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| Your shortlist | YDiscipleYDisciple: The Invitation Four-session small group video series introducing teens to the person of Jesus Christ and small group discipleship. | AscensionEnvision: Theology of the Body for Middle School An eight-session middle school youth formation program by Jason Evert, Brian Butler, and Colin and Aimee MacIver introducing St. John Paul II's Theology of the Body through age-appropriate stories, videos, and group activities. |
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| Publisher | YDisciple | Ascension |
| Category | Youth ministry | Youth ministry |
| Ages | Teens (grades 7-12) | Middle school (grades 5-8, ages 11-13) |
| Format | video + digital leader guide | video (DVD or online streaming) + student workbook + leader's guide + parent's guide |
| Sessions | 4 sessions | 8 sessions |
| Price (as published) | Free with registration | Parent's Guide $7.95; Student Workbook $17.95; Leader's Guide $28.95; DVD $79.95 |
| Spanish edition | no | no |
| Leader guide | Facilitator guide provides training tips, session pacing, and discussion prompts for volunteer mentors. | Provides a separate Leader's Guide ($28.95, including online leader access) and Parent's Guide ($7.95) with full session outlines, icebreakers, video discussion questions, and bridge-to-home family conversation guides. |
| Last updated | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-15 |
| Source | View source | View source |
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