Summer Mixtape Vol. 1

Volume One is the first of the Edge Summer Series and contains a variety of Edge Nights that are fun, engaging, and perfect for summer ministry.

Here and Now

Here and Now provides Core Members with a solid foundation as they begin to serve middle school youth. Discussing, first and foremost, the essential role of a Core Member in the Edge program, this Core Team Training Guide dives deep into the reality of modern-day middle school youth. Core Members will learn about the universal changes that happen developmentally during adolescence, as well as the unique challenges that this particular generation faces. This foundational information is coupled with a detailed overview of what can be expected from Edge resources to equip Core Members to serve middle school youth with greater mercy, compassion, and understanding.

Edge Video Support: November 2019

• Box Introduction
• Destination Canonization
• Fantastic Female
• Mystery Voice
• How To: Form Middle School Small Groups

November 2019 Edge USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, Edge Nights and videos. Enjoy!

Made Known

We are all called to become saints — to follow Jesus, who is the way, the truth, and the life — but what does that look like? What are the foundations of living a holy life? What does it mean to be a saint? Made Known is a retreat designed specifically for middle school youth that reveals what it means to be a saint. Each session lays out different foundations in the path of holiness, providing a diverse selection of saints as examples. The youth will learn the importance of loving God, seeking truth, and having courage as they follow Jesus on the path to sainthood.

Spotify Playlist: ES - Made Known

A playlist curated specifically for this Semester Planning Guide with some of the latest releases from popular Catholic and Christian artists. CLICK HERE

100 Saints Every Catholic Teen Should Know

There are thousands of saints, including those who are recognized by the Church and those who lived saintly lives but do not have the official title. With so many holy men and women, it is difficult to narrow down the list, as they have all impacted the Church and our Catholic faith in a multitude of ways. Nevertheless, 100 Saints Every Catholic Teen Should Know outlines the lives of 100 saints who lived extraordinary lives in the midst of seemingly ordinary circumstances and give us hope that we too can live holy lives worthy of sainthood.

Semester Planning Guide: The Artist

Who is God? Can we even know if God is real? What proof is there that God exists? What does this mean for my life? The question of the existence of God is one that can change the entire course of a person’s life. This Semester Planning Guide will address questions about God and some of the biggest stumbling blocks in believing that God exists. In laying out foundational truths about God, the goal of this Semester Planning Guide is for middle school youth to come to see that it is reasonable to believe that God exists and that, through faith, they can know God and be in a relationship with Him.

Small Group Guide: Fiat

Fiat is a powerful word that means “let it be.” When it is spoken throughout Scripture and in our lives, remarkable things happen. Through God speaking the words fiat lux, the world began with the creation of light, and when Mary said fiat, Jesus came into being and the world was forever changed. Throughout this Small Group Guide, the youth will explore what the word fiat means and these two places it is seen in Scripture. They will learn the importance of their own fiat to God’s will for their lives, and they will also learn that they can say fiat by hearing God, trusting in His words, and taking action.

Edge Video Support: August 2019

• Semester Intro
• How To: Use the New Resources
• From Nothing
• Ask God Anything
• Art Show Proclaim Walk-Through
• Proof in the Paint Proclaim Walk-Through
• Museum Proclaim Walk-Through
• The Artist Proclaim Walk-Through
• Restoration Proclaim Walk-Through
• Masterpiece Proclaim Walk-Through

August 2019 Edge USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, Edge Nights and videos. Enjoy!

Spotify Playlist: ES - The Artist

A playlist curated specifically for this Semester Planning Guide with some of the latest releases from popular Catholic and Christian artists. CLICK HERE

100 Things Every Catholic Teen Should Know

Do you ever wish for short, simple answers to what the Catholic Church teaches and why we claim it as truth? Let 100 Things Every Catholic Teen Should Know help. You won’t get long, boring answers that confuse you; you will get quick, straightforward answers that enlighten and are rooted 100% in Catholic truth.

Why We're Catholic

Why We’re Catholic assembles the clearest, friendliest, most helpful answers that Trent learned to give to all these people and more. Beginning with how we can know reality and ending with our hope of eternal life, it’s the perfect way to help skeptics and seekers (or Catholics who want to firm up their faith) understand the evidence that bolsters our belief—and brings us joy.

Semester Planning Guide: For You/From You

For You/From You looks at the final five Ten Commandments and the way that they call the youth to live lives of greatness. It helps the youth to see these commandments not as restrictions but as a path to learn how to treat one another and have the proper mindset towards the material objects in their lives. It reveals to them the freedom that they can find when they follow Jesus and love one another properly — freedom that allows them to say with honesty, “I truly desire the best for you and from you.”

Sunday Funday - An Edge Issue Series

Throughout the year the Catholic Church celebrates many different events and highlights various aspects of our Catholic faith during Sunday liturgies, yet so often they can come and go quickly without much thought or explanation given to our middle school youth as to what they are. Sunday Funday was created with this in mind. This Issue Series features four liturgical celebrations in the Catholic Church and unpacks them in a fun and relevant way for middle school youth.

Edge Video Support: March 2019

• A Little Lie
• Integrity Teaching
• Defend Us In Battle
• Tough and Necessary: Talking With Your Teen About Porn

March 2019 Edge USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, Edge Nights and videos. Enjoy!

