Many youth resources disregard teenagers’ issues and present the Bible as a rigid text that bears no meaning on their lives. No wonder they lose interest! Other resources seek to maintain interest but do so in ways that sacrifice content.

Intersection offers teachers fresh and relevant resources with quality studies that connect teens’ lives to the biblical text. The Bible becomes a living document that offers pertinent insight. Through these studies, youth can build a stronger faith that equips them to make informed decisions as they mature into adults and find their place in the world.

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Intersection Resources

Intersection Teaching Guide
Smyth & Helwys understands that youth groups come in all shapes and sizes! Age is not the only factor that distinguishes our youth. Personal experiences, parenting techniques, environmental situations, and biological factors not only influence how youth learn, but also determine where they are in their life journeys.

Intersection Teaching Guides offer flexible teaching options that allow you to customize sessions in a manner that best suits the way your group learns. Intersection recognizes that youth learn in four basic ways:

Think—“I can’t understand this if it doesn’t make sense.”
Act—“I can’t understand this until I’ve done it.”
Reflect—“I can’t understand this until I’ve observed it and reflected upon it.”
Feel—“I can’t understand this if it doesn’t feel right.”

Intersection elegantly weaves these various learning styles into the teaching options to help teachers connect with all their youth.

A two-page spread provides teachers with valuable preparation material for the session as well as useful contextual information on the Bible passage under study.

“Low prep” options are perfect for substitutes and other teachers with limited preparation time.

Intersection Youth Pages
Intersection Youth Pages offer additional ways for youth to connect Sunday’s session with the rest of the week. These colorful pages provide in-class activities and handouts, as well as daily Scripture and devotional readings to take home and review throughout the week.

One youth pad offers enough pages for five youth for the entire trimester.

Intersection Resources
• Access Bible ™ Links
Intersection materials feature links to The Access Bible ™, making verse location a snap for those who may need help.

The Access Bible ™ is published by Oxford University Press, one of the premier Bible publishers in the world, and was designed with curriculum usage in mind.

• Smyth & Helwys Premium
Maximize your teaching resources and classroom options with Smyth & Helwys Premium. it is now included with every teaching guide. Detailed maps, colorful photos, Bible background insights, and relevant current events for each week’s topic are all just a click away!

Visit www.helwys.com/premium or call 800-747-3016 for more information.

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