Googling "free no-prep lessons" again.
The series ended, nothing's lined up for tomorrow, and you're rewriting someone else's lesson so it actually points to Jesus.
Kids & youth ministry curriculum
A whole year of ministry, already planned.
Bible-first lessons, events, volunteer training, and parent resources for your whole year. It all arrives the day you subscribe, every file is editable, and it's ready to hand to your volunteers.
Grow Elementary · 12 series · 52 weeks · delivered the day you subscribe
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7areas of ministry planned together in one annual strategy
Day 1the whole year of curriculum and resources is in your library
3 yrsfor kids to walk through every major Bible story
Hundredsof four- and five-star reviews from ministry leaders
Sound familiar?
Ministry is seven jobs. Most curriculum only helps with one.
Lessons are only part of your week. You also have volunteers to recruit, parents to keep in the loop, events to plan, and rooms to set up. When each of those starts from scratch, every week turns into a scramble.
A volunteer can't make it.
The plan lives in your head, so handing it off takes longer than teaching it yourself. Your team wants to help, and they need something clear to follow.
The rest of the job waits.
Parent emails, volunteer thank-yous, the next event: all planned one at a time, always reacting, never ahead. That time comes out of relationships with kids and students.
You're not doing it wrong. You're running a whole ministry without a whole-year plan.
More than curriculum
Seven colors. One plan for your whole ministry.
Every Grow year is organized around the same seven areas of ministry. Tap one to see what's inside, then scroll down to see them all on one calendar.
How Grow works
Plan the year in an afternoon. Then just lead it.
Here's what those seven colors look like across a whole year. Every series, event, meeting, and parent touchpoint is on one board, and you can drag anything to fit your church's calendar.
Pick your age group and plan
Your full year of curriculum and resources is in your library right away.
Map it to your calendar
Move series, events, and meetings on the Planning View. Edit anything to fit your church.
Hand it off with confidence
Volunteers get guides they can look at once and know exactly what to do.
Choose your plan →
Budget tight? We'll work with you.
From ministry leaders
"I didn't know what my ministry was missing."
Real reviews, quoted word for word. Pick your ministry to see what leaders like you say.
Sources: Trustpilot (262 reviews) and stuffyoucanuse.org. An ellipsis (…) marks where a quote was shortened.
Your real options
Why leaders switch to Grow
Most leaders we talk to have tried writing it themselves, piecing together free lessons, or buying a lesson-only curriculum. Here's how those stack up.
| Writing it yourselfDIY | Free lessons onlineFree | Lesson-only curriculumLessons only | Grow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A whole year planned before it starts | ||||
| Events, volunteers, and families in the same plan | ||||
| Starts with Scripture, then builds the lesson | ||||
| Same Bible story for preschool and elementary | ||||
| Every file editable, with room for your logo | ||||
| Volunteers can pick it up and teach | ||||
| A real person to call when you're stuck |
Pricing
Pick the age group you lead
Each Grow subscription covers one age group for a full year. Every plan includes the whole year upfront, plus Lesson Builder, Grow Hubs, Grow Slides, and the Planning View.
Which ministry is this for?
No church turned away over budgetWe know budgets can be tight. Apply for a scholarship and our team will work with you.
Need your pastor's okay?Email this plan to your pastor or finance team. Checks are accepted on request.
Questions first?Book a Zoom call with our team, or call 877-486-3272.
Made by ministry leaders
We were church leaders too. And we were tired.
After one extra-stressful Sunday, we started building a whole new strategy for every area of ministry. It changed our ministry, so we shared it with our friends. It turned out a lot of people needed the same thing.
Kenny and Elle Campbell have done ministry together since 2004, starting as volunteers and then serving on staff in student ministry. Grow launched in 2017, and today it's shaped by a team of pastors, writers, designers, and real Grow users.
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Kenny & Elle CampbellFounders, Stuff You Can Use and Grow
How every series gets made
- We start with Scripture. The big idea comes from the passage, not the other way around.
- Written by people doing ministry. Leaders from small, big, rural, urban, and volunteer-led churches.
- Tested by Grow users. If a game only works in a big church, we hear about it.
- Adapted for every kid. Preteen, middle school, high school, and accessibility adaptations are built in.
Questions
Before you decide
What's the difference between Teaching Only and Complete Strategy?
Both are for one age group (Elementary or Students) for a full year.
Teaching Only ($697/year) gives you the full year of teaching plus environments: lessons, videos, discussion guides, devotionals, graphics, and room themes.
Complete Strategy ($997/year) adds everything else in the Grow strategy: discipleship activities, quarterly events, volunteer training, family resources, games, and music.
Does one subscription cover all my age groups?
No. Each subscription is for one age group: Preschool, Elementary, or Students. If you lead more than one, get a subscription for each. When you get Grow Elementary, you can add Grow Preschool for $497 (normally $797), and both teach the same Bible story each week.
What's included in Grow Preschool?
Grow Preschool is $797/year and includes Teaching, Environments, Volunteers, Families, and the games and music libraries. Events and discipleship activities are designed for elementary and students. Adding Preschool to Grow Elementary is $497.
Can I customize Grow to fit my church?
Absolutely. That's kind of our #1 goal. Every teaching document is editable, there's room for your logo on anything you give to kids, parents, or volunteers, and you can rearrange the calendar to fit your year.
Will it work for a small or volunteer-led ministry?
Grow is written by leaders from small, medium, and big churches, including volunteer-led and bi-vocational ministries. Lessons scale up or down, and volunteer guides are written so someone new can pick one up and lead.
What do you believe?
We believe the Bible is inspired, authoritative, and reliable, and every series starts with Scripture. Our team represents a variety of denominations, and every file is editable so you can fit your church's convictions. Read our statement of faith.
Can I try it before I buy?
Yes. Download free resources from every category (a full teaching series, an event, a discipleship activity, volunteer and parent guides) and use them with your team first. All curriculum purchases are final, so we want you to be sure.
How can we pay?
Pay by card, or split it into four interest-free payments with Klarna. Checks are accepted on request. If budget is the only thing in the way, apply for a scholarship.
When do I get everything?
Right away. The full year of curriculum and resources is delivered upfront, so you can plan your entire year and work at your own pace.