Love is... an Edge Retreat

Jesus tells us, “a new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another” (John 13:34). During this retreat, the youth will dive into this Scripture verse and discover what love really is. They will learn that in order to love as Jesus loves us, we must first know and follow Him. The youth will have opportunities to experience the healing power of God’s love through prayer and the Sacraments, as well as uncover ways they can share the unending love of God with others.

Native Tongue

"Native Tongue", the newest studio album by Switchfoot, is included in your March 2019 Edge Support Box!

Loved As I Am

When Sr. Miriam James Heidland’s life as a successful college athlete proved unfulfilling, she went searching for something deeper and ended up falling in love with Jesus. By charting her own journey toward wholeness, Heidland invites young Catholics to pursue their own relationship with Jesus. This book is included in your March 2019 Edge Support Box!

Semester Planing Guide: The Finish Line

The Finish Line reveals to the youth how the Sacraments of Healing and the Sacraments at the Service of Communion will be a part of their journey to heaven. They will learn about these sacraments and how they aid us in our daily lives. The youth will also come to an understanding that God has a specific course for their lives that will help them achieve holiness and, by His grace, cross the finish line into heaven.

Edge Video Support: November 2018

• The Race
• Is It Safe?
• Running Alone Teaching

November 2018 Edge USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, Edge Nights and videos. Enjoy!

How To Quick Sheet - Testimony

These “How To” guides cover an array of situations in youth ministry. They are quick tips and explanations to help you implement various activities in your Edge program. This quick sheet covers how to effectively share your testimony with youth.

Into the Dark - An Edge Retreat Series

Darkness and light — this imagery is continually used as a representation of the Christian life. Throughout this retreat series, Into the Dark, the youth will learn more about the darkness of sin and fear, and how Jesus not only forgives them of their sins but also has the power to cast out fear. They will have opportunities to draw closer to Jesus in the sacraments and will be empowered to go forth and share the light of Christ with others.

Holy Roar

"Holy Roar", the newest studio album by Chris Tomlin, is included in your November 2018 Edge Support Box!

Semester Planning Guide: Breathing Fire

Breathing Fire covers the final stage and proclamation of the Creed which addresses the Holy Spirit, the Catholic Church, and the Communion of Saints. This Semester Planning Guide is filled with the depths and riches of our faith presented in a fun and relevant way that brings the wonder and marvel of the Church to life for middle school youth.

Nova - An Edge Family Series

Nova breaks open and explains the meaning and purpose of Lent for both middle school youth and their parents. Each Edge Night contains practical tips and information on how to journey intentionally through Lent with particular attention to the call of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Edge Semester Framework

A detailed outline for every Edge semester from 2016-2018, all in one place. Look ahead to see what Edge Nights, Issue Nights and Social Nights are just around the corner, and set your Edge program up for success.

Edge Video Support: August 2018

• DOs and DONT's of Confession
• Dead Growth Parent Teaching
• The Branches Parent Teaching
• Uprooted Parent Teaching
• Harvest Parent Teaching

August 2018 Edge USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, Edge Nights and videos. Enjoy!

How To Quick Sheet - Small Talk

These “How To” guides cover an array of situations in youth ministry. They are quick tips and explanations to help you implement various activities in your Edge program. This quick sheet covers how to create effective small talk with youth.

III

"III", the newest studio album by Hillsong Young & Free, is included in your August 2018 Edge Support Box!

Yes, There Is a God

How many times have you wanted to convey to someone the joy and excitement of the basic gospel message, but stumbled in the process? Here is a book that explains the gospel in a simple way, and it's included in your August 2018 Edge Support Box!

Semester Planning Guide: Thou Shall

Thou Shall challenges the middle school youth to look at the Ten Commandments not as a list of rules of all the things they should not do, but rather as a guideline that brings them to live lives of true freedom and happiness. This semester introduces the youth to the Ten Commandments as a whole and unpacks the first five of the Ten Commandments.

Reflection - An Edge Issue Series

This Issue Series is divided into two Edge Nights for middle school girls and two Edge Nights for middle school boys. Both the boys and girls in their Edge Nights will be reminded of what it means to be created a man and what it means to be created a woman. The youth will also be given different examples of the men and women who have gone before them, lived holy lives, and are now saints or blessed. Reflection gives the youth an opportunity to come together in brotherhood and sisterhood and look at what it means to live out their faith as young men and women.

Edge Semester Framework

A detailed outline for every Edge semester from 2016-2018, all in one place. Look ahead to see what Edge Nights, Issue Nights and Social Nights are just around the corner, and set your Edge program up for success.

Edge Video Support: March 2018

• Discipline
• iDentity
• Ninja Nannies

How To Quick Sheet - Discipline

These “How To” guides cover an array of situations in youth ministry. They are quick tips and explanations to help you implement various activities in your Edge program. This quick sheet covers tips and tricks to effective discipline practices.

March 2018 USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, Edge Nights and videos. Enjoy!

