Journey for High School

What’s Journey About?

Journey® establishes high school students as lifelong disciples through a deep study of God’s Word, mobilizing them to live with godly perspective and evident faith. Four complete years’ worth of material supports your 9th-12th grade high school ministry. Additional products, training materials, and awards are available.

Journey is a multi-year high school ministry curriculum with 4 main studies. Learn more about first two studies, Disciples with Josh Griffin and Advocates with Sean McDowell.

 

Journey: Disciples is the first book in a 4-year high school curriculum series from AwanaYM. Experience Journey: Disciples firsthand by downloading a free lesson on Prayer!

 

Sample Lesson

Download a PDF sample from the Journey: Disciples lesson on Prayer. This lesson is the ESV version. You will have the option to order ESV, NIV, KJV and NKJV.

 

 

 

Advocates considers what it means to hold firm to biblical convictions and still engage in humble dialogue with the culture around us. Join Sean McDowell, a leading apologetics and worldview author, and AwanaYM in this high school curriculum series.

 

 

Sample Lesson

Download a PDF sample from the Journey: Disciples lesson on Prayer. This lesson is the ESV version. You will have the option to order ESV, NIV, KJV and NKJV.

 

One of the requirements for a Journey student is to read the Old Testament books of the Bible. We have divided the Old Testament into four fairly equal groupings of books. You will find the list of the year’s required books in your Bible Studies.

However, you do need to know how the books fit together to form the Bible’s “big picture.” For that reason, you will find the summaries listed here in biblical order. You may know your books of the Bible so finding the summary you need won’t be difficult. If you don’t know the order of the books, match up the number in your Bible Study with the number of the summary.

We have included Bible Reading Checklists at the end of the summaries below so you can keep track of what chapters you have read. If you would like, you can download/print the Bible Reading Checklist and stick it on your mirror or in your Bible to have it handy.

When you have completed the book reading, you will need to sign on the signature line in your Bible Study. You then need to summarize the book in your own words to your leader. (This can include the theme, author, key verse, date and events/characters written about in the book.) Don’t just memorize the summary that’s here – you’ll need to summarize in your own words. Your leader will then need to sign on the signature line next to the book in the Bible study. This will signify that you read and summarized the book.

Download the Journey Parent Guides so parents of your students can follow along and engage with the discussion.

 

 

Journey: Advocates Parent Guides

Journey: Disciples Parent Guides

Journey F.A.Q’s

With a new Journey curriculum coming, we know there are many questions. Here is a list of some of the most asked questions with answers.

Does the new book cover the entire year?

Yes. There are 32 lessons included in each of the study books.

Will students be required to access the internet to use this curriculum?

Each lesson has a student video component that is accessed via the internet. This is the only portion of the study which requires internet access.

How are the units broken up in this new curriculum?

There are 32 weeks of lessons, with 8 units comprised of 4 lessons each. There are no review weeks like there are with Trek for middle school.

Is scripture memory still a requirement?

If your student is working to earn an award, they are required to memorize the “Core Scripture” from each week’s lesson in the Student Bible Study.

Is the Bible reading requirement still the same for those working towards earning their citation award?

Yes.

Has the service/training/bring a friend requirement changed?

The service and Christian training requirements have not changed. The bring a friend requirement will change slightly to make that experience more significant. Beginning this fall the requirement will be to have one spiritually significant gospel conversation with a non-believer.

Do students using the Essentials book qualify for the end-of-the-year award?

No, but they would receive a Journey Essentials Certificate.

How much more work is expected from students each week?

Each lesson is broken up into seven days of study. With the exception of day seven, which would be their group meeting, each day is designed to take about 15 minutes to complete depending on the student.

Is a copy of the videos available on a DVD?

Not at this time. We are researching the option to make the videos available in the future on DVD. At this time, they are only available as a download.

What versions of the Bible are used in the Journey curriculum?

You can order your Journey materials with the following versions: NIV, NKJV, KJV, and ESV.

Does the Journey curriculum include parent guides?

Yes. The parents guides are available to you as a free download.

