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Have you ever asked a middle-school kid you know what's up with "the gospel "? Can they explain what it is and why it matters to a kid? Or do they suspect that being good, listening to parents, and obeying rules is ultimately what God expects?
What's Up is a flexible middle-school curriculum workbook using illustrations, stories, and interactive activities to help kids understand why the gospel really is good news. What's Up answers the real questions of identity and purpose that begin to unfold in middle-school hearts and minds. Revealing God's love, forgiveness, and power to change, What's Up helps fourth through eighth-grade students understand that the gospel is all about God making us into who he meant us to be all along. As they learn how to lean wholly (and happily) on Jesus through these formative years, their lives are changed from the inside out.
The curriculum guides middle-school age students in discovering Jesus through fifteen 90-minute lessons that can be expanded to cover twenty-six weeks. The student guide offers age-appropriate activities, fun illustrations, questions to think about, and personal application activities for home. Teachers will find easy-to understand instructions and notes, helps and directions to make teaching the gospel to children clear and simple in the corresponding teacher guide. What's Up is easily adapted to a wide variety of group settings, including Sunday school, youth group, Christian school, and homeschool. The corresponding Teacher Guide offers easy-to-understand instructions and notes, helps, and directions to make teaching the gospel to children clear and simple. Requires little work outside of the classroom or teaching setting.
Show moreHave you ever asked a middle-school kid you know what's up with "the gospel "? Can they explain what it is and why it matters to a kid? Or do they suspect that being good, listening to parents, and obeying rules is ultimately what God expects?
What's Up is a flexible middle-school curriculum workbook using illustrations, stories, and interactive activities to help kids understand why the gospel really is good news. What's Up answers the real questions of identity and purpose that begin to unfold in middle-school hearts and minds. Revealing God's love, forgiveness, and power to change, What's Up helps fourth through eighth-grade students understand that the gospel is all about God making us into who he meant us to be all along. As they learn how to lean wholly (and happily) on Jesus through these formative years, their lives are changed from the inside out.
The curriculum guides middle-school age students in discovering Jesus through fifteen 90-minute lessons that can be expanded to cover twenty-six weeks. The student guide offers age-appropriate activities, fun illustrations, questions to think about, and personal application activities for home. Teachers will find easy-to understand instructions and notes, helps and directions to make teaching the gospel to children clear and simple in the corresponding teacher guide. What's Up is easily adapted to a wide variety of group settings, including Sunday school, youth group, Christian school, and homeschool. The corresponding Teacher Guide offers easy-to-understand instructions and notes, helps, and directions to make teaching the gospel to children clear and simple. Requires little work outside of the classroom or teaching setting.
Show moreDeborah Harrell is the Overseas Educational Advisor for Serge, with
a degree in Child Development and Family Relations from the
University of Arizona. Deborah is the author of the award-winning
children's novel, Pinto's Hope, and contributing author of numerous
articles in professional journals. She is also the coauthor of The
Gospel-Centered Parent; What's Up? Discovering the Gospel, Jesus,
and Who You REALLY Are; and What's Up? Elementary: Learning about
God and Yourself. She lives in North Carolina with her husband,
Jason, and their daughter.
Jack Klumpenhower, the son of a missionary pastor, is a television
news writer by trade, but a Bible teacher by passion. He is the
author of Show Them Jesus: Teaching the Gospel to Kids and the
coauthor of The Gospel-Centered Parent and What's Up: Discovering
the Gospel, Jesus, and Who You REALLY Are. Married with two
children, Jack is a freelance writer living in beautiful Durango,
Colorado.