Awake O Sleeper - An Edge Lock-In

Awake O Sleeper is a lock-in that follows the stories of two of the greatest dreamers of Scripture, Joseph of the Old Testament and St. Joseph the foster father of Jesus, and looks at the different ways that God spoke to them and directed their lives and ultimately salvation history. The youth will be reminded of the great lengths that God goes to speak to His people to guide them and they will also be reminded that God speaks to them in their daily lives in various different ways. This lock-in provides an exciting and fun way for the youth to build up community and friendship as well as to grow in their relationship with God.

Semester Planning Guide: To The Heights

This Semester Planning Guide gives in depth explanations of the Mass, exploring why it should be so important in our lives and why the Eucharist is called the “source and the summit” of our faith. The youth will learn not only the different parts of the Mass but also what liturgy is, the symbolism of what we do, and how to properly prepare for Mass and to receive Jesus Christ.

Edge Semester Framework

A detailed outline for every Edge semester from 2016-2018, all in one place. Look ahead to see what Edge Nights, Issue Nights and Social Nights are just around the corner, and set your Edge program up for success.

Edge Video Support - November 2017

• A Bell Set Apart
• Sunday Best
• Forgetting Something? - Bike
• Forgetting Something? - Fireplace
• Forgetting Something? - Fish
• Forgetting Something? - Shaving
• Forgetting Something? - Shower
• Forgetting Something? - Dog

November USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, Edge Nights and videos. Enjoy!

How To Quick Sheet - Retreats

These “How To” guides cover an array of situations in youth ministry. They are quick tips and explanations to help you implement various activities in your Edge program. This quick sheet covers tips and tricks to leading a great middle school retreat.

Behold - A Christmas Collection by Lauren Daigle

Included in every 2017 November Edge Support box is a copy of Lauren Daigle's Christmas CD entitled "Behold". The album includes nine yuletide standards and one original, which we hope you will enjoy as the Christmas season rolls around.

Life: An Edge Retreat Series on Salvation

This Retreat Series unfolds for the youth the incredible story of the salvation of all humanity. The youth will see that humanity was created in a perfect relationship with God and all of creation, but this relationship was broken by the first sin of Adam and Eve. Life then reveals to the youth that this plan of salvation began at the Fall and was fulfilled once and for all in Jesus Christ. The youth will be inspired to go forth from this retreat as disciples of Jesus to share this great news of the salvation of all humanity.

Awaken Hope - Reflections on the Season of Advent

Included in every November 2017 Edge Support Box is a copy of our brand-new Advent Companion, "Awaken Hope". We pray that this companion will help you and your parish have a blessed and fruitful season of Advent, preparing for the coming of our Lord.

Semester Planning Guide: Kingdom Come

Who is Jesus Christ? Why did He become a man? What did He do while He was alive? Why did He have to die? What will happen when I die? Kingdom Come explores the life of Christ taking the youth through the great drama of His life from the very beginning at the Nativity, to His Death on the cross, and all the way to His second coming. It brings to light who Jesus is and the great love that He shows through every single thing He did while He was living and continues to do until the end of time. The youth will come to a greater understanding of the greatness and the power of Christ as well as their own eternal destiny.

Edge Semester Framework

A detailed outline for every Edge semester from 2016-2018, all in one place. Look ahead to see what Edge Nights, Issue Nights and Social Nights are just around the corner, and set your Edge program up for success.

Fuse - An Edge Family Series

At the very moment of our baptism God infused within our souls the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity. Fuse breaks open each of these virtues and reveals to the youth and their parents the power and importance of utilizing and growing in these virtues. The virtues of faith, hope, and charity are given as a gift from God and they allow us to live a blessed life with God empowering us to change the world for the better.

Edge Video Support - August 2017

• Edge Semester Introduction
• Shopping For Jesus
• Grandpa's Pet...Peeve
• Apostle Snap Story: Part I
• Apostle Snap Story: Part II
• Apostle Snap Story: Part III
• Apostle Snap Story: Part IV

August USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, Edge Nights and videos. Enjoy!

How To Quick Sheet - Mass

These “How To” guides cover an array of situations in youth ministry. They are quick tips and explanations to help you implement various activities in your Edge program. This quick sheet covers how to prepare your youth for Mass.

The Labyrinth by Aly Aleigha

"THE LABYRINTH" (LP) is the Aly Aleigha Band's first full-length album, and a copy is included in your August 2017 Edge Support Box!

Heart of God - 28 Day Personal Retreat

Included in the August Edge Support Box is a copy of our brand new retreat based on our annual theme, Heart of God. When we speak of the "heart" of a person, we often are not referring to the central organ keeping them alive, but that aspect of who they are that determines their direction and action. When we know God's heart, we approach a deep and mysterious encounter with His eternity. This retreat is written so that you may encounter that heart.

Semester Planning Guide: Choices

All of our decisions in life lead us in one direction or another. Even choosing not to choose is making a decision. Choices dives into the very beginning of decision making and morality. It will cover what it means to make a good decision and why humanity has the ability to make decisions. The youth will learn about the consequences of actions as well as what it looks like to live a life of virtue and how the way we live affects society as a whole.

Edge Semester Framework

A detailed outline for every Edge semester from 2016-2018, all in one place. Look ahead to see what Edge Nights, Issue Nights and Social Nights are just around the corner, and set your Edge program up for success.

