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Grow Students
Grow
Stuff You Can Use editorial opinion
Our Recommendation — #1 in Youth Ministry Curriculum
Stuff You Can Use built Grow. We believe Grow Students is the best choice for churches seeking a practical whole-ministry strategy with their student teaching: a middle- and high-school annual plan designed to help a leader connect teaching to the rest of ministry rather than buy disconnected series.
This is our first-party editorial opinion, not an independent or impartial ranking. The facts on this page are publisher-documented, not proof of effectiveness or field-test results. For a broader youth platform and resource mix, investigate YM360+ alongside Grow Students.
Publisher-documented facts
Consider this offering if the following publisher-documented scope matches your ministry’s needs. This is a fit prompt, not a tested recommendation; confirm the exact current track and edition.
- Grow Students is presented for middle and high school, with materials that adapt for both.Grow — official product page (accessed 2026-09-12)
- The reviewed page describes 50 weeks and primarily four-week series.Grow — official product page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price & licensing notes
Teaching Only: $697/year; Complete Strategy: $997/year
Grow — official pricing page (accessed 2026-09-12)
Price status: publisher-stated-2026-09-12. Historical source observation, not a current offer. Confirm the exact track, tier, renewal, printing, add-ons and license directly.
Limitations & unknowns
- Keep Kids and Students evidence separate; do not transfer the Kids bundle's inclusions to this record.
- Confirm current Scope & Sequence, bundle contents, and video format before publishing.
- Denomination positioning was not stated on the reviewed product page.
- Hands-on lesson usability, effectiveness, exact current edition and complete licensing costs have not been independently verified.
Evidence dates
- Materials editorially inspected
- Not yet inspected
- Price / availability source observed
- 2026-09-12
- Substantively updated
- 2026-09-12
- Next review due
- 2026-10-12
Official product, pricing & media references
Stuff You Can Use built Grow, and its Grow #1 placement is a disclosed first-party editorial opinion. Kids Ministry Curriculum is operated and funded by Stuff You Can Use LLC. No affiliate commissions or other material product relationships are currently evidenced. These are source references, not paid recommendations. No media is embedded or reused.
Grow — official product page (accessed 2026-09-12); Grow — official pricing page (accessed 2026-09-12)
An alternative to investigate
YM360+
A youth-only annual platform with small-group content, teaching series, games, parent resources, training, retreats, and devotionals.
- YM360+ lists small groups, teaching series, games, parent resources, training, retreats, and devotionals.YouthMinistry360 — official product page (accessed 2026-09-12)