Chris Friesen, Michelle Simes Because of Gracia

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Because of Grcia: A Film and Faith Leader's Guide equips youth pastors and small group leaders to explore the key themes in this award-winning film through a life-changing discipleship curriculum.The nine-week guide contains three weeks of Conversations on three core topics from the film: Practicing Friendship: Dating and Gods design for relationships Choosing Life: Teen pregnancy and the sanctity of life Voicing Faith: Sharing and defending our Christianity in public.The Because of Grcia Leaders Guide is designed for use with the related Because of Grcia Film and Faith Conversation Guide for students, a unique hybrid experience that offers complementary material for small group sessions, as well as daily reflections for students to use throughout the week in conversation partner pairs. The resulting 45-day experience allows young Christians to pursue discipleship with others, while helping them to wrestle with the difficult issues theyre facing today.The Because of Grcia curriculum was created to affirm that with God's amazing and empowering grace, young people CAN live in a new way. Take your students on a spiritual journey alongside Grcia, Chase, and the rest of Eastglenn High as they face life-altering decisions, learning that grace is both the gift of mercy when we fail and our empowerment to live in truth and light.