ROADMAP

Coleader Year 1

Coleader Year One provides a balance of structure and flexibility. We provide 12-months of direction for your teaching and events, but Coleader's flexibility allows you to easily replace any series with over 200 weeks of alternative teaching series' and events from the Coleader library. Coleader's Year 1 Roadmap has five goals: (1) to help teenagers grow spiritually, (2) to provide a teaching strategy that parents and church leadership feel confident in... Read More

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12-month plan

46 Weeks of Teaching Series

7 Student Events

2 Serve Events

5 Leader Events

2 Parent Events

What’s included in every Series?

These Series cover:

Old Testament

New Testament

Jesus

Spiritual Formation

Apologetics

Friendship / Community

Hot Topic

Explore Coleader Year 1

Fall

Teaching Series

Life in Community

Friendship / Community

4 sessions

This series will help teenagers understand the power of community and the connection to authentic faith. The goal is to build meaningful connections, deepen faith, and help create committed disciples of Jesus.

1 Session

A one-off training event for your volunteer leaders! There's no better time to gather and train your volunteers than at the start of a new school year. This training will help your team feel ready to pour into students this fall!

1 Session

A one-off program to welcome parents of incoming students! Parents value being in the know, especially when their child is new to the ministry. This event program will help you warmly welcome families in a way that sets them up for success as they participate in youth group.

1 Session

A one-off program to welcome parents of incoming students! Parents value being in the know, especially when their child is new to the ministry. This event program will help you warmly welcome families in a way that sets them up for success as they participate in youth group.

1 Session

A one-off program to welcome parents of incoming students! Parents value being in the know, especially when their child is new to the ministry. This event program will help you warmly welcome families in a way that sets them up for success as they participate in youth group.

Teaching Series

GOAT

Jesus

3 sessions

GOAT is a series from the book of Matthew that helps teenagers see how Jesus is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) and challenges them to live out three of his greatest teachings.

Student Event

Neon Night

1 Session

This one-off event will be one your students will love! Based around the theme of all things neon, this event is jam-packed with everything you need to pull it off with ease!

Teaching Series

Masks

Spiritual Formation

3 sessions

This series covers the different masks student's wear that shroud their God-given identity, holding them back from freedom in Christ and living the identity he has placed on them. This series dismantles each mask and replaces it with gospel truth about our identities, using plenty of Scripture.

30 Credits

This series will help teenagers understand the power of community and the connection to authentic faith. The goal is to build meaningful connections, deepen faith, and help create committed disciples of Jesus.

1 session

A one-off training event for your volunteer leaders! There's no better time to gather and train your volunteers than at the start of a new school year. This training will help your team feel ready to pour into students this fall!

Connect live with other leaders!

Join Josh Griffin, Doug Fields, and Jess Sanchez monthly to chat with others like you, share notes on how to use roadmaps, and kick-off each month’s new content!

1 session

A one-off program to welcome parents of incoming students! Parents value being in the know, especially when their child is new to the ministry. This event program will help you warmly welcome families in a way that sets them up for success as they participate in youth group.

Teaching Series

GOAT

3 sessionS

GOAT is a series from the book of Matthew that helps teenagers see how Jesus is the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) and challenges them to live out three of his greatest teachings.

Student Event

Neon Night

1 session

This one-off event will be one your students will love! Based around the theme of all things neon, this event is jam-packed with everything you need to pull it off with ease!

3 sessionS

This series covers the different masks we wear that shroud our God-given identity. Each week, your students will look at a different mask that they tend to put on, holding them back from freedom in Christ and living the identity he has placed on them. This series dismantles each mask and replaces it with gospel truth about our identities, using plenty of Scripture.

Connect live with other leaders!

Join Josh Griffin, Doug Fields, and Jess Sanchez monthly to chat with others like you, share notes on how to use roadmaps, and kick-off each month’s new content!

Winter

Teaching Series

Rewind: The Old Testament

Old Testament

4 sessions

This thought-provoking series that delves deeper into well-known OT stories such as David and Goliath, Jonah and the Whale, Moses and the Red Sea, and Daniel and the Lions’ Den. Each lesson aims to unveil profound truths about God and His nature rather than merely extracting moral lessons.

Student Event

Thanksgiving Reflection Stations

1 Session

This event encourages teenagers to reflect on their blessings through six Thanksgiving reflection stations with questions, Scripture, and interactive experiences at each stop. Help your students deepen their understanding of what it means to give thanks and cultivate a heart of gratitude.

