All of our youth workers should be familiar with our policies and vast amounts of resources to be able to lead their group effectively. Some leaders have no prior experience in serving through a youth ministry. There are decades of experience going into these resources that have been made available to be a great help as you serve.
Policies
Middle School Safety Procedures
To ensure the safety of our youth and protect our church from liability, see our Middle School Ministry Policies.
Cell Group Resources
- Cell Group Activity Ideas
- General Permission Slip
- Planting a Middle School Cell Group Guide (Brian Runk)
- 6 Essentials of Leading a MS Cell
- Resources for students in grief
- Accident Report
Teaching Resources
- Cell Group Teaching Outlines
- Teaching Students Workshop
- Teaching Examples
- Teaching Feedback Form
- Teaching Template
- 5 Steps to Leading a Quality Discussion Group
- Developing a Burden
- Storytelling Skills
- Preparing Students to Teach
- Hospitality - Welcoming New Students to a MS Cell
- YouTube channel for teachings
If you are a middle school leader, middleschool@dwellcc.org to get access to audio recordings of teachings geared toward middle schoolers.
Mentoring Resources
- Introduction to Mentoring in Middle School (Brad DuFault)
- Sample Studies
- Understanding the Old Testament
- Means of Growth Study - edited for MS Students
- Topical Scripture Studies
- Suggested Reading List
- Transitioning Middle School to High School (Brad DuFault )
- New Testament Letter Inductive- Student Edition
- New Testament Paragraph Study- Student Edition (use after the letter inductive)
- Reading Your Bible: Getting Started
- Resources for students in Grief
Training Papers
- Suggested Reading List
- Focus on Rocks (Marc Johnson)
- Cell Meeting Management
- Building Relationship with MS Students
- Follow Up in Middle School