Kids & youth ministry curriculum

A whole year of ministry, already planned.

Bible-first children's and student ministry curriculum, with events, volunteer training, and parent resources. Written by real church leaders, never AI, and yours the day you subscribe.

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  • Two teenage boys sharing a big laugh outdoors
  • Hear Me Roar resource art
  • Young children on classroom chairs raising their hands to answer
  • Three girls at a classroom table raising their hands, smiling
  • Two teenage girls laughing together at a youth gathering
  • Volunteer Kick-Off resource art
  • A smiling teacher high-fiving a boy at his desk in a classroom

See one week in Grow

Every week comes ready to teach.

Here's a quick peek at week 1 of Timeless, a Grow Elementary series: the lesson, the teaching video, your volunteers' small group guide, and what goes home to parents.

  1. 1Lesson

    God’s love is timeless.

    Hosea the Prophet · Hosea 11:1–11

    An editable lesson plan built around one big idea from Scripture.

  2. 2Video

    Week 1 teaching video

    Week 1's teaching video, made for elementary kids, brings the passage to life.

  3. The Week 1 small group guide for Timeless: the big idea, the Bible passage, and discussion questions
    3Volunteer guide

    Week 1 small group guide

    Questions that get kids talking, with adaptations for preteens and kids with disabilities.

  4. A mom and dad on the couch reading a book with their young daughter
    4Parent resource

    Grow at Home handouts

    Grow at Home handouts and parent emails keep families talking about the same story.

Every series also comes with:

  • Weekly Bible story videos
  • Bible story illustrations
  • Activity & coloring pages
  • Decorating ideas
  • Worship and playlist suggestions
  • Editable graphics & videos
  • Memory verse videos (with sign language)
  • Volunteer & parent devotionals

Every series in the year comes with all of this.

See the whole year

Find your ministry

Which age group do you lead?

Each age group is written for how those kids and students learn. Pick yours to see its series, videos, and pricing.

  • Smiling preschoolers playing with building toys at a classroom table
    Birth to Pre-K

    Grow Preschool

    Bible stories little ones can see, sing, and do, on the same story as Grow Elementary each week.

    • Weekly teaching and Bible story videos
    • Memory verse videos with sign language
    • Worship songs, games, and toddler adaptations
    From $597/year or $58/month
  • Elementary kids sitting on the classroom floor raising their hands
    K–5th grade

    Grow Elementary

    Bible-first lessons with videos kids ask to watch, plus events, volunteers, and families in one plan.

    • Weekly teaching and Bible story videos
    • Small group guides and activity pages
    • Quarterly events and discipleship activities
    From $697/year or $67/month
  • Two teenage girls reading a Bible together
    6th–12th grade

    Grow Students

    Series on what students really wrestle with: identity, friendship, doubt, hurt, and faith.

    • Weekly one-minute sermon videos
    • Small group guides and daily devotionals
    • Middle and high school adaptations
    From $697/year or $67/month

Lead more than one? Bundles save up to $794 a year.

Your next 12 months

A full year of series, in your hands on day one.

One new series each month for a whole year, whether you lead Preschool, Elementary, or Students. Tap any series to see every week's Bible story and watch a teaching video.

Grow Elementary · 12 series · delivered the day you subscribe

See everything in Grow Elementary

Sound familiar?

Ministry is seven jobs. Most curriculum only helps with one.

Lessons are only part of your week. When everything else starts from scratch, every week turns into a scramble.

  1. Saturday, 11:40 pm

    Googling "free no-prep lessons" again.

    The series ended, nothing's lined up for tomorrow, and you're rewriting someone else's lesson so it actually points to Jesus.

  2. Sunday, 8:50 am

    A volunteer can't make it.

    The plan lives in your head, so handing it off takes longer than teaching it yourself. Your team wants to help, and they need something clear to follow.

  3. Every other day

    The rest of the job waits.

    Parent emails, volunteer thank-yous, the next event: all planned one at a time, always reacting, never ahead. That time comes out of relationships with kids and students.

You're not doing it wrong. You're running a whole ministry without a whole-year plan.

More than curriculum

Seven colors. One plan for your whole ministry.

Every year of Grow kids and youth ministry curriculum is organized around the same seven areas of ministry. Pick one to see what's inside, then see them all on one calendar below.

1 of 7 colors

Teaching

A Bible-first scope and sequence, with a new series every month.

A woman in a pilot costume beside a puppet on the airplane set of a Grow video
A still from a Grow video

A few things inside

  • Editable weekly lesson guides
  • Teaching videos for every week
  • Small group and discussion guides
  • Devotionals for kids, students, and families
  • Handouts, activity pages, and prep lists
  • Editable series graphics and Grow Slides

How Grow works

Plan the year in an afternoon. Then just lead it.