Poison & Potential - An Edge Issue Series

Middle school is a difficult season of life for all youth and there are many different issues they will face throughout these young adolescent years. In this Issue Series you will find four different Edge Nights that tackle a different issue facing middle school youth. Poison and Potential covers the topics of bullying, peer pressure, time management, and social media. They are designed to be used and implemented individually throughout the year as the need arises to address certain issues.

Edge Video Support - March 2017

• The Devil Made Me Do It
• 1 New Message
• Captives

How To Quick Sheet - Bus Rides

These “How To” guides cover an array of situations in youth ministry. They are quick tips and explanations to help you implement various activities in your Edge program. This quick sheet covers how to survive the dreaded bus ride and how to keep your middle school youth entertained and engaged while riding to or from an event.

March USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, "How To" quick sheets, additional Edge Nights and videos.

Through The Storm: An Eighth Grade Retreat

How do we weather the storms in our lives? When the waves come, and the winds pick up, will we be able to withstand what comes our way? Through the Storm is designed specifically for 8th-grade youth to help them understand the importance of having a firm foundation in Christ. They will learn that through a relationship with Jesus, in reading the Scriptures, and in acting upon the will of God they will build an immovable foundation for their lives. In doing so, when they face the storms that inevitably come in high school they will not be washed away but rather stand firm in their faith and the truth.

Jesus Culture - Let It Echo (Unplugged)

In the winter of 2015 the young adults of Jesus Culture Church in Sacramento, CA began holding gatherings in the Underground Lounge, an empty pool in the bottom of an old hotel that was built in the 1920’s. The purpose of these gatherings was for the young adults of the city to come together, worship Jesus, and build community. Let it Echo (Unplugged) is an expression of these gatherings. Enjoy Jesus Culture - Let It Echo (Unplugged), in the March Edge Support Box

99 Thoughts for Small Group Leaders

Good small groups requires leaders—and that's where you come in. If you're a small group leader, you may have lots of questions: Am I making a difference? Can I really do this? If so, how can I maximize my impact in teenagers' lives? Find the answers you're looking for in 99 Thoughts for Small Group Leaders. This book delivers insights, tips, and veteran advice for anyone leading a small group (from young to old). When these bite-size, consumable pieces of wisdom are put into play, leaders will be better equipped and more confident. This book is all about setting them up to win. You'll get plenty of use out of 99 Thoughts for Small Group Leaders, included in the March Edge Support Box.

Semester Planning Guide: Transformation

Transformation takes the youth deep into the mystery and wonder of the Sacraments of Initiation. The youth will see the transformative power of the graces of these sacraments and how they build the foundation of their faith and give them strength and nourishment for the journey of their lives. Not only will they learn about the liturgical celebration of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist, but they will also see the rich Scriptural history of these sacraments.

Edge Semester Framework

A detailed outline for every Edge semester from 2016-2018, all in one place. Look ahead to see what Edge Nights, Issue Nights and Social Nights are just around the corner, and set your Edge program up for success.

How To Quick Sheet - Reconciliation

These “How To” guides cover an array of situations in youth ministry. They are quick tips and explanations to help you implement various activities in your Edge program. This quick sheet covers preparing your youth for the sacrament of reconciliation, and how to implement the sacrament smoothly in order to help teens draw near to Jesus and be forgiven of their sins.

Edge Video Support November 2016

• Semester Introduction - Transformation
• You Are What You Eat
• Heartbeat Dreams
• False Masks

November USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, "How To" quick sheets, additional Edge Nights and videos.

Be Not Afraid: An Edge Retreat Series on True Happiness

This Retreat Series dives down into the deepest desires of the human heart. Desires for happiness, greatness, fulfillment, and true friendship. Utilizing an inspiring quote from St. John Paul II, the youth will go deeper into the roots of these desires and find that at the center of everything they desire Jesus Christ. They will come to find that “it is Jesus in fact that [they] seek when [they] dream of happiness” and that it is Him alone who will fulfill all their desires (St. John Paul II).

Coming Home by Lee Roessler

A call to return to the heart of Jesus where mercy is waiting to embrace us, love pours out to welcome us, and hope inspires great joy as we respond to Christ's invitation to make your home in Me.

Advent Companion

Journey through Advent 2016 with Life Teen’s Advent Companion. This guide is filled with prayers, reflections, and challenges for every day of Advent and will help you truly prepare your heart for the coming of Christ. To purchase more copies of the 2016 Advent Companion, you can get them here.

Semester Planning Guide: Existence

Existence dives deep into the very beginning of everything. Starting with wonder and awe of the universe, the youth will be plunged into the depths of the love of God and the great truth that we were created out of the love of God and to love God. This Semester Planning Guide will walk the youth through learning about who God is, the world He has created, and their own creation. They will also tackle the tough reality of the fall of man and original sin as well as the ever timely question of why evil exists.

Edge Semester Framework

A detailed outline for every Edge semester from 2016-2018, all in one place. Look ahead to see what Edge Nights, Issue Nights and Social Nights are just around the corner, and set your Edge program up for success.

