{"id":36608,"date":"2023-09-11T17:44:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkorange.com\/blog\/the-leaders-guide-to-choosing-curriculum-that-actually-engages-students\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T17:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:44:25","slug":"the-leaders-guide-to-choosing-curriculum-that-actually-engages-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkorange.com\/blog\/the-leaders-guide-to-choosing-curriculum-that-actually-engages-students\/","title":{"rendered":"The Leader\u2019s Guide to Choosing Curriculum That Actually Engages Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s no secret that middle school and high school students have a million different things vying for their attention\u2013extra-curriculars, grades, friends, frenemies, and social media, to name a few.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not only does this affect how often students come to our programming, but it also means that they probably won\u2019t keep coming back if our programming isn\u2019t engaging.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, this doesn\u2019t mean that we are advocating for finding the next \u2018flash in the pan\u2019 trend to grab their attention, but it does mean that if students don\u2019t feel like coming to church is positively impacting their lives and answering the questions they are asking, they will most likely find somewhere else to be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s why when it comes to choosing a curriculum for youth ministry, one of the most important questions you can ask is,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWill this <\/b>actually <\/i><\/b>engage the students in your ministry?\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Obviously, there are other things to think about, like theology, price, assets, customizability, integration with technology, and ease of use, but if our students aren\u2019t engaged, most likely, their faith will not be transformed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are reading this, you\u2019ve probably already arrived at two big ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n