Teen Bible Study

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Hi all! I’m new to the forum. I am wanting to start a teen bible study in my small parish. We just had Confirmation on Sunday and I’d like to engage these kids and encourage them to continue to walk in their faith. So many fade away after being Confirmed! I have 3 daughters, two are teens and they are all for me starting a teen bible study. They say that all their friends love me, so they know they will respond well, lol! I feel I’m being called to do this, so…HELP! I have NO IDEA where to start! Do I need to buy a program of some sort? If so, which? Can I just pick random bible passages and apply them to everyday life to make it come alive to the kids so that they can see that the Word of God is alive and relevant in today’s world??? Any ideas and/or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!
 
be careful about starting it without any guidance.

you can always do a bible study but you must always have the catechism of the catholic church on hand always. any conceivable question you might have would have it’s answer in the catechism.

i think it would be better to flip the scenario: read the catechism and follow the bible passages in order to understand the unity of the faith. this is the surest way to prevent any misunderstanding of catholic teaching.
 
dbgirl3 said:
Hi all! I’m new to the forum. I am wanting to start a teen bible study in my small parish. We just had Confirmation on Sunday and I’d like to engage these kids and encourage them to continue to walk in their faith. So many fade away after being Confirmed! I have 3 daughters, two are teens and they are all for me starting a teen bible study. They say that all their friends love me, so they know they will respond well, lol! I feel I’m being called to do this, so…HELP! I have NO IDEA where to start! Do I need to buy a program of some sort? If so, which? Can I just pick random bible passages and apply them to everyday life to make it come alive to the kids so that they can see that the Word of God is alive and relevant in today’s world??? Any ideas and/or suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!
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I highly suggest YDisciple

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God bless
 
if they are new believers the Book of John is an awesome place to start . You will defiantly see who Jesus says he is ! mix in Romans and Colossians and you have a great launch pad !
 
Hi dbgirl3, I encourage you to use Word Among Us devotionals,
and books they can be ordered at
wau.org
There are daily devotionals there that inspire and challenge
esp. Catholic young ppl to live the Christian life to the full!
GBY
 
Dear dbgirl3, you can try Catholic content at
wau.org
There are LOTS of articles and books AND daily
devotionals that you can try to adapt to a study gp!
GBY
 
If you haven’t done this before, it might be a good idea to start with a “canned” program.

The teens at our parish have used T-3. It’s a teen version of the Great Adventure Bible Timeline. It’s a little pricey if you get the whole package but it is very well done.
 
My husband and I became the youth leaders at our church last year around August or September and we were in the same boat. There hadn’t been a teen group for a while from what we understand, so we had no real guidance. We ended up deciding to use the YouCat (youth catechism) and the YouCat Study Guide for lessons. The teens usually come up with some good questions during the discussion.

Something my husband and I have been using more recently, though, is the Beginning Apologetics series by Father Frank Chacon and Jim Burham. We love studying apologetics ourselves, and think it’s a great way for the teens to learn their faith for themselves as well as for when they are questioned by Protestants or people from other religions. The books have verses from the Bible that back up Catholic teaching, so the teens can find these places in the Bible, say the verses aloud, and then we talk about what the passage means. It is a little more interactive than the YouCat and, in my opinion, a better way of learning our faith!

Also check out the Truth Be Told talks subscription by Lighthouse Catholic Media. They have some awesome talks for teens and young adults! If your group isn’t super enthusiastic about listening to talks though, I would suggest listening to half, discussing it, then listening to the other half the next time you meet.

There are also Catholic teen Bible study programs you can use such as the T3 timeline. Depending on what the teens seem interested in, you could check out the True Beauty & True Strength series.

Keep us posted on how your group is going! I’d love to hear what things work for your group because we might decide to try it with ours!!
 
This was used in our co-op’s 7th-9th grade class last fall: ascensionpress.com/t/category/study-programs/catholic-bible-study/middle-school-bible-study

My boys really liked it and the video format makes it easy as far as planning.

There is an actual teen version that I would recommend if you are concentrating on high school students instead of younger teens: ascensionpress.com/t/category/study-programs/catholic-bible-study/teen-bible-study

The cost might be a little much if you were purchasing the program on your own, but perhaps the parish could use funds delegated for youth or teen activities to cover or help cover the costs.
 
I’d recommend the teen bible studies available at Ascension Press, just google their website. They are pricey because they are video based, so check with your diocese to see if they are available through a lending library.

I also did a bible study with post-confirmation teens, who all voluntarily came to the post confirmation class because they too liked me as a teacher. And, I was the only one who did any bible studying! The kids never came prepared, so I suggest whatever do not require outside of class study unless they are REALLY unusual kids.

I had already done the teen bible studies from Ascension with them, so I moved on to a different bible study series that required them to read and answer questions ahead of time and then come together to discuss.

I also don’t recommend the “random passages” approach, because most kids lack a good solid foundation in the bible and most usually have one or two word answers when you ask what they think of something. 🙂
 
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