One hour a week. One gospel, start to finish. One keepsake journal, built page by page. Follow Me takes our middle schoolers through the entire Gospel of Matthew across the program year.

In Week 1, each student builds a simple keepsake booklet/journal -a binder or ribbon-tied cardstock pages. Every week's page follows the same layout: Writing down a verse (a key line from that week's reading that stood out to them), The Scene (a quick sketch of the clip they watched in three or more cartoon strip-like drawings), and My Memory Marker (a small tactile craft element that becomes a visual trail through the whole journal). By the program's end, each young person can say they have read an entire Gospel from front to back - no two journals look alike - each is a physical, tactile record of a full year’s exploration and discussion.

The whole year is framed around the ancient idea of discipleship. But we use the word “apprentice” instead because its culturally more understandable. Jesus did not create the formation process of a handful of disciples following a rabbi around, it was WHO he invited to this honor that was revolutionary.  Our middle schoolers aren't just learning Bible stories; they're apprenticing. The journal they build isn't a workbook – it's field notes on becoming like their Rabbi.

• Formation Leader Orientation: September 20, 2026
• First Class: September 27, 2026

Sundays, 10:15–11:15 AM, September through mid-May.