YFC Resources & Follow Up
Information below on:
• EQ
• RS2
• Mettle
• YFCONE
Life after The Art of Connecting? - Get going with EQ!
Life after The Art of Connecting could throw up some exciting prospects for your group as those who have grown in their faith over the seven weeks find they want to go deeper in their own personal discipleship or bring their non-Christian friends along to your youth group.
Rather than view it simply as a training course, we encourage you and your group to adopt the Art of Connecting as a Lifestyle! EQ is the follow up - the ongoing equipping and encouraging of your teenagers to live out their life for Jesus and be connecting their friends to their story and that of Jesus. Whether through bi-weekly coffee-catchup's or by means of a small group - go for it! Get inspiring your young people to keep going!
To find out more about what EQ can mean for you and your young people
See www.eqnet.info
To learn more about what 'EQ' - the follow up to the Art of Connecting, could mean for you please contact rachael.heffer@yfc.co.uk
Follow-up Resources:
At Youth for Christ we ensure that our discipleship resources our tailored to meet the needs of your young people. Our resources are published on a termly basis and can be used 'off the peg' or left to your own bespoke needs. Whether you are an experienced youth-worker or a volunteer just starting out, you will find plenty in these resources to challenge and inspire.
With this in mind, let us draw to your attention to our range of resource material:
It's over ten years since Youth for Christ launched Rock Solid - the UK's first structured and termly supported evangelistic 11-14s programme. Since then, Rock Solid has gained an excellent reputation for helping hundreds of churches connect with this age group in ways that are fun, relevant and exciting.
Rock Solid has all the material you will need to run hour-long weekly sessions that are fun, fast-moving, creative and inspiring to both leaders and young people alike. The hours you spend on preparation can now be spent building friendships with your group. Whatever the size of your group, Rock Solid provides material that you can easily adapt.
Visit www.yfc.co.uk/resources/rocksolid for more details.
RS2 was born out of the success of Rock Solid . Now, over 5,000 11-14 year olds attend RS2 groups every week. It's ideal for those who are a step on from Rock Solid and who want to deepen their understanding and relationship with Christ. RS2 provides all the material you will need to run hour-long weekly sessions that are fast-moving, Bible-based, creative and inspiring. Your young people will love the fun and energy of RS2, and the material will enable them to discover a biblical perspective on lifestyle issues that matter to them.
Visit www.yfc.co.uk/resources/rstwo for more details.
Designed for use with both churched and unchurched youth, Mettle is aimed at developing Courage, Spirit and Character in the lives of your young people. Following Core Biblical topics, exploring Hot Potato lifestyle issues and including Wild Card ideas for youth socials, Mettle has everything you need to run a 14-18s youth group.
Visit www.yfc.co.uk/resources/mettle for more details.
As part of our commitment to helping 14-18s discover and develop a living faith in Jesus Christ, Youth for Christ in association with CWR produce these fantastic, fresh and relevant Bible reading notes, to encourage personal devotion, private prayer and reflection on the world they live in. Published three times a year, Mettle Bible Reading Notes are available at www.yfc.co.uk/shop.
[As a Mettle Resource subscriber, do note that you also receive five free copies of Mettle Bible Reading Notes per term.]
Youth for Christ has been partnering with our friends at Alpha since 2002, developing a cutting edge youth version of the globally successful Alpha course. With an annual Youth Alpha conference and an age-streamed, dynamic resource, this could be the next step in the life of your youth group, as they seek to introduce their friends to the Christian life, go deeper in their walk and indeed hone their skills as potential leaders.
Visit www.youthalpha.org for more details.
or visit:
http://www.yfc.co.uk/youthalpha
http://uk.alpha.org/youth
Getting Stuck In:
If your youth group are looking for ways they can get stuck into mission of maybe even explore the possibility of a year out with Youth for Christ, then why not consider the following?:
For your older youth considering gap year options, Youth for Christ , under the banner of YFCONE provide a wide range of exciting, creative and evangelistic year out programmes. Whether it's sport, dance, music, leadership or communication that makes your young people tick, YFCONE has a year out place available.
Visit www.yfcone.com for more details.
A new wave of mission is about to take place across the whole of the UK in 2008. Churches and youth groups are joining up to the vision of Hope 2008 to see every denomination, movement, stream and conference uniting in prayer, community action and outreach. As part of the youth arm of Hope 2008, Youth for Christ are involved in the Hope-Revolution , a community based website providing a platform for young people to network via tools such as MySpace and Facebook, and to download inspirational talks, access devotional material and generally get a flavour for what youth the breadth of the UK are involved in as they gear up to a year of strategic mission in their area.
Visit www.hope08.com and www.hope-revolution.com for more details.