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To be honest, I am not a fan of off the shelf, out of the box curriculum. The simple fact is that the authors who write such curriculums are not specifically writing for you, for your students, for your ministry, or for your specific setting.

If you do use out of the box curriculum I suggest that you research the curriculum, the author, and the content before purchasing. I once ordered a four part lesson from a nationally known youth pastor based on his name and the subject matter. It was the worst piece of curriculum I have ever purchased.

I strongly suggest that you cut and paste (and maybe even re-write or re-work) the curriculum to better fit and serve your students and ministry. This is exactly what I had to do with the above mentioned lessons in order to make it work.

I also caution you to choose carefully how you spend your curriculum budget. Too many times I have witnessed eager youth leaders attending a youth ministry conference walk into the makeshift book store with their church credit card and walk out with their hands and arms literally overflowing with books, dvds and curriculum. My fears are that they have just blown their entire budget; that they will never have time to teach all of the curriculum that they just bought; and, sadly, that they will repeat the same behavior at the next convention they attend.

Instead of buying curriculum, try writing your own. If you are a good writer and teacher, that is great; if not, start by writing one lesson, then work your way up to three and four lessons in a series. The benefit to writing your own is that you know your students, your ministry context, and your teaching style. What you write never has to be published; it just has to meet the needs of your students and of your ministry.