Here's what those seven colors look like across a whole year. Every series, event, meeting, and parent touchpoint is on one board, and you can drag anything to fit your church's calendar.

Planning ViewGrow Elementary · a sample year, August to July
Fall Q1Winter Q2Spring Q3Summer Q4AUGSEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJUL
Choose your plan Budget tight? We'll meet your church at any budget.
Grow tools

Plan it, teach it, share it. The tools are included.

Every Grow tool is included with the Grow Subscription, at no extra cost. Some are coming soon. Pick one to see it in action.

Plan the year

Teach every week

Lesson Builder editing a Timeless lesson with color-coded teaching blocks
Included with the Grow Subscription, and in Teaching Only

Lesson Builder

Start from any Grow lesson, shape it for your group, and teach it from your phone.

  • Start from a Grow lesson or a blank page
  • Drag in color-coded building blocks
  • Teach it from your phone or share it
Learn about Lesson Builder

Reach families

Run your team

See plans & pricing

From ministry leaders

Hear it from leaders like you.

Real reviews from kids and student ministry leaders, quoted word for word. Pick your ministry to hear from people doing what you do.

It is scripturally sound, focused on discipleship, and invites students into spiritually and emotionally healthy relationship with Jesus. … Seriously, I feel like I stewarded the church's money SO well by investing in Grow Curriculum.
Holly BishuYouth ministry, 16 yearsTrustpilot ·
I have tried curriculum from a LOT of different providers through the years both free and paid … so far, Grow Kids Curriculum is the best we've tried yet. I love that it's lessons and themes are centered around scripture first.
Will WattsKids ministry leaderTrustpilot ·
I have been doing youth ministry full time for 12 years. I have tried it all, been burned out, and man this really works – the best I have ever seen. From a small town youth pastor, thank you.
Matt CourtneyDirector of Youth Ministry, Dive Christian Churchstuffyoucanuse.org ·
We have students returning week after week (the youngest kids literally running into classrooms!) and our volunteers are happy because teaching with Grow is clear and easy to follow.
Abby RendishSmall church in New England · four years with GrowTrustpilot ·
Grow Curriculum makes it easy for preschool and up. We love that we can make all lessons work in small or large groups. Their tech team is amazing and quickly responded to my questions.
RachelPreschool and upTrustpilot ·
For me, I love that set up doesn't take hours each week. … I love the big ideas each week and I love that it is so biblically based.
Sesha Ki ShonkDirector of Children's Ministry, Life Foursquarestuffyoucanuse.org ·
We have a lot of volunteers who have never served in Kids Min and it has made it super easy for them to acclimate and succeed! The messages are Christ centered and the ideas are creative!
Karen FoxKids and student ministryTrustpilot ·
It is thorough and well-thought out, Biblically sound, the videos are engaging and professional … this is my favorite curriculum thus far!
Julie KlausChildren's Ministries Director for 13 yearsTrustpilot ·
The small group curriculum is so simple and easy to use, yet it prompts great conversation! This is something I can easily hand off to volunteer small group leaders; they love it!
Mandy RogersSmall group ministryTrustpilot ·
I simply cannot produce content online if I'm having to do all the things offered with grow and we don't have people at our church who could help with content creation. Having extra margin has been great!
CyrusRural, traditional church in Southern CaliforniaTrustpilot ·
It has totally changed how I pastor and given me so much more time to invest in my students. Now I am thinking/planning Month to Month and Year to Year versus week to week.
Nik WalbornStudent Ministry Pastor, grades 6–12Trustpilot ·

Your real options

What comes standard with Grow.

Writing it yourself, piecing together free Sunday school lessons, or buying another curriculum can all work. Here's what comes standard with Grow and what usually takes extra work.

Writing it yourselfDIYOther curriculumfree or paidOther curriculumGrow
A whole year planned, ready on day one
Resources for events, volunteers, and families
Guides a new volunteer can pick up and lead
Same Bible story for preschool and elementary
Editable files, with room for your logo
A team to call when you get stuck

Not sure yet? Try it free first with a full teaching series and resources from every area.

Pricing

Pick the age group you lead.

Preschool, children's ministry, and student ministry curriculum, priced per age group. The Grow Subscription gives you the whole year upfront, and every Grow tool is included. Tight budget? We'll meet your church at any budget.

Which ministry is this for?

Each subscription covers one age group for a full year. Lead more than one? Bundles save up to $794. Everything in Grow Elementary

Grow Elementary1 age group
★ Our main plan

Grow Subscription

The full curriculum plus a year of events, discipleship, volunteer training, and family resources.

