TeenChallenge:REMIX

Teen Challenge Staff: have questions, ideas or what to contribute to the TC Remix project? We want to hear it!

Background

The Teen Challenge curriculum committee has developed and written Group Studies for New Christians (GSNC) and Personal Studies for New Christians (PSNC). The GSNC classes are nearing completion of revision and the PSNC materials are in the process of being revised along with the PSNC Teacher Certification.

We realize that the GSNC materials are only introductory discipleship--lacking depth. We also understand that the existing PSNC materials only scratch the surface of what is needed--lacking scope. What is needed for a full one-year-long discipleship program needs further development. TC centers around the country and the world work to recognize and develop discipleship curriculum that will meet the needs of their students.

This project has been code named “TC Remix”. The name came from the belief that ministries across the country have already discovered, written and implemented great materials. Rather than reinventing curriculum we can take the best ideas and make them available to all ministries (remix), and we will only need to find, develop, or write curriculum where there are still “gaps” in student discipleship training.

The Plan

Recognizing the need for further development and having the desire to develop a plan to address this need, 11 directors and staff members from a variety of Teen Challenge ministries across the country met, May 2010, to discuss the successes and needs of Teen Challenge student curriculum and staff training. From that strategic planning meeting five action plans were developed to help move us forward in developing and improving resources to meet the needs.

1. Need: Assess and develop teacher training
   Strategy: Perform gap analysis assessment of current training in centers
2. Need: Assess and develop training phase curriculum
   Strategy: Perform gap analysis assessment of current training in centers
3. Need: Curriculum Developers
   Strategy: Identify and recruit curriculum development members
4. Need: Find finances to accomplish these goals
   Strategy: Design presentation to explain needs and cast vision
5. Need: Establish ownership from outside this committee – “top to bottom”
   Strategy: Design presentation to explain needs and cast vision to staff nation-wide

YOU are TC Remix

To develop these plans information needs to be gathered. Local center directors and education directors may be contacted by various committee members to ask questions that will help us move forward with these projects.

YOU are part of this project!
We need – we WANT your input!

Your participation is essential.
Please take time to respond to phone calls and surveys.