First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, CA


Youth Leader Resources

Welcome to the Youth Ministries leader resource page. By loving, serving, and discipling students in their faith journeys, youth leaders are on the frontlines of our ministry. Links to curriculum and other leadership support materials can be found below. We encourage you to subscribe to our newsletters, which deliver up-to-date information to your email inbox; just make sure we have your email address and the ministries for which you'd like to receive email. Can't find what you need? Please contact the Youth Ministries staff.

Click here to read about our most recent youth events!

Calendars
Stay informed about all the goings-on in Youth Ministries with the Google Calendar resource! Add our calendars to your existing Google Calendar, download the information to your Outlook or PDA, or just bookmark this page in your browser. When viewing our Google Calendars, you can click on a special event and see details about drop-off, pick-up, and location when available.

5/6 Calendar (Google Calendar)
7/8 Calendar (Google Calendar)
High School Calendar (Google Calendar)

Curriculum
Middle School Curriculum

Forms
Leader Application Form

Web Resources
Chap Clark Presentation (this guy knows what he's talking about)
The Source for Youth Ministry (great for games)
Youth Specialties (great for everything)
Center for Parent Youth Understanding (learn about teen culture)

National Study of Youth & Religion Resource Page (learn about adolescents and spirituality)

Articles
Report of the APA Taskforce on the Sexualization of Girls

A comprehensive report detailing the concerns as well as the ways to address them
Portraits of Protestant Teens
An extensively researched look into protestant American teenagers
What Type of Students are We Developing? The State of our Seniors
From the Center for Youth and Family Ministry