Faith Adventures: Youth Resource
Faith Adventures: Youth Resource is a free weekly resource from the United Reformed Church to support church youth group leaders and volunteers as they plan and deliver Bible-based, child-centred, engaging sessions for ages 11 to 14.
Session outlines provide ways to experience, explore and express faith together through Bible readings, stories, prayers, activities, and wondering together, enabling them to nurture their faith in daily life.

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Introductions to the resources
"How To" introductions to the resources
How and Why to use the Faith Adventures: Youth Resource - an introduction (PDF | 291kb)
Faith Adventures: Youth Resource is designed to be used alongside faith Adventures for Children together as many items are suitable for use across the age ranges, depending on your group.
Index of Bible readings across URC CYW resources (periodically updated)
Planning a service or a session around a particular reading (e.g. from the lectionary or to fit a certain theme) and want to know whether it's covered in any of our resources? Use this helpful index to help you know where to look. It will be regularly updated with new Faith Adventures: Youth Resource as they are written.
Bible index to end March 2025 (PDF|400kb)
Gathering Prayers in Welsh
Although it is not possible to include a translation for all our materials, churches where children speak Welsh may wish to use the Welsh version of the gathering prayers for the children to say together.
Gweddi Ymgynull (Gathering Prayers in Welsh) (PDF|77kb)
July/August 2025: The Lord's Prayer
Week one: Matthew 6: 9-14 - This is how we should pray
Youth Resource (PDF|459kb)
Week two: Psalm 148: 1-14 - Praise God in heaven
Youth Resource (PDF|462kb)
Week three: Exodus 16: 1-5 - God's provision
Youth Resource (PDF424kb)
Week four: Matthew 18: 21-35 - Forgive us
Youth Resource (PDF|258kb)
Week five: 1 Thessalonians 5: 13a - 19 - Ways to live
Youth Resource (PDF|213kb)
September 2025: Emotions
Week one: Ecclesiastes 3: 1, 4-6 - Connected to your emotions
Youth Resource (PDF|434kb)
Week two: Psalm 34: 17-18 - You are never alone
Youth Resource (PDF|482kb)
Week three: Luke 19: 1-10 - Are you excited?
Youth Resource (PDF393kb)
Week four: Joshua 1: 9 - Be bold, be strong, for the Lord your God is with you
Youth Resource (PDF|431kb)
Further Resources
More resources can be found at Faith Adventures for Children Together and Youth Resource