"Congratulations to Deborah and Jack for taking on the most
challenging group of allour kids. In What's Up? they attempt to
teach young people both the gospel and how to live out of the
gospel. Why wait until we get locked into a pattern of performing
or pretending? Why not be discipled in the gospel from the
beginning? That is what these creative and engaging lessons do and
do well." -- Stephen Smallman "Assistant Pastor, New Life
Presbyterian Church, Glenside, PA; author of The Walk-Steps for New
and Renewed Followers of Jesus"
"Harrell and Klumpenhower's What's Up? middle school curriculum
beautifully lives up to its subtitle: Discovering the Gospel,
Jesus, and Who You REALLY Are. I love its thoroughness,
flexibility, and teaching style. More importantly, its model of
student discipleship (believedon't just try harder) coupled with
the practical 'make-it-stick' section packs a powerful
gospel-driven one-two punch. It should be required curriculum for
all youth ministries!" -- John C. Kwasny "PhD, Director, One Story
Ministries"
"Have you ever wondered how you could explain the great truths of
the gospel to your children? What's Up? takes you step by step with
solid teaching, thoughtful questions, insights, and practical
applicationalways leading you to Christ. It is a must-read for
parents, teachers, young and old." -- Rose Marie Miller "Author of
From Fear to Freedom and Nothing Is Impossible with God"
"I love this study! Deborah Harrell and Jack Klumpenhower have done
a fine job at communicating gospel-saturated truth for students and
have given teachers a reliable and easy-to-use guide. What's Up? is
a helpful tool to faithfully plant and water the gospel of Jesus
Christ in the hearts of students. If you are looking for a
biblical, Christ-centered, and holistic study for teenagers, look
no further!" -- Brian H. Cosby "Author of Giving Up Gimmicks:
Reclaiming Youth Ministry from an Entertainment Culture and Rebels
Rescued: A Student's Guide to Reformed Theology; pastor and
visiting professor at Reformed Theological "
"If you read Jack Klumpenhower's book, Show Them Jesus, but didn't
think you could teach as well as Jack doesdon't worry. The What's
Up? curriculum and teacher's guide give you everything you need to
teach your middle school students the same amazing gospel lessons
Jack presented in his book. You'll have parents thanking you for
the amazing way their kids are learning deep gospel truths like
justification, adoption, how to recognize false repentance, and how
to offer true forgiveness. It doesn't matter what curriculum you
are currently using with your middle school, put it on hold and get
your kids through this materialthat is what I am going to do at my
church." -- Marty Machowski "Family Life Pastor and author of Long
Story Short and Old Story New, The Gospel Story Bible, the Gospel
Story for Kids curriculum and Prepare Him Room"
"Preteens can be critics. It's just part of how we grow at that
age. Deborah and Jack know the best way to fight a critical spirita
clear vision of Jesus, an honest assessment of our hearts, and a
faithful commitment to working out the implications of the gospel
in our relationships. What's Up? is a clear and engaging tool for
applying these truths to middle school kids." -- Jared Kennedy
"Pastor of Families, Sojourn Community Church, Louisville, KY"
"What an amazing gift, What's Up? is going to be for middle-school
and junior-high ministry, and parents of fifth through
eighth-graders. Debbie Harrell and Jack Klumpenhower have done an
outstanding job of contextualizing the gospel of God's grace for
kids in one of the most vulnerable for formative seasons of life. I
get excited just thinking about how this curriculum, in the hands
of grace-loving leaders, will help disciple a new generation of
gospel-equipped, Jesus-loving students. And let me add, the
teachers are going to benefit just as much as the students. Great
job, Debbie and Jack. More, more, more!" -- Dr. Scotty Ward Smith
"Founding Pastor of Christ Community Church; Teacher in Residence
at West End Community Church; author of Everyday Prayers: 365 Days
to a Gospel-Centered Faith"
"What's Up? is a curriculum that will challenge both students and
teachers to delve deep into the definition, meaning, and
significance of Christianity. It encourages students to look
squarely into their hearts and discover whether or not they are
truly living for themselves or for their Creator." -- Susan Wall
"Children's Ministry Curriculum Coordinator, Capitol Hill Baptist
Church, Washington, DC"
"Words can't express how thankful I am for this curriculum. As a
former middle school Bible teacher, I know how impossible it is to
find truly gospel-centered material presented in a format that
young people can process . . . and will find interesting at the
same time. In a church youth culture awash with moralistic messages
and frilly silliness, What's Up? sets the standard of good news
written for young minds. Seriously . . . I can't recommend it too
highly." -- Elyse Fitzpatrick, Author of Good News for Weary Women
and coauthor of Give Them Grace "Author of Good News for Weary
Women and coauthor of Give Them Grace"
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