Edge Series: Joyful (Family)

Joyful is a Family Series all about Mary and the events leading up to Christmas. It is a four night series that walks the middle school youth and their parents through the events of the Annunciation, the Visitation, and the Nativity ending with a joyous Christmas social. During this time the youth and their parents will come to a greater understanding of Mary and her journey to becoming the Mother of God. Not only will they understand with greater appreciation all her struggles, but they will also be inspired by her joy to go forth and share the joy of Christ with others.

How To Quick Sheet - Adoration

These “How To” guides cover an array of situations in youth ministry. They are quick tips and explanations to help you implement various activities in your Edge program. This quick sheet covers how to lead middle school youth in adoration and avoid distractions while helping teens encounter Christ in this powerful sacrament.

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• Semester Introduction - Existence
• A Good God in a Suffering World
• Creation Loop
• One Solitary Life

August USB Drive

We put everything you need in one place. Here you can download all of the PDFs, environment images, parent letters, handouts, "How To" quick sheets, an additional Issue and Social Night, and videos.

Wild Heart by Urban Rescue

Wild Heart is the first studio album from Urban Rescue. Sparrow Records alongside Rend Family Records released the album on May 6, 2016.

Room 24: Adventures of a New Evangelist

Katie Prejean (McGrady)'s frequent mistakes and occasional successes with her students taught her how to evangelize young people by building relationships in joyful, humble, and prayerful ways. Likewise, her determined that the power of inviting conversation, welcoming questions, and witnessing to faith through personal stories engages students and helps them fall in love with Jesus.

Semester Planning Guide: Hero

This semester is one of our Edge bonus boxes and steps outside of our usual semester curriculum to bring you an interactive semester all about the Fruits of the Holy Spirit with a Superhero theme. Get ready for some high flying fun with your middle school youth.

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• Spotted: The Most Elusive Superhero of All Time
• In Color
• Word Fight
• Hero Semester Introduction

Mercy Reigns

This retreat presents to the youth the infinite love and endless mercy that God has for each one of us. It introduces them to the private revelations of St. Faustina Kowalska and the Message of Divine Mercy. They will learn about the ways that God pours out His merciful love and how this message can greatly impact their spiritual life. By the end of this retreat, the youth will not only know about God’s mercy but will have been presented with many opportunities to encounter the mercy and love of Jesus Christ.

Amplify Volume 12: Bright Lights

This resource provides advice for you as a youth minister as you journey through some tough topics with your youth. This issue features articles on how to change your perspective on fundraising, the importance of consecration to Jesus through Mary, and how necessary Christian friendships are.

A Second Look: Encountering the True Jesus by Mark Hart

In "A Second Look", you'll be fascinated, amused, and challenged as you get to know ten characters from Scripture, from all walks of life, and learn about their encounter with Jesus. What do the magi, a rich kid, a short tax collector, a thirsty woman from Samaria, a boy with some bread and fish, a burly fisherman, and a Jewish official, have in common with YOU?

Semester Planning Guide: Sacraments

Edge Nights create the engaging, interactive setting for comprehensive catechesis within the Edge middle school ministry. This resource provides outlines for eight Edge Nights, designed to be adapted to meet the needs of your middle school youth and your parish. This semester is focused on the Sacraments and is the fifth semester in our Edge Curriculum cycle. Pastoral Note: An Edge Night in this semester, “Marry Me” includes a wedding reception dance as a part of the Send. Songs are listed as examples of the kind of dance music to be played. One of the examples given in the print version of this resource contained objectionable content. This example should’ve been removed, but was missed during our editorial process. To remedy the error and avoid confusion, that example has been removed from the digital version of this guide. We apologize for our error

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• Too Cool for Confirmation
• Stephen's Story
• Ignited Within
• Semester Introduction

Amplify Volume 11: More Than Luck

Working with middle school youth is anything but easy. It requires patience, dedication, simplicity, and humility. Amplify is a resource that was created just for you as you steer through the confusion and chaos that often surrounds this age group. This resource provides advice for you as a youth minister as you journey through some tough topics with your youth. This magazine issue features articles on how to work with parents, how to pray the Liturgy of the Hours, and how to teach youth about sacramentals. There is also an article about how to recognize addiction and how to talk to youth about drugs. So cozy up with some coffee and dive into these materials that will challenge you and your Core Team and transform your ministry.

Semester Planning Guide: Church

Edge Nights create the engaging, interactive setting for comprehensive catechesis within the Edge middle school ministry. This resource provides outlines for eight Edge Nights, designed to be adapted to meet the needs of your middle school youth and your parish. This semester is focused on the Church and is the fourth semester in our new nine semester Edge Curriculum cycle.

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• Hold My Keys
• Beyond Illusion
• Secret Servers
• Glorify

Hopes and Fears: Edge 8th Grade Day Retreat

This Day Retreat is designed to assist 8th grade youth in making the transition from middle school into high school. Along with a focus on some of the hopes and fears they may have, this retreat will encourage them to find a good community while keeping God at the center of their lives. Do not miss out on this opportunity to build up your 8th graders and help them to make a seamless transition in this next step of life.

Amplify Volume 10: Bold and Loving

Working with middle school youth is anything but easy. It requires patience, dedication, simplicity, and humility. Amplify is a resource that was created just for you as you steer through the confusion and chaos that often surrounds this age group. This resource provides advice for you as a youth minister as you journey through some tough topics with your youth. This magazine issue features articles on how to talk to your youth about sex and sexuality with a Edge Night resource specifically on same sex attraction. You will also find articles about spiritual direction, church hierarchy, and reaching out to 6th grade youth. 

