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The ELEVATE Resource is divided into nine components:
Each of the nine series begins with an introduction to help you understand the big picture. Then, each individual session provides session objectives, leader’s notes and small group questions – with ITALICIZED leader prompts or notes throughout.
We have packaged each series in a specific sequence for a September-June ministry year, but you are free to use all or parts of these resources in any order. There are 30 weeks of material which does not equal every week in a 10 month ministry year. We are certain you will have weeks away, some weeks with other activities planned, etc.
This resource has been designed for use as a discipleship tool for the high school age group. Although each series may be adaptable to college ages, we do not suggest using this material for outreach programs or junior high age groups. There are many other great sources for teaching resources. Check your local Christian bookstore, or call Rob McAlpine at 416-622-8600 (ext. 315) for more assistance!
With Rob McAlpine’s editorial leadership and our team of writers: Steve Brown, Paul Carter, Darren DeGraaf, Alvin Lau and Matt Wilkinson, this Elevate Resource was an endeavour from a growing team. Our team approach means that the style of each series will reflect the uniqueness of our team.
We are also very excited about a new Teaching Tips section developed by Luz Lacey. Beyond providing curriculum, we hope that this section will help all of us to develop as master teachers.
Also, as a response to your feedback, we have kept each series to a maximum of 4-5 weeks and added some experiential learning sessions.
These resources are designed to be a starting point of options for your unique context of ministry. We encourage and expect you to adapt anything and everything to best suit your local context and environment – this includes:
What this resource is not:
Each session section concludes with a short feedback/comments section. You can use this section to gather feedback from your small group leaders for follow-up, to keep track of your own reflections or to provide feedback to us. Please feel free to email us at compass@baptist.ca. Also, we will be posting ideas and feedback on our website – http://bcoqyouth.baptist.ca.
Also, please feel free to email the session author to clarify, brainstorm ideas or provide feedback. Author emails are listed in each session.
Please feel free to make additional photocopies of this binder for your small group leaders. Additional binder copies and CD’s are also available from BCOQ YOUTH for $20/binder and $5/CD.
The CD is designed for ease of use. On the left side is a frame containing all the topics in the curriculum. Just click on the topic of your choice. Listed below each topic are all the session notes plus their corresponding handouts. When you click on a specific session, the notes will appear in Adobe format (.pdf) on the right frame. Handouts will appear in a separate window.
The handouts are designed for you to adapt as you see fit. They are saved in Rich Text Format (.rtf), which should allow most word processors to edit it.
Adobe Reader is a free program which we have used to format our session notes. If you do not have Adobe Reader on your computer, you can install it for free by clicking on your type of computer: PC or Mac. If this version does not install properly, you can download it off Adobe's website.
If you require further assistance, please email Alvin.