Deep Dives

Partner-led collaboratives that equip you and your ministry.

Deep Dives are partner-led learning journeys that help ministry leaders implement the 7 Discipleship Emphases and advocate for change in their faith communities. Each Deep Dive is a short series, paired with relational support from other ministry leaders, and address topics and theological positions in ways that honor our collective mission to make faith matter more to ten million teens in the next ten years.

Personal Growth

TENx10 and Ministry Architects Collab

Ministry Architects

Since you can’t take people where you haven’t gone yourself, TENx10 starts with focusing on your faith as a youth leader. By developing an intentional strategy through this 8-week journey in a cohort community with a personal coach and a significant ministry project, you’ll grow in self-awareness and cultivate personal and communal habits that deepen your faith so you can help others deepen theirs.

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Mentors

TENx10 and Urban Outreach Foundations Collab

Urban Outreach Foundation

Growing into an effective youth ministry leader is critical for the health of the youth leader and the youth ministry. This deep dive will train youth leaders in successful strategies for ministry planning, leadership development, the business side of ministry, and much more.

TENx10 and Ministry Architects Collab

Ministry Architects

No matter how hard you try, you cannot form teenagers’ faith alone. Through TENx10 and a cohort community, personal coach, and a significant ministry project, you’ll learn how to recruit and train adult volunteers to accompany teenagers and model Jesus-centered identity, belonging, and purpose.

TENx10 and Y Disciple Collab

YDisciple

In order to effectively disciple young people, we need to empower adults in our communities to become “co-youth ministers” by building a culture of small group discipleship. This Deep Dive is a 5-week asynchronous course that focuses primarily on the Discipleship Emphasis of Training Mentors and includes a 1-hour, one-on-one coaching session from one of our YDisciple Coaches.

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Family

TENx10 and Ministry Architects Collab

Ministry Architects

Families are usually the primary spiritual influencers in the lives of young people. By developing an intentional strategy through this 8 week journey in a cohort community with a personal coach and a significant ministry project, your discipleship efforts will continue throughout the week as families of all shapes and sizes intentionally grow closer to God and each other.

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Belonging

TENx10 and Fuller Youth Institute Collab

Fuller Youth Institute

Based on extensive research from FYI’s book 3 Big Questions That Change Every Teenager, this self-paced online training course equips you with the tips, skills, and practices you and your team need to empathetically help students find Jesus-centered answers to their questions of identity, belonging, and purpose.

TENx10 and Urban Outreach Foundations Collab

Urban Outreach Foundation

Developing the heart and mind of a successful youth leader is critical for youth ministry success. These sessions will share the wisdom of spiritual formation, courageous answers to challenging questions, and relevant faith topics. Prepared youth leaders are effective youth leaders. Let’s dive in.

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Identity

TENx10 and Theology Together Collab

Theology Together

Created by the Center for Youth Ministry Training’s Theology Together Initiative, "Who Am I" uniquely brings young people and youth leaders together to explore who we all are in Christ and how a strengthened identity in Christ leads to faith-filled living. By creating an environment in which youth are engaged in theological discussion and reflective action with their leaders, not only is the theology of young people expanded, but you as a youth leader are simultaneously trained in the art of engaging young people in theological dialogue.

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Purpose

TENx10 and Darkroom Collab

Darkroom

This Deep Dive explores one of the big questions today's teenagers face: the question of purpose. We'll explore purpose through the lenses of Mission (purpose as vocation or calling), Church (Kingdom-focused purpose), and Justice (others-focused purpose), using videos from Darkroom Faith as a catalyst for learning.

TENx10 and Touch the World Collab

Touch The World

Whether you are preparing for a short-term mission trip, a local service opportunity, or just want to be equipped to engage with those in need, this Deep Dive is the perfect starting point. Through this 6-week course, you will explore motivations for service, how knowing God’s Story and your own Story is essential for mission, and the complexities of culture and poverty for redemptive, justice-oriented action.

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Lead Change

Feed.Bible

Through a free digital cohort focused on the Discipleship Emphasis of Leading Change, you will acquire invaluable insights and practical strategies for engaging and inspiring youth while gaining access to a supportive network of leaders fervently dedicated to effective relational and intergenerational discipleship. Leverage this opportunity to evolve as a leader and be a catalyst for positive change in youth ministry!

TENx10 and Fuller Youth Institute

Fuller Youth Institute

To help teenagers truly shift from a faith that matters little to a faith that changes everything, youth leaders have to innovate with their teams. As part of the Leading Change Discipleship Emphasis, Sticky Faith Innovation walks you through a step-by-step transformation process that equips you to effectively serve teenagers’ changing lives and support their long-term faith.

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