Ask the Bible Geek: Updated and Expanded

This updated and expanded edition deals realistically and honestly with concerns about God, temptations, personal issues, social media, technology, and more. Solutions to typical situations the young and not-so-young face today.

Semester Planning Guide: Liturgical Seasons

Edge Nights create the engaging, interactive setting for comprehensive catechesis within the Edge middle school ministry. This resource provides outlines for seven Edge Nights designed to be adapted to meet the needs of your middle school youth and your parish. This semester is the first of our new Edge bonus boxes and steps outside of our usual semester curriculum to bring you an interactive semester all about the Liturgical Seasons. Use this resource for an entire semester or periodically throughout the year as the Church celebrates the different Liturgical Seasons.

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• Liturgical Seasons Loop
• Saints in Progress
• You Are the Hands
• Liturgical Forecast

HIStory: Edge Retreat

The life of Christ is filled with many wonderful and miraculous events. This weekend Edge retreat will walk your youth through some of the pivotal points in the life of Christ. They will understand not only who Christ is but also how He is still relevant to their daily lives. The retreat will also reveal that they are called to love Him more and bring Him out to the world.

Amplify Volume 9: Let Your Light Shine

This issue of Amplify features articles with tips on summer ministry, as well as how to make a smooth transition for your 8th graders from Edge into Life Teen. Be sure to check out the article about warning signs for high risk youth as well as a quick way to explain Adoration. Get your sunblock and flip flops and get ready to rock your summer ministry.

Semester Planning Guide: Creed

Edge Nights create the engaging, interactive setting for comprehensive catechesis within the Edge middle school ministry. This resource provides outlines for eight Edge Nights, designed to be adapted to meet the needs of your middle school youth and your parish. This semester is focused on the Creed and is the second semester in our new nine semester Edge Curriculum cycle.

Edge Video Support: November 2014

• Communion of Saints Teaching
• Where's the Body (Video by Outside da Box)
• Marian Loop Image
• A Mother's Love
• Weird Catholic Words

Amplify Volume 8: Advent

This issue of Amplify features a wide variety of articles covering everything from ideas on how to help your youth enter more fully into Advent, to how to plan a retreat and still keep your sanity. Make sure to check out the new Christmas themed Social and Issue Night to help you amp up your Christmas festivities!

Semester Planning Guide: Scripture

Welcome to our new Edge Semester Planning Guide! Be sure to look through the whole book and check out all the new things. Whether you are a veteran to Edge or this is your first semester, we wanted to take some time to explain some of the new sections in your curriculum guides, why we included them, and how you can use them.

Edge Video Support: September 2014

• OT's Got Talent - Esther
• OT's Got Talent - David
• OT's Got Talent - Ruth
• OT's Got Talent - Moses
• OT's Got Talent - Joseph
• OT's Got Talent - Abraham
• OT's Got Talent - Noah
• OT's Got Talent - Adam & Eve
• Scripture Semester Intro
• Edge Logo Loop

EPIC: EDGE DAY RETREAT

This retreat has been designed to take middle school youth on a day-long journey through their story – past, present, and future. It challenges youth to see how Christ redeems our past history, sins, and hurts. It calls them to walk with Christ every day. Finally, the retreat helps middle school youth look forward to their eternal destiny in heaven, and calls them to strive for sainthood daily, placing their hope in Christ.

AMPLIFY VOLUME 7: WHAT'S YOUR INSPIRATION?

This volume of Amplify contains articles to help you get off to a great start with this next year of your Edge ministry. Check out the article titled Getting Started to help you plan for your year in order to bring your best to the youth that you serve. Also take sometime to prayerfully reflect on what inspires you to do middle school youth ministry and who your saintly intercessors will be to help make this year fruitful. As usual there are two Issue Nights, one specifically about being Thankful and one on Modesty, and be sure to check out the new Social Night - your youth are going to get colorful!

Semester Planning Guide: Social Justice

Welcome to your new Edge Semester Planning Guide! Whether this is your first Edge semester or your tenth, we wanted to take some time and point out various sections from the Edge Nights and give our thoughts on why we included them and advice on how to incorporate them.

Edge Video Support: March 2014

• Feeding the Hungry
• Edge Social Justice Semester Intro
• The Do's and Don'ts of Corporal Works of Mercy

Keep Calm and Sing Alleluia: An Edge Weekend Retreat

Without the Resurrection there is no Christianity, no Catholic Church. This retreat is a resource to help you break open the Resurrection narratives with your middle school youth in a dynamic way; to invite them to immerse themselves in the events, which have shaped our faith. We have our faith thanks to the fortitude, wisdom, and faith of the men and women who were witnesses to Christ’s Resurrection. This weekend retreat extends that invitation to your youth to go forth as witnesses to the Resurrection today.

Amplify Volume 6: INSPIRE[D]

This volume of Amplify features an article and Edge Night based on Life Teen's annual theme for 2014, INSPIRE[D]. Be sure to also check out the other articles covering an array of topics from a personal testimony of doing prison ministry, to how to do a good Send. This issues also features new Issue and Social Nights, along with the Issue Night on the theme INSPIRE[D] there is also an Issue Night on helping youth have a positive self image. And get ready for some messy games as this Social Night will be sure to have your youth slipping and sliding into some messy game fun!

