more personal prayer life using a pattern inspired by the Tabernacle—a place where God met with His people.
November
The Feast is a 4-week preteen ministry series that invites preteens to truly enjoy God’s Word—not just read it—by developing lifelong habits of discovering, savoring, and standing on the truth of Scripture.
December
Pirates, Rockstars, and Farmers is a high-energy, 4-week preteen ministry series that uses unforgettable characters to help preteens explore the powerful and practical idea of stewardship—how we care for and use all that God has entrusted to us. (This series also includes a bonus event!)
January
Defending the Faith is a 4-week preteen ministry series designed to equip students with tools to stand confidently in their beliefs. Through apologetics, real-world evidence, and personal testimony, preteens will learn how to defend their faith with gentleness, clarity, and courage.
February
Love is Greater is a 4-week preteen ministry series that explores how true love—God’s kind of love—compels us to share the greatest gift of all: the Gospel. Through practical and powerful lessons on evangelism, preteens will learn that loving others means wanting, thinking about, and doing what’s best for them—giving them God. (This series also includes a bonus event!)
March
G.O.A.T. (Greatest of All Time) is a 4-week preteen ministry series that helps preteens understand their role in the Church—God’s greatest team of all time. Through a high-energy team competition and hands-on learning, preteens will discover the Church isn’t a building—it’s them.
April
April
100 Percent is a 4-week preteen ministry series that helps students grasp the true meaning of worship—offering every part of their lives to God. From singing to silence, from creating art to cleaning rooms, preteens will learn how to give God their full attention, affection, and action. (This series also includes a bonus event!)
May
Sync is a 4-week preteen ministry series designed to help preteens build a closer, more personal connection with God by practicing spiritual disciplines that foster communion with Him—like confession, journaling, and remembering Jesus through communion.
June
Surf is a 4-week preteen ministry series that invites preteens to ride the wave of God’s will by exploring how to serve the local church with purpose, joy, and action. Through the story of Nehemiah and a month-long service challenge called Surv Day, preteens will discover how to partner with God in Kingdom-building. (This series also includes a bonus event!)
July
Focus is a 4-week preteen ministry series that challenges students to pursue holiness by developing spiritual disciplines that keep their eyes on Jesus. Using Hebrews 12:1–2 as a guiding passage, this series helps preteens remove sin, distractions, and excuses as they run their race with perseverance.
August
Zookeepers is a 4-week preteen ministry series that helps students understand and manage their imaginations in ways that glorify God. Through the creative metaphor of a zoo, preteens will explore how to fill their minds with God-honoring thoughts, take wild ideas captive, and train their imaginations for worship and discernment.
ABOUT THE CURRICULUM
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EACH LESSON INCLUDES:
- Opening Game & Lesson Intro to set up the lesson.
- Bible Reading Time where preteens learn to read God's Word FOR THEMSELVES and discuss it in Small Groups.
- Interactive Lessons that draw preteens into the discovery of Biblical truths.
- Response Time when preteens will engage in "workshop-style" activities that challenge them to think more deeply about what they are learning and move into action.
KEY FEATURES:
- SLIDES: Preteens tend to respond well to visual instruction. Many preteens watch YouTube and Instagram rather than listen to the radio. Adding a small screen (even a laptop) will allow you to use the slides to make each lesson stick!
- VIDEO: Enhance each lesson with OPTIONAL videos you can play from a laptop, a TV, or any screen. Each lesson's video content helps to keep preteens' attention and support what you're teaching them in person. However, you can teach the lessons WITHOUT these videos if you prefer.
- AUDIO: Each lesson has OPTIONAL audio tracks, including music for transitions and sound FXs that support teaching points. Once again, you can teach the lessons WITHOUT these audio tracks if you prefer.
PRETEEN TARGETED.
Our curriculum is preteen targeted. Our team knows preteens and what makes them tick. Every single lesson is written with the spiritual, emotional, physical and mental development of 4th-6th graders in mind.
OUR PRETEEN CURRICULUM IS FOR:
- Big or Small Preteen Ministry: We write our curriculum for both big and small preteen ministries. Whatever the size of your group, you can edit as needed to fit the needs of your preteen ministry.
- All Denominations (and Non-Denominations): All our lessons are theologically broad enough for all church denominations (and non-denominations). We stay central to the core truths of Christianity and don't focus on denominational differences.
- Sunday School or Small Groups: Does your church have an active Sunday School program? Our curriculum is a good fit for you. If your group has more than 12 preteens, then use our curriculum as a tool to disciple them in a small group setting.
WHAT MAKES OUR PRETEEN CURRICULUM UNIQUE?
Preteens are unique. They need—and deserve—their own ministry curriculum.
Here are 5 important ways our custom curriculum meets preteen needs:
1) Preteens are beginning to think for themselves.
As younger kids, they simply accepted a lot as “truth”. Now, they’re asking questions and considering things from multiple angles. This new questioning nature can naturally extend to matters of faith.
This questioning is good! It’s healthy. Preteens need support to work through their questions and arrive at an authentic, deeply rooted faith.
2) Preteens are in transition from childhood to adolescence.
No longer kids, preteens are still not quite teenagers. They're constantly developing, always in transition. And the change pervades all the areas of their lives: cognitive, physical, social, emotional and—importantly—spiritual.
The changes can be as rapid as they are profound. Excellent preteen ministry curriculum respects and embraces this reality.
3) Preteens want to "own" their relationship with Jesus.
Yes, it is possible for preteens to “own” their relationship with Jesus. They’re ready and willing!
They can notice God’s action in their own lives. They can develop habits of prayer, worship, and Bible reading. In short, they are equipped to nurture their own relationship with God. They are ready to “own” it.
4) Preteens need a coach, not just a teacher.
As ministry leaders, we must foster an environment for God to move in the lives of preteens. In this respect, our role is less like a teacher, and more like a coach.
Many preteen ministry leaders think of themselves as teachers, imparting information, helping their students to “get it”. And teaching is part of the job, to be sure. But it’s just the beginning of the job.
A coach guides and encourages. They equip others for success. Ultimately, however, a coach sits on the sidelines. It is the players who must put all the coaching and the teaching into action.
And they will make mistakes. So the coaching continues, and over time the preteen grows into an adult who can act as their own coach.
5) Preteens learn by doing.
How often do you hear people gush over the impressive listening skills of preteens? The fact is that preteens learn much better by doing than by listening.
Preteens love to play games, use their hands, feel the rush of surprise and action. To be really open to any process, it helps for preteens to feel that they are a part of it from beginning to end.
Our preteen curriculum is loaded with fun-tested games and hands-on activities that feed the restless and active preteen spirit.
I enjoy purchasing this curriculum for my students. The lessons give me a great base to build from or just use what is there if I am in a pinch. The graphics are top notch and games are provided if that's your ministry model. Always great stuff!!
The outlines, lessons, artwork with these weekly sessions are truly a God send for those of us with full time 'other than ministry' obligations yet wanting more for our students each week. Thank you for such quality products at very affordable costs.
This was our first purchase and I can’t wait to start using this on Sunday mornings! Takes a lot of pressure off of us for prepping each week and it is very spot on for the circumstances we are living through currently. Thanks for the special offer!!