{"id":10291,"date":"2023-01-05T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/free-middle-school-ministry-curriculum-by-scatter-what-matters\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T06:53:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T04:53:46","slug":"free-middle-school-ministry-curriculum-by-scatter-what-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/free-middle-school-ministry-curriculum-by-scatter-what-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Middle School Ministry Curriculum by Scatter What Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many youth leaders and parents have struggled with how to best serve middle school kids who are \u201ctoo old\u201d for the children\u2019s ministry and \u201ctoo young\u201d for the teen ministry. The middle school years are a pivotal time of physical and emotional development in terms of identity, relationships, and spiritual awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scatter What Matters is a virtual platform that hosts a comprehensive, intentionally designed, three-year middle school ministry curriculum created for church use. The Bible-centered approach of the curriculum instills Christian fundamentals and develops the ability for our middle schoolers to think critically about our world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 45 lessons for each year, for a total of 135 lessons. Each lesson comes ready to teach \u201cout of the box\u201d with an easy-to-follow lesson, PowerPoint, and a summary graphic for parents. Every lesson includes an activity or game, tailor-made to augment the main lesson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took the talents of many disciples in the Seattle Church of Christ to bring the vision of this curriculum into reality. Then, to grow the impact of this product, the project owners partnered with jOt Creative to design the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ScatterWhatMatters.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.ScatterWhatMatters.com<\/a> website, which launched in September of 2022. Today, Scatter What Matters has registered users representing over 35 different churches in the United States, Canada, Australia, India, the Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, and the Dominican Republic!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully, by the grace of God, this labor of love is growing into something useful for many around the world who are engaged in teaching our middle schoolers. Please feel free to share this free resource with others you think will benefit. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 3:6-7, \u201cI planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scatterwhatmattersyouth.jpeg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Testimonials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe have noticed the strong foundation the program has build in our kids; their knowledge of and love for God\u2019s Word has not gone unnoticed!\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 Joanna Gomez &amp; Emilio Jauregui, parents, St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThoughtfully planned to give middle schoolers a solid footing in the Bible with strong coverage of the major themes. PowerPoints make it easy for multiple individuals to step in and effectively teach a lesson. Graphics make it easy to equip parents to follow-up with their students afterward.\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 Todd Schoepflin, teacher &amp; parent, Seattle, WA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThis curriculum teaches scripture, history, and biblical concepts in a creative, interactive, and relevant way. It\u2019s easy to pick up and implement!\u201d&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 Brian Gross, teacher &amp; parent, St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn more at&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/scatterwhatmatters.com\" target=\"_blank\">scatterwhatmatters.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scatter What Matters is a virtual platform that hosts a comprehensive, intentionally designed, three-year middle school ministry curriculum created for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":10820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-10291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-families"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scatterwhatmatters.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-2FZ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13082,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/middle-school-ministry-scatter-what-matters\/","url_meta":{"origin":10291,"position":0},"title":"Take Your Middle School Ministry to the Next Level","author":"dtadmin","date":"May 9, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Scatter What Matters\u00a0provides a comprehensive, intentionally designed, Bible-centered middle school ministry curriculum that is ready to teach out-of-the-box","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Families&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Families","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/families\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scatterwhatmatters.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scatterwhatmatters.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scatterwhatmatters.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scatterwhatmatters.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/scatterwhatmatters.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28841,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/scatter-what-matters-celebrates-three-years-of-middle-school-ministry-impact\/","url_meta":{"origin":10291,"position":1},"title":"Scatter What Matters Celebrates Three Years of Middle School Ministry Impact","author":"Lai-Yan Faller","date":"September 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Over the last three years, this free middle school curriculum has reached over 200 churches in 38 countries.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Families&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Families","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/families\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/central-christian-church-middle-school.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/central-christian-church-middle-school.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/central-christian-church-middle-school.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/central-christian-church-middle-school.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/central-christian-church-middle-school.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28409,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/international-conference-of-youth-family-ministry-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":10291,"position":2},"title":"International Conference of Youth &amp; 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