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Because of Gracia: A Film and Faith Leader's Guide equips youth pastors and small group leaders to explore the key themes in this award-winning film through a life-changing discipleship curriculum. The nine-week guide contains three weeks of Conversations on three core topics from the film: Practicing Friendship: Dating and God's design for relationships Choosing Life: Teen pregnancy and the sanctity of life Voicing Faith: Sharing and defending our Christianity in public. The Because of Gracia leader's guide is designed for use with the related Because of Gracia Film and Faith Conversation Guide for students, a unique hybrid experience that offers complementary material for small group sessions, as well as daily reflections for students to use throughout the week in conversation partner pairs. The resulting 45-day experience allows young Christians to pursue discipleship with others, while helping them to wrestle with the difficult issues they're facing today. The Because of Gracia curriculum was created to affirm that with God's amazing and empowering grace, young people CAN live in a new way. Take your students on a spiritual journey alongside Gracia, Chase, and the rest of Eastglenn High as they face life-altering decisions, learning that grace is both the gift of mercy when we fail and our empowerment to live in truth and light.

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Because of Gracia will move young men and women in truth, challenging all in a life changing message of hope. - Kevin McAfee - Filmmaker, End of the Spear and Last Ounce of Courage Because of Gracia will move young men and women in truth, challenging all in a life changing message of hope. - Kevin McAfee - Filmmaker, End of the Spear and Last Ounce of Courage

Because of Gracia will move young men and women in truth, challenging all in a life changing message of hope. - Kevin McAfee - Filmmaker, End of the Spear and Last Ounce of Courage

Because of Gracia will move young men and women in truth, challenging all in a life changing message of hope. - Kevin McAfee - Filmmaker, End of the Spear and Last Ounce of Courage Because of Gracia will move young men and women in truth, challenging all in a life changing message of hope. - Kevin McAfee - Filmmaker, End of the Spear and Last Ounce of Courage

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A teacher and pastor by profession and a songwriter and storyteller on the side, Chris Friesen holds a master's degree in theology from Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary at Fresno Pacific University and has worked for years in youth, young adult, and children's ministry, from the Canadian boreal forest to the inner city. He resides in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, on the Canadian prairies, where he makes music with his wife and six children in the Friesen Family Band. Michelle Simes is a Special Education teacher and homeschool mom who is married to Tom, the writer and director of the award-winning film Because Of Gracia. Michelle has written pro-life and youth curriculum material for schools and churches, and she has worked in ministry to teens and young adults around the areas of chastity and sanctity of life issues. She currently resides in the heartland of Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Michelle and Tom have been blessed with thirty three years of marriage and four beautiful children ages 16-26.

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