Teaching Series

Lights, Camera, Christmas

Jesus

3 Session

This series combines the timeless truths of Scripture with the nostalgia of beloved holiday movies, providing a fun way for your students to connect with the message of the season. As we explore the characters, stories, and lessons in these movies, we'll learn how ...

Student Event

Jingle Jam

1 session

A 1-off with lots of fun, a short devotional and plenty of time for groups to celebrate the Holidays together. It includes full programming, devotional manuscript, 3 games, transition video, countdown video, and Small Group Guide. This event will have your bells jingling before you know it.

LEADER TRAINING

Adult Volunteer Christmas Party

1 Session

A 1-off volunteer Christmas party program designed to gather your team to celebrate and connect with one another while having tons of Christmas-themed fun!

Teaching Series

HABITS: Spiritual Disciplines to Deepen Your Faith

Spiritual Formation

6 sessions

Running the race well for God means building spiritual habits; this series will walk students through six critical spiritual disciplines to grow in.

LEADER TRAINING

Winter Adult Volunteer Huddle

1 Session

Gather your leaders together for a middle of the school year check in that is marked by fun, reflection, encouragement, conversations, and a time of training.

Serve Event

Project Impact

1 Session

A complete program for a day of service projects with your students. Students will walk away from this day knowing that they can have an impact on the world around them.

Teaching Series

Relationship Goals

Friendship / Community

3 sessions

Relationship Goals is a three-week series on how students can have God-honoring dating relationships by focusing on selflessness, identity, and Christ-like love.

Teaching Series

Rewind: The Old Testament

4 sessions

"Rewind: The Old Testament" is a thought-provoking four-week series that delves deeper into well-known Old Testament stories such as David and Goliath, Jonah and the Whale, Moses and the Red Sea, and Daniel and the Lions’ Den. Each lesson aims to unveil profound truths about God and His nature rather than merely extracting moral lessons.

Student Event

Thanksgiving Reflection Stations

1 Session

This event encourages teenagers to reflect on their blessings through six Thanksgiving reflection stations with questions, Scripture, and interactive experiences at each stop. Help your students deepen their understanding of what it means to give thanks and cultivate a heart of gratitude.

Teaching Series

Lights, Camera, Christmas

3 SessionS

Instead of getting lost in the usual celebrations, in this Christmas series, we’ll dive into the real stories, characters, and lessons of the first Christmas to find the love, joy, and peace that are at the heart of the Christmas story. It’s a fresh way to connect with the season and find out how to celebrate the things that truly matter.

Student Event

Jingle Jam

1 session

A 1-off with lots of fun, a short devotional and plenty of time for groups to celebrate the Holidays together. It includes full programming, devotional manuscript, 3 games, transition video, countdown video, and Small Group Guide. This event will have your bells jingling before you know it.

LEADER TRAINING

Adult Volunteer Christmas Party

1 Session

A 1-off volunteer Christmas party program designed to gather your team to celebrate and connect with one another while having tons of Christmas-themed fun!

Teaching Series

HABITS: Spiritual Disciplines to Deepen Your Faith

6 sessions

Running the race well for God means building spiritual habits; this series will walk students through six critical spiritual disciplines to grow in.

LEADER TRAINING

Winter Adult Volunteer Huddle

1 Session

Gather your leaders together for a middle of the school year check in that is marked by fun, reflection, encouragement, conversations, and a time of training.

Serve Event

Project Impact

1 Session

A complete program for a day of service projects with your students. Students will walk away from this day knowing that they can have an impact on the world around them.

Teaching Series

Relationship Goals

3 sessions

Relationship Goals is a three-week series on how students can have God-honoring dating relationships by focusing on selflessness, identity, and Christ-like love.

Spring

Teaching Series

Who Is My Neighbor?

1 session

A message looking at how politically, racially, and religiously charged the Parable of the Good
Samaritan is. Jesus pushed all the buttons with this story and forces us to ask an important
question: What does it mean to be the good neighbor that Jesus calls us to be?

Teaching Series

3 Tough Questions

3 SessionS

This series tackles common faith questions head-on. By making space for students to askquestions and pursue answers, this series will help students build a solid foundation

Serve Event

As Yourself

1 Session

"As Yourself" is a service project/acts of kindness experience. Students are encouraged to save their money leading up to this event and come together to bless people together and connect afterward.

