God and Church Final Review

These are questions that can aid the pastor in conducting a final review of the God and Church curriculum. Please do not ask all the questions. The intent of the final review is not to quiz or “stump” the young person, but to dialogue with the youth and help him or her express what has been learned. The questions below are to be used to discover what the youth is eager to share with you. Find the questions that resonate with the youth. The final review may be done with one student or with a group of students.

God and Church Student Curriculum 

The God and Church program leads the young people on a journey. It is a faith journey with three parts: meeting Jesus, worshiping God, and witnessing and ministering for Christ. Participants have created either a video or a photo album to share what they have learned on their faith journeys.

My Journey: Meeting Christ

1. Meeting Jesus, the Person

· What surprised you thinking about Jesus’ humanity?

· What event(s) in Jesus’ life is most meaningful to you?

· What did you write in your postcard on page 5 to summarize this lesson?

2. Meeting Jesus, the Son of God

· Show me the drawings on page 8. Let me see if I can guess each one. Which verse (which image) is most meaningful to you?

· Which witness (on page 8) did you think was most effective? Why?

· Explain the colors of your rainbow on page 9. What does this mean to you?

· What did you write in your postcard on page 10 to summarize this lesson?

3. Meeting Jesus, the Head of the Church

· Why is Pentecost celebrated as the “birthday” of the church?

· What are some of the highlights that you remember from our congregation’s history?

· Why was our denomination founded? Who were some of the key people? Why is it important that you belong to this denomination? What does it mean to you?

· What creed, statement of belief, or scripture did you memorize? Please recite and explain it.

· What did you write in your postcard on page 14 to summarize this lesson? 

Project I: Daily Bible Reading

     · What was your plan for daily Bible reading? How did you do? What did you discover? How will you continue your plan for daily Bible reading? 

My Journey: Worshiping God

4. Learning how Christ Worshiped God

· How was Christ’s way of life and his everyday living a part of his worship?

· How does Jesus’ example challenge you? In what areas do you want to grow and become stronger?

· What did you write in your postcard on page 18 to summarize this lesson?

5. Exploring How My Congregation Worships God

· Was there something in the sanctuary that you weren’t familiar with?

· Explain the order of worship and the different parts of the worship service.

· What is the meaning of Baptism?

· What is the meaning of Communion?

· Tell me about the service that you attended with your counselor (page 21).

· What did you write in your postcard on page 22 to summarize this lesson?

Project II: Discovering How I Can Worship God

· Tell me about your project on page 23.

· How has your understanding and appreciation of the worship service grown?

My Journey: Witnessing and Ministering for Christ

6. Learning How Christ Witnessed and Ministered to Others

· What does it mean to have compassion?

· What miracle did you think was the most powerful? Why?

· Why did Jesus’ perform miracles? What was their purpose?

· What’s the relationship between faith and good works? How are they connected to each other?

· What did you write on your postcard on page 26 to summarize this leson?

7. Exploring How My Congregation Witnesses and Ministers to Others

· Which areas of ministry have impacted you or your family?

· In which areas of ministry have you served?

· What would you say if someone asked you why you are a Christian? What would you say if someone wanted to know more about Jesus? How would you witness to them? 

Project III: Discovering How I Can Witness and Minister to Others

·  Who did you invite to church? Why? How did it go?

·  Tell me what you did to volunteer in our own church.

·  Tell me what you did to volunteer in the community.

Looking Back

·  You compared your response to the question at the beginning of the program (page 3) to your response at the end (page 32).  What did you learn?

·  What do you think you’ll remember from this program? How has it impacted you? 

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