• INSPIRE[D]: 2014 Annual Theme by Mark Hart
• INSPIRE[D]: An Edge Night For Life Teen's Annual Theme
• Breaking Through Shackles: An Experience in Prison Ministry by Daniela Cicero
• Messtival: An Edge Social Night
• Ask the Therapist: How Do I Keep Their Attention? by Cheyenne Vasquez
• A Brief Introduction: The Rosary in 30 Seconds by Amanda Grubbs
• Tips on Send: Stick the Landing by Colleen Stepanek
• With the Eyes of Christ: An Edge Social Night on Self Image

Semester Planning Guide: Prayer

Welcome to your new Edge Semester Planning Guide! Whether this is your first Edge semester or your tenth, we wanted to take some time and point out various sections from the Edge Nights and give our thoughts on why we included them and advice on how to incorporate them.

Edge Video Support: November 2013

• The Young Church: Highlights from WYD 2013
• A Friend's Prayer
• A Guided Prayer Meditation
• Prayer Semester Intro
• Jumping In: A Teaching on Prayer - Chris Padgett

Amplify Volume 5: Road Trip to Rio

This volume of Amplify features articles on how to stay refreshed in ministry, the popular app vine, how to use humor in the proclaim, and how to handle bad behavior in small groups. Check out the Issue Nights on Pope Francis and Profanity, and also the Mardi Gras Social Night.

Semester Planning Guide: Sacraments

Welcome to your new Edge Semester Planning Guide! Whether this is your first Edge semester or your tenth, we wanted to take some time and point out various sections from the Edge Nights and give our thoughts on why we included them and advice on how to incorporate them.

Edge Video Support: August 2013

• Edge Logo Loop
• Eucharist Teaching
• Who's Coming to Mass?
• A Sacramental Life

Clothed In The Sun: Edge Retreat

The goal of this retreat is to introduce middle school youth to Mary. Very often, Catholic veneration and love of Mary is misunderstood. During this retreat the middle school youth will come to learn why Mary is so important to our faith. The youth will gain a basic understanding of the Blessed Mother by breaking open the Gospels. They will also come to a greater understanding of Mary as their own mother and the role that she plays in their lives.  

Amplify 04: Chastity and Sexuality

This issue of Amplify is all about helping our middle-school with their identity as children of God, especially their sexual identity. Make sure to take some time to read through all of the articles about chastity, sexuality, homosexuality, and safe environment topics to help you navigate these difficult and important topics.

Semester Planning Guide: Church

Welcome to your new Edge Semester Planning Guide! Whether this is your first Edge semester or your tenth, we wanted to take some time and point out various sections from the Edge Nights and give our thoughts on why we included them and advice on how to incorporate them.

Edge Video Support: March 2013

• Church Semester Introduction
• Dos and Don'ts of Evangelization
• "Why Be Catholic"

Inside Out: Edge Retreat

This retreat is designed to help the middle school youth not to see themselves or others just by their outward appearance. This is a hard thing to do with all of the pressures that come from society and sometimes the pressure we place upon ourselves. The idea of this retreat is to have the youth begin by looking at their inward appearance and help them to not just see what physical attributes they have, but also the dignity they possess as a son or daughter of God.

Amplify Volume 3: 2013 Theme - Fearless

This volume of Amplify highlights articles on Instagram, Bruno Mars new CD, and the 2013 Life Teen Theme of Fearless. Check out the Issue Nights on Fearless and Honoring our Parents, and the Putt-Putt Golf Social Night.

Semester Planning Guide: Creed

Welcome to your new Edge Curriculum Guide! Whether this is your first Edge semester or your tenth, we wanted to take some time and point out various sections from the Edge Nights and give our thoughts on why we included them and advice on how to incorporate them.

Edge Video Support: November 2012

• Paschal Mystery Teaching
• Marian Image Loop
• Creed Semester Introduction

Amplify Volume 2 - Year of Faith

This issue of Amplify highlights the Year of Faith. There are also articles about core members, and engaging and empowering youth. This Amplify also includes Issue Nights on the Year of Faith and a Kickball Social Night.

Semester Planning Guide: Scripture

Welcome to your new Edge Curriculum Guide! Whether this is your first Edge semester or your tenth, we wanted to take some time and point out various sections from the Edge Nights and give our thoughts on why we included them and advice on how to incorporate them.

Edge Video Support: August 2012

• Saintly Minute: St. Stephen
• Saintly Minute: St. Jerome
• Edge Logo Loop
• Scripture Semester Intro
• Reasons for the Incarnation

Fit For A King: Edge Retreat

The goal of this retreat is to help the middle school youth take greater ownership of their faith and their identity as men and women in God’s Kingdom. Using the basis of Matthew 6:33, this retreat will encourage the participants to see the importance of seeking the Kingdom of heaven. This retreat will compare and contrast the Kingdom of God and historical kingdoms, to help them recognize that a “knight” and a “lady” are not only figures in history. The retreat will place an emphasis on the Sacraments and active participation in the life of the Church.

