Closer to God Annual (for adults, dated annual entirely by southern African writers)

Khula Annual (for teens, dated annual, thematic and written by young people in southern Africa)

New Khula Kids (in full colourwith great puzzles, for children 8-12 year olds, a fresh undated). Can be used individually or in any kids’ group – at school, church etc.

Come Along… (Undated booklets for 6-9 year olds.) Each book has 36 days of readings, linked to a particular theme: Christmas, Easter, Creation, Amazing Jesus, Kings, Jesus’ Special Friends, Abraham and Isaac Come Along and Colour books are available for Christmas & Abraham.

Khula: 100 days (100 undated readings for new teenage / young adult Christians – brand new, revamped)

Khula: Getting Growing – 30 days undated readings, newly produced for children who make a first-time commitment to following Christ.

E100 Bible-reading Challenge

Our heart, as is yours, is to see church members meeting God daily in His Word. Research shows that many South African households have Bibles, yet these aren’t being used… The Church has a significant role to play in shaping the culture of the country. Our role as believers is to be able to live out God’s Word in a way that points people to the cross!

E100 is an affordable, effective and strategic tool to get people in our churches reading the Word daily. It includes a carefully selected list of short Bible passages – 50 from the Old Testament and 50 from the New. The passages are usually one to two chapters in length and can easily be read in 10 minutes or less. The E100 Challenge takes a reader through all of the major types of Biblical writing, including Historical Books, Poetry and Wisdom Literature, the Prophets, the Gospels, Acts, the Epistles and Revelation.

The Bible passages are organised into 20 sets of 5 readings each. The bottom line is that E100 is a Bible-reading plan your people will love to complete.

SU South Africa has the highly affordable materials ready to send to you: a personal Bible-reading card, plus a leader’s Discussion Guide containing questions. Ideally it is an individual plan but in the context of a small group. So it is ideal for Home Fellowships / Cell groups.

E100 Big Bible Challenge

Based on the E100 Bible Challenge set of readings, this UK produced children’s ministry tool is a fantastic and versatile tool for an effective overview of the whole Bible.

It is set up into ready-to-use sessions with children, including activities, diagrams, explanations and applications. Suitable for Sunday School groups, School Christian Groups or any group with children, E100 Big Bible Challenge can be ordered from SU Fieldwork Resources.

Taking the Lead

If you are a youth pastor, children’s worker or Christian teacher, Taking the Lead presents a comprehensive, one-hour packaged set of training modules – ready-to-use and ranging from Evangelism with children, to running events like Holiday Clubs or School Christian Groups, to Discipleship, Counselling, Leadership and Contextual ministry.

This must-have CD resource is available from SU Fieldwork Resources.

Camp Directors Training Manual

Planning a camp with young people? All you need to know is contained in the newly produced Camp Director’s Training Manual. Topics covered include Planning Camp Programmes, Spiritual programme, Recruiting of team, Roles and Responsibilities, Health and Safety and Camp Discipline.

Available on CD or hard copy, make contact with SU Fieldwork Resources.

“Making it Happen” Training Manual for High School Christian Groups

If you are running or about to run a School Christian Group at a high school, then “Making it Happen” is ideal and maps out the essential aspects: Selecting a Committee, Planning a Term Programme, Games and Activities, Inviting a Speaker, Working Inter-denominationally and so on…

This resource is brand new and can be obtained through SU Fieldwork Resources.

“Challenge to Grow” Resource Book

This book for facilitators of Primary School Christian Groups is a practical, self-contained and effective tool, containing 17 lessons with photocopiable pages at the end of the book. Make your preparation a joy, following the lesson outline for each session, containing content, creative ideas, conversation ideas and challenges to action.

Available from SU Fieldwork Resources.

Holiday Club Training Manual

So, your church is planning a Holiday Club in the not-too-distant-future? SU has been a pioneer in the Holiday Club arena – and now has a standardised set of training sessions available geared at several levels of leader training (level 1-5).

We’d love to share this with you. SU Fieldwork Resources.

Resources on the horizon…

SU is fine tuning two exciting new resources:

• “Agents of Hope” Environmental Course: this flexible, 7-session course will be usable at schools, churches, environmental clubs and so on... Beginning with creation, the Biblically based course is in the form of a Facilitator’s book. The aim is to see children walking with Jesus, enjoying the wonder and beauty of God’s creation and thriving on their responsibility to work the land and take care of it.

Session include:

• Energy
• Air
• Water
• Garden
• Living creatures
• Waste
• New heavens and earth.

Expected launch date is July 2012. Details from Alan Pitt, alan@su.org.za or 021-6868595.

“God Moment” cell phone devotional: to launch at the start of the third term (July 2012), this multi-platform daily devotional message will be aimed at teenagers who have had some exposure to the Christian message and who may have made a commitment to Christ. Messages are contextual to SA and being a teenager in our country. SU has enlisted the best writers for this group and looks forward to launching this service in partnership with Andrew Vaughan of Christ Church Kenilworth and the Youth Hub. For more details, contact Andrew Vaughan on andrew@christ-church.org.za .