Is the Bible reading requirement still the same for those working towards earning their citation award?

Yes. Students already working toward their citation award under the older Citation Checklist should continue on the Bible reading track with which they started. Students new to Journey should begin with the new Citation checklist which has them reading the New Testament books in Trek and Old Testament books in Journey. . The Bible reading rotation has not changed except for removing the New Testament books.

Major Awards and Citation Requirements

Throughout Scripture, awards are given in recognition of special achievement or obedience. Awana values the commitment students have for growing in their faith. These are the major awards student may receive in Trek and Journey.

Timothy = 4 years of work

Meritorious = 6 years of work complete

Citation = 10 years of work complete

Major Award Requirements

Students are honored for their hard work and dedication as they participate in Trek and Journey and complete the following requirements each year:

Trek (2-3 years)

  • Trek Check (Entrance booklet to be completed once when student starts the Trek program)
  • Trek 1: His Story Bible Study, Bring a Friend, Bible Summaries
  • Trek 2: His Love Bible Study, Bring a Friend, Bible Summaries
  • Trek 3: His People Bible Study, Bring a Friend, Bible Summaries

Journey (4 years)

  • Faith Foundation (Entrance booklet to be completed once when student starts the Journey program)
  • Disciples Bible Study, Bible summaries, Share your faith, Attend Christian training seminar, Participate in long-term service project.
  • Advocates Bible Study, Bible summaries, Share your faith, Attend Christian training seminar, Participate in long-term service project.
  • Witnesses Bible Study, Bible summaries, Share your faith, Attend Christian training seminar, Participate in long-term service project.
  • Leaders Bible Study, Bible summaries, Share your faith, Attend Christian training seminar, Participate in long-term service project.

Requirement Descriptions

Bible Summaries

Click the above tab to learn more about Bible Summaries

Bring a friend

Bring at least one visitor to Journey or youth group, Sunday school, a church service or special youth activity sponsored by your church.

Share your faith

Students need to have one spiritually significant conversation with a nonbeliever.

Participate in a long-term service project through your local church.

Faithfully spend at least three months in an area of service. Suggested service areas include:

  • Serving as a Student Leader in any of your church’s Awana ministries.
  • Serving as an assistant teacher or worker in Sunday school or children’s church.
  • Participating as a regular member of a youth or adult choir or worship team.
  • Assisting in the leadership of your youth group.
  • Working in a puppet ministry
  • Participating in your church services on a regular basis—greeter, special music, ushering, technical support, etc.

Your church offers many areas of serving. Work with your Journey leader, youth pastor or senior pastor to see where you can best serve God in your church.

Attend a Christian training seminar.

This could be an Awana Ministry Conference, Sunday school conference, youth seminar, or other class offered by your church. Contact your youth pastor, senior pater or Journey leader for a recommendation.

 

Student Bible Study

The Student Bible Study is a 32 week-long devotional that goes in depth on one topic each week. The study includes video lessons by Josh Griffin, questions, application activities, and other resources to help students dive into Scripture

 

Essentials Bible Study

Another resource we have for students in your youth group is  Journey, Essentials. This  version of the Student Bible Study is recommended for students who have just started their walk of faith or are only beginning to understand some basic Biblical concepts. This book trims the content from the Student Bible Study into two quick pages per week and offers you the flexibility to lead your whole youth group in the same lesson at a customized level for each student.

Leader Guide

The Leader Guide has everything you need to plan your large group lesson and facilitate life-changing small group discussions with your students. The Leader Guide includes videos that explain the week’s lesson and provides tips on how to maximize the curriculum for that week.  Also included is a fully customizable powerpoint slide deck which allows you to use the content provided, or write your own.

 

Small Group Discussion Guide

For your small group leaders, we have created a Small Group Discussion Guide to help them lead conversations built around each week’s topic.

 

Parent Guides

The Parent Guide, is a free digital download which allows parents to continue to engage their students at home. We believe it is extremely important for both parents’ and the youth leader to be involved in guiding a student spiritually.