Amplify Volume 1

This issue of Amplify features the Give It Away Now: Shelter the Homeless Edition. There are also articles featuring conversations with middle schoolers,  and empowering eighth graders . Also check out the latest Issue Night on Advent and the Beach themed Social Night.

Semester Planning Guide: Issue and Social Nights

Welcome to the brand new Edge Semester Planning Guide! The goal of this resource is to help you provide systematic and complete catechesis for your middle school youth while providing opportunities for evangelization and transformation as well. Each book contains a semesters-worth of catechetical Edge Night outlines.

Edge Video Support: March 2012

• Techno Tweens
• Catholathon
• Issues and Socials Semester Intro

So Long Self: Edge Retreat

Middle school is often a time of self-discovery, where the youth begin to see even more clearly that the world doesn’t revolve around them. Middle school youth often think their decisions do not effect others and they go about doing whatever is necessary to make themselves the center, disregarding parents, friends, siblings, teachers, authority, etc. This retreat will help the youth realize they must give up their “self” (selfish ways) and fill their hearts with God through virtuous acts of self-giving love (practice of Beatitudes). With prayer and the Sacraments as their strength, the youth can surrender their lives to God.

Semester Planning Guide: Social Justice

Welcome to the brand new Edge Semester Planning Guide! The goal of this resource is to help you provide systematic and complete catechesis for your middle school youth while providing opportunities for evangelization and transformation as well. Each book contains a semesters-worth of catechetical Edge Night outlines.

Edge Video Support: November 2011

• Matt Maher Bus Tour

Semester Planning Guide: Prayer

Welcome to the brand new Edge Semester Planning Guide! The goal of this resource is to help you provide systematic and complete catechesis for your middle school youth while providing opportunities for evangelization and transformation as well. Each book contains a semesters-worth of catechetical Edge Night outlines.

Edge Video Support: August 2011

• Which Hand?
• Prayer Semester Introduction
• I Confess

Faith Like a Child: Edge Retreat

Even in middle school, our youth are overwhelmed by the many expectations and responsibilities that are placed on them by the various people in their lives (parents, teachers, coaches, priests, youth ministers, friends, etc). The goal of this retreat is to reflect on what it means to live with childlike faith; this will incorporate not only having faith like a child, but also what it means to forgive and to love with the simplicity of a child. The Father is calling all of His children to be with Him. This retreat will remind the middle school youth that they are children of God.

Semester Planning Guide: Sacraments

Welcome to the brand new Edge Semester Planning Guide! The goal of this resource is to help you provide systematic and complete catechesis for your middle school youth while providing opportunities for evangelization and transformation as well. Each book contains a semesters-worth of catechetical Edge Night outlines.

Edge Video Support: March 2011

• The Divine Life
• Papa Say!
• Sacraments Loop
• Sacraments Semester Introduction

Restored: Edge Retreat

For many middle school youth, this may be the first time that they attend an overnight retreat. Most youth do not go on retreat prior to middle school. This retreat is intended to be a foundational retreat experience for those who attend, because it focuses on the very core of our faith: the Paschal Mystery. The goal of the retreat is to help the middle school youth relate their own experiences to the Paschal Mystery, so that they may see how they can experience Christ in their everyday life. In doing so, just as Christ was restored to life in the Resurrection, the youth may experience restoration when they unite their life with Christ.

Semester Planning Guide: Church

Welcome to the brand new Edge Semester Planning Guide! The goal of this resource is to help you provide systematic and complete catechesis for your middle school youth while providing opportunities for evangelization and transformation as well. Each book contains a semesters-worth of catechetical Edge Night outlines.

Edge Video Support: November 2010

• Saintly Minute: St. Francis
• Saintly Minute: St. Joseph
• Drag & Gary: Catholic Mass
• Drag & Gary: Matt Maher

Semester Planning Guide: Creed

Welcome to the brand new Edge Semester Planning Guide! The goal of this resource is to help you provide systematic and complete catechesis for your middle school youth while providing opportunities for evangelization and transformation as well. Each book contains a semesters-worth of catechetical Edge Night outlines.

You Never Let Go: Edge Retreat

Middle school can be a confusing and hectic time in the lives of your Edge youth. During this time, the youth can feel very lost and forgotten because of all the changes occurring. This experience can lead them to search for life’s answers in the wrong places. The goal of this retreat is to help the middle school youth understand that God’s love is always present, especially in the times they feel lost.

Semester Planning Guide: Scripture

Welcome to the brand new Edge Semester Planning Guide! The goal of this resource is to help you provide systematic and complete catechesis for your middle school youth while providing opportunities for evangelization and transformation as well. Each book contains a semesters-worth of catechetical Edge Night outlines.

Edge Video Support: March 2010

• Saintly Minute: St. Paul
• Saintly Minute: St. Maria Goretti
• Drag & Gary: Icebreaker Game
• Drag & Gary: Answering Emails
• The Big Picture
• Books of the Bible

Help I'm Stuck in a Locker!: Edge One Day Retreat

The transition from middle school to high school can be daunting. This retreat is designed to address the middle school youth’s fears and anxieties and connect them with high school youth and adult Core Team in your Life Teen program.