Mettle

The dictionary definition of ‘Mettle’ is: ‘courage, spirit, character’

Mettle is not a ‘quick fix’ course on Christianity. It’s more of an ongoing programme, designed to build the essential Christ-like qualities of courage, spirit, and character that will help 14-18s make informed choices. Following on from the success of other YFC resources, including Rock Solid, RS2 and The Art of Connecting, Mettle is easy to adapt for groups of any size, and for those with or without a church background. The resources are flexible, so you and your group can choose the subjects and sessions you find most relevant.Whether you are an experienced youth-worker or a volunteer just starting out, you will find plenty in these resources to challenge and inspire.

Mettle is relevant.
Mettle is relational.
But perhaps most importantly,Mettle is revolutionary: through it we believe we can impact a generation of young people.

Mettle works through 3 key activity areas:

• Core sessions
  Mettle works through 3 key activity areas:Teaching the basics of Christianity and addressing the gaps in Christian knowledge and experience of many young people. Selection of one of these is mandatory and forms the central part of the programme, giving plenty of time and space for discussion and developing biblical understanding
• Hot Potato sessions
  With a choice of challenging and stimulating sessions these aim to get young people talking openly and responding positively to peer pressures and hard-hitting issues.
• Wild Card sessions
  These suggest ways to vary the programme, with socials or practical activities and the chance to impact the local church and community.

Mettle Devotional Notes (available for Spring Term 2006)
As part of our commitment to helping 14-18s discover and develop a living faith in Jesus Christ, we are producing Mettle Devotional Notes. These are written to equip young people to think through the issues that affect them and encourage regular, guided, personal prayer and Bible study.

Try Mettle today
To introduce you to Mettle, we have developed a special introductory pack, with enough material for 6 sample group sessions along with a DVD and guidelines on how to make the most of these new resources. These can be dropped in and enjoyed at any point in your current or NEW programme. Once you’ve used the sample sessions with your group, we are sure you’ll want to order the main Mettle resource. This will give your group enough material to start building and sustaining the Christ-like qualities of courage, spirit and character throughout the year. Click here for more details.