How would you like to pay?

Save $159 vs. quarterly, $167 vs. monthlyFor your elementary (K–5th grade) ministry · about $19.17 a week

Get a Grow Subscription Lead more than one age group? Bundle and save

Curriculum included

  • Teaching
  • Environments
  • Discipleship
  • Events
  • Volunteers
  • Families
  • Kids Music
  • Grow GamesFree for everyone

Every Grow tool included

Good to know

  • RenewalChanged your mind about an annual renewal? Request a refund within 7 days of the renewal charge, as long as no credits from the subscription have been used.
  • CancelingQuestions about canceling, or about access afterward? Email support@stuffyoucanuse.org or call 877-486-3272.
  • RefundsApart from that renewal window, all curriculum purchases are final, so try the free samples with your team first. Read the refund policy.
Multi-age bundles

Lead more than one age group?

The second age group is about 20% off, and the third is half off. Bundles come in the Grow Subscription or Teaching Only, paid yearly, quarterly, or monthly.

Age groups you lead
Plan for every age group in the bundle
How you'll pay for the bundle

Tools included with Grow Subscription

Elementary + Preschool

Includes Elementary Grow Subscription + Preschool Grow Subscription, a full year of each.

$1,497/year

Separately $1,794Save $297 vs. separately

Get Elementary + Preschool

We'll meet your church at any budget.No church is turned away. We mean it. If cost is what's in the way, apply for a scholarship and we'll make Grow work for your church.
Need your pastor's okay?Send your pastor or finance team a ready-to-send summary of this plan: what the year includes and what it costs. Checks are accepted on request.Email the summary to your pastor
Questions first?Book a Zoom call with our team, or call 877-486-3272.
Good questions

Before you decide.

The questions ministry leaders ask us most, answered plainly.

Still deciding?

Talk it through with our team. We'll help you pick the right plan for your church and your budget.

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Is Grow children's ministry curriculum or youth ministry curriculum?

Both. Grow Preschool and Grow Elementary are children's ministry curriculum, and Grow Students is youth ministry curriculum for middle school and high school. Each age group gets a full year of Bible-first lessons plus events, volunteer training, and family resources.

Is Grow written with AI?

No. 100% of Grow is written by real church leaders who do ministry every week: every lesson guide, script, small group question, volunteer training, and parent resource.

Can I use Grow for Sunday school lessons?

Yes. Grow lessons work for Sunday school, kids church, midweek programs, and youth group. Every lesson guide is editable, so you can fit it to the time and room you have.

What's the difference between the Grow Subscription and Teaching Only?

Both are for one age group for a full year.

The Grow Subscription ($997/year for Elementary or Students, $797/year for Preschool) is the whole Grow strategy: teaching, room themes, discipleship activities, quarterly events, volunteer training, family resources, and Kids Music. Every Grow tool is included with it: Lesson Builder, Planning View, Weekly Calendar, Grow Slides, Grow Hubs, Grow Email (coming soon), Grow Social (coming soon), Grow Projects (coming soon), Grow Teams (coming soon), and Grow App (coming soon).

Teaching Only ($697/year for Elementary or Students, $597/year for Preschool) is the smaller version: the full year of teaching plus environments (lessons, videos, discussion guides, devotionals, graphics, and room themes), with Lesson Builder, Planning View, Weekly Calendar, Grow Slides, Grow Hubs, and Grow App (coming soon). Grow Games are free for everyone.

Prefer to spread it out? Every plan can also be paid quarterly (4 payments) or monthly (12 payments):

  • Elementary or Students, Grow Subscription: $289/quarter ($1,156 a year) or $97/month ($1,164 a year). Paying yearly saves $159 vs. quarterly and $167 vs. monthly.
  • Elementary or Students, Teaching Only: $197/quarter ($788 a year) or $67/month ($804 a year). Paying yearly saves $91 vs. quarterly and $107 vs. monthly.
  • Preschool, Grow Subscription: $231/quarter ($924 a year) or $77/month ($924 a year). Paying yearly saves $127 vs. quarterly and $127 vs. monthly.
  • Preschool, Teaching Only: $174/quarter ($696 a year) or $58/month ($696 a year). Paying yearly saves $99 vs. quarterly and $99 vs. monthly.
Does one subscription cover all my age groups?

No. Each subscription is for one age group: Preschool, Elementary, or Students. If you lead more than one, a multi-age bundle covers them together for less. See the next question for bundle prices.

Can I get more than one age group?