Teaching Series

Unexpected King

1 session

"Jesus was not the King that was expected, but through His powerful entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, students will be challenged to be humble, merciful, kind, gentle, and patient."

Teaching Series

Unstoppable Acts

3 SessionS

You won't believe what happened after Easter! In this 3-week series, we'll explore Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit and how that promise extends to students today.

Teaching Series

My Friend is Struggling With...

4 sessions

Mental health issues are common among students. This series is designed to help students gain a better understanding of mental illness, while also learning how to offer support and show compassion toward those who may be struggling.

Teaching Series

The Baton

1 session

A service plan for Grad Weekend in an adult service. This lesson draws parallels between 2 Timothy 2:2 & the rules for a baton pass in a relay race to challenge the church toward passing on the faith.

Leader TRaining

Super Hero Volunteer Appreciation Party

Special Event

1 session

This one-off night is an opportunity to thank your leaders for their hard work and investment in your students over the course of the year.It's a "Super Hero" themed-night to thank your leaders for the heroes that they truly are!

Teaching Series

Who Is My Neighbor?

1 session

A message looking at how politically, racially, and religiously charged the Parable of the Good
Samaritan is. Jesus pushed all the buttons with this story and forces us to ask an important
question: What does it mean to be the good neighbor that Jesus calls us to be?

Teaching Series

3 Tough Questions

3 SessionS

This series tackles common faith questions head-on. By making space for students to askquestions and pursue answers, this series will help students build a solid foundation

Serve Event

As Yourself

1 Session

"As Yourself" is a service project/acts of kindness experience. Students are encouraged to save their money leading up to this event and come together to bless people together and connect afterward.

Teaching Series

Unexpected King

1 session

"Jesus was not the King that was expected, but through His powerful entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, students will be challenged to be humble, merciful, kind, gentle, and patient."

Teaching Series

Unstoppable Acts

3 SessionS

You won't believe what happened after Easter! In this 3-week series, we'll explore Jesus' promise of the Holy Spirit and how that promise extends to students today.

Teaching Series

My Friend is Struggling With...

4 sessions

Mental health issues are common among students. This series is designed to help students gain a better understanding of mental illness, while also learning how to offer support and show compassion toward those who may be struggling.

Teaching Series

The Baton

1 session

A service plan for Grad Weekend in an adult service. This lesson draws parallels between 2 Timothy 2:2 & the rules for a baton pass in a relay race to challenge the church toward passing on the faith.

Leader TRaining

Super Hero Volunteer Appreciation Party

Special Event

1 session

This one-off night is an opportunity to thank your leaders for their hard work and investment in your students over the course of the year.It's a "Super Hero" themed-night to thank your leaders for the heroes that they truly are!

Summer

Teaching Series

Summer in Psalms

Old Testament

4 sessionS

This series invites students to explore the rich themes of worship, prayer, lament, and praise found in these selected Psalms. Your students’ will deepen their understanding of God's character and draw them closer to Him.

Student Event

Dine and Dodge

1 Session

What's better than delicious food and a dodgeball tournament? Not much! This event program will set up up with everything you need for a memorable event with your students!

Leader TRaining

Summer Camp Volunteer Training

1 Session

This training will prepare your leaders for the fun and life-changing ministry that takes place at summer camp!

parent event

Parent Camp Meeting

1 session

Camp is coming! Before you can steal students away for an epic adventure, use this meeting guide to help inform parents about what they and their students can expect!

Teaching Series

John

New Testament

4 SessionS

The gospel of John is a passionate piece of writing with one goal in mind: that you may believe. This series will look at John's case for belief in Christ.

Student Event

July Jingle Jam: Karaoke Night

1 session

Did someone say, "Christmas in July"?! This Christmas-themed karaoke event is sure to be a hit with leaders and students!

Student Event

Paint Wars

1 session

This epic program includes everything you need to lead a messy, paint-filled outreach event your students will be excited to invite their friends to.

Teaching Series

Summer in Psalms

4 sessionS

This series invites students to explore the rich themes of worship, prayer, lament, and praise found in these selected Psalms. Your students’ will deepen their understanding of God's character and draw them closer to Him.

Student Event

Dine and Dodge

1 Session

What's better than delicious food and a dodgeball tournament? Not much! This event program will set up up with everything you need for a memorable event with your students!

Leader TRaining

Summer Camp Volunteer Training

1 Session

This training will prepare your leaders for the fun and life-changing ministry that takes place at summer camp!

parent event

Parent Camp Meeting

1 session

Camp is coming! Before you can steal students away for an epic adventure, use this meeting guide to help inform parents about what they and their students can expect!