Yes, and bundles save you money. Every bundle comes in the Grow Subscription or Teaching Only, paid yearly, quarterly, or monthly. Grow Subscription bundles:

  • Elementary + Preschool: $1,497/year, $437/quarter, or $147/month. Save $297 vs. $1,794 separately (yearly).
  • Preschool + Students: $1,497/year, $437/quarter, or $147/month. Save $297 vs. $1,794 separately (yearly).
  • Elementary + Students: $1,597/year, $467/quarter, or $157/month. Save $397 vs. $1,994 separately (yearly).
  • All 3 age groups: $1,997/year, $577/quarter, or $197/month. Save $794 vs. $2,791 separately (yearly).

Teaching Only bundles:

  • Elementary + Preschool: $1,077/year, $317/quarter, or $107/month. Save $217 vs. $1,294 separately (yearly).
  • Preschool + Students: $1,077/year, $317/quarter, or $107/month. Save $217 vs. $1,294 separately (yearly).
  • Elementary + Students: $1,117/year, $317/quarter, or $107/month. Save $277 vs. $1,394 separately (yearly).
  • All 3 age groups: $1,427/year, $407/quarter, or $137/month. Save $564 vs. $1,991 separately (yearly).

The second age group is about 20% off, and the third is half off. Build your bundle.

What's included in Grow Preschool?

The Grow Preschool Grow Subscription is $797/year, $231/quarter, or $77/month and includes Teaching, Environments, Volunteers, Families, Kids Music, and every Grow tool. Preschool Teaching Only is $597/year, $174/quarter, or $58/month and includes Teaching and Environments. Grow Games are free for everyone. Events and discipleship activities are designed for elementary and students. Bundled with Grow Elementary, both are $1,497/year (Grow Subscription), and they teach the same Bible story each week.

Can I customize Grow to fit my church?

Absolutely. That's kind of our #1 goal. Every teaching document is editable, there's room for your logo on anything you give to kids, parents, or volunteers, and you can rearrange the calendar to fit your year.

Will it work for a small or volunteer-led ministry?

Grow is written by leaders from small, medium, and big churches, including volunteer-led and bi-vocational ministries. Lessons scale up or down, and volunteer guides are written so someone new can pick one up and lead.

What do you believe?

Our statement of faith:

  • We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, authoritative and reliable in its ability to help us grow.
  • We believe in the Holy Trinity, who works together to make all things new.
  • We believe in Jesus’ deity, virgin birth, sinless life, death on the cross, resurrection, ascension to heaven, and in his return.
  • We believe the opportunity to experience forgiveness of sins and eternal life are made available to everyone through Jesus.
  • We believe the life and ministry of Jesus is the greatest example of love on earth and is to be our pattern as we learn to love God and our neighbours.

Every series starts with Scripture. Our team represents a variety of denominations, and every file is editable so you can fit your church's convictions.

Can I try it before I buy?

Yes. Download free kids and youth ministry resources from every category (a full teaching series, an event, a discipleship activity, volunteer and parent guides) and use them with your team first. All curriculum purchases are final, so we want you to be sure.

What if our church can't afford curriculum?

We'll meet your church at any budget. No church is turned away from Grow over cost. If price is what's in the way, apply for a scholarship or book a call with our team, and we'll find a way to make Grow work for your church, whatever its size.

How can we pay?

Pay by card yearly, quarterly (4 payments), or monthly (12 payments). Yearly costs the least: the Elementary or Students Grow Subscription is $997/year, $289/quarter, or $97/month; the Preschool Grow Subscription is $797/year, $231/quarter, or $77/month. Checks are accepted on request. No church is turned away over budget. If cost is the only thing in the way, apply for a scholarship.

When do I get everything?

Right away. The full year of curriculum and resources is delivered upfront, so you can plan your entire year and work at your own pace.

Made by ministry leaders

We are church leaders too. And we know tired.

After one extra-stressful Sunday, we started building a whole new strategy for every area of ministry. It changed our ministry, so we shared it with our friends. It turned out a lot of people needed the same thing.

We're a team of pastors, writers, designers, and real Grow users who have done ministry since 2004. We're Stuff You Can Use, the team behind Grow, and we launched Grow in 2017.

The Grow team

How every series gets made

Dozens of church leaders touch every series.

Full-time, part-time, and volunteer leaders from all over the world: big churches and small ones, rural, suburban, and inner-city, with different budgets, across denominations.

  1. Brainstormed by church leaders
  2. Written by church leaders
  3. Edited by our editorial team
  4. Reviewed by church leaders across denominations
  5. Final edits from our team
  6. Reviewed one last time
  7. Published for your church

What we believe is public. Read our statement of faith

Made by ministry leaders

The people behind Grow.

Our team, and church leaders from all over who write, review, and teach what's in every series.

And hundreds
of more ministry leaders just like you