Teaching Series

Believe: The Gospel of John

New Testament

4 SessionS

The Gospel of John is a passionate piece of writing with one goal in mind: that you may believe. This series will look at John's case for belief in Christ.

Student Event

July Jingle Jam: Karaoke Night

1 session

Did someone say, "Christmas in July"?! This Christmas-themed karaoke event is sure to be a hit with leaders and students!

Student Event

Paint Wars

1 session

This epic program includes everything you need to lead a messy, paint-filled outreach event your students will be excited to invite their friends to.

About this roadmap

Coleader Year One provides balance of structure and flexibility. We provide 12 months of direction for your teaching and events, but Coleader’s flexibility allows you to easily replace any series with over 200 weeks of alternative teaching series and events from the Coleader library.

Coleader’s Year 1 Roadmap has five goals: (1) to help teenagers grow spiritually, (2) to provide a teaching plan that parents and church leadership feel confident in, (3) to enhance Biblical literacy by studying and learning from passages and books across the Bible, (4) to encourage students to engage with the Bible for themselves and spark vulnerable conversations with their leaders and parents, and (5) to provide comprehensive yet flexible teaching plan for the full school year.

The 12-month teaching curriculum centers on Old Testament, New Testament, Spiritual Growth, Relationships, and Hot Topics. Each weekly teaching centers on Scripture and moves to personal and practical application. All teaching is appropriate for 6-12th grade and is user-friendly for leaders.

And everything you need for every lesson is included (i.e. teaching script, outlines, small group discussion guides, games, presentations, transition videos, social media, music/song recommendations, etc.)

The 17 events included in Coleader Year One have been curated with a focus on 4 youth ministry pillars: Adult Volunteers, Parents, Serving Opportunities, and Special Events. Each seasonally specific event has been designed to make planning and execution effortless. Events include complete minute-by-minute programs, promotional graphics, presentations, games, videos, activities, shopping lists, pre-event planning tips, reproducible print pieces, etc.

View the Scope & Sequence for Coleader Year 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Scope & Sequence of Coleader Year 1?

You can view the full Scope & Sequence for Coleader Year 1 here.

How is getting access to this roadmap any different from what you get as a DYM Member?

DYM is a store full of resources created by different youth workers in the trenches of ministry. The experience you get from each resource on DYM is minimally standardized, but every resource vetted for quality and theological accuracy by a team of in the trenches youth workers.

Coleader’s Year 1 Roadmap is an annual curriculum that provides a scope and sequence and a consistent experience across all series and events included. Download teaching sample to see what we mean. All Series in the roadmap will come with a teaching script in this format. All Series in the Roadmap include the same set of resources in a consistent format. See the “About this roadmap” section for the Coleader Year 1 Roadmap for more detail on the scope and sequence.

What does the Roadmaps  include?

The Roadmaps feature encompasses a full year's worth of curriculum, comprising teaching series and events such as leader meetings, volunteer trainings, and parent nights.

Can I follow along with the Roadmap Series?

Absolutely! You can follow along with our Roadmap Series as they become available.

How do I check for upcoming Series?

To find upcoming Series, check the "drop date" on Roadmaps page above. It will provide you with details on the next available Series.

How do I start a Series from the Roadmaps page?

To start a Series, visit the Series page, and use your credits to copy the Series. You can then customize it to suit your specific ministry context.

What if a Series doesn't meet my ministry's needs?

No worries! If a particular Series doesn't align with your requirements, you can easily swap it out for another one from our Explore page. Tap "Magic Swap" on any Roadmap Series to see alternatives suggested by the Coleader team.

How does payment work for the Roadmap Series?

With Coleader, you only pay for the Series you actually use. This flexibility allows you to adapt everything according to your ministry's needs, ensuring cost-effectiveness.

Can I customize the Series to fit my ministry's unique needs?

Absolutely! The Roadmaps feature is fully adaptable, allowing you to customize each Series to best suit your ministry's context and requirements.

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The reality is that a student won't remember as much of your teaching as they'll remember how you or a leader showed up in their life.
Make time for what matters most in your ministry.

So, what does it cost?

It’s up to you! You purchase credits and only spend them on the content you need to use. A Roadmap is simply a list of suggested Series and Events. Use it to plan your whole year, or to fill in your schedule a month at a time!

Get started for as low as $10 per program (~$500 for a year)

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