Stuff you can actually use in ministry.
Curriculum, planning tools, training and free resources for kids, student and preschool ministry, built by a team that has been doing ministry since 2004.
Whatever you lead, there's stuff for that.
Full time, part time, bi-vocational or volunteer. Pick where you serve and we'll point you to the good stuff first.
Preschool & kids ministry
Bible-first teaching, games, worship songs and events that kids actually remember.
- Grow Kids & Grow Preschool
- Kids Music & VBS
- Kids Ministry Answers
Student ministry
Teaching series, small-group guides and events that help teenagers follow Jesus.
- Grow Students
- Games & icebreakers
- Youth Ministry Answers
Volunteer teams
Recruit, train and keep a team that feels prepared, appreciated and in the loop.
- Grow Hubs
- Volunteer Conversations
- Grab-and-go small groups
Church leaders
Practical leadership training for pastors and leaders carrying a lot with a little.
- Leadership Labs
- Grow Your Ministry podcast
- The blog
A whole year of ministry, already planned.
Grow isn't just curriculum. It's a complete annual strategy for kids, students and preschool, with everything you need in seven color-coded areas of ministry, delivered up front so you can plan your whole year in one sitting.
We don't turn churches away because of budget. Talk to a Grow strategist
Tools that do the busywork, so you can do ministry.
Lesson Builder, Hubs, Slides and more are included with any Grow subscription.
Lesson Builder Included
Edit any Grow lesson to fit your room, your schedule and your kids.
builder.stuffyoucanuse.orgHubs Included
One place for volunteer and parent communication, with announcements you can schedule ahead.
hubs.stuffyoucanuse.orgSlides Included
Presentation-ready slides for every lesson. Open them, click through and teach.
slides.stuffyoucanuse.orgGames
Over 500 free games and icebreakers for kids and students.
games.stuffyoucanuse.orgKids Music
Original worship songs written for children's ministry.
kidsmusic.stuffyoucanuse.orgVBS
A complete Vacation Bible School every year, including a free one.
vbs.stuffyoucanuse.orgBooks
Books and guides for leaders who want to keep learning and growing.
books.stuffyoucanuse.orgPrint Shop
Printed Grow resources, shipped straight to your church.
shop.growcurriculum.orgMy Library
Everything you own or downloaded, organized by age group and ministry area.
growcurriculum.org/my-libraryTry it on us. Really free.
Real series, events, songs and guides from Grow. Free to add to your library.
Keep growing as a leader.
Live labs, podcasts and articles for church leaders who want to get better without flying to a conference.
One hour a month to become a healthier, wiser leader.
A 60-minute live deep dive with Dr. Yulee Lee, plus notes, an outline and a one-page challenge to try with your team. $9.97 per session.
- Live session
- PDF outline
- Team notes doc
- Monthly experiment
- Live Q&A
Hosted by Dr. Yulee Lee, COO of Stuff You Can Use, leadership coach, and author of Unmasking Toxic Leadership (IVP, 2027). About Leadership Labs
The Grow Your Ministry Podcast
Strategy, real stories and practical advice for leaders of every ministry, with Elle Campbell and the SYCU team.
Kids & Youth Ministry Answers
Real questions from real leaders, answered by Dr. Linda Moon and Jason Sivewright.
Kids Ministry Answers → Youth Ministry Answers →Fresh reads for tired leaders
Lead Your Team Through Change Without Losing People
What's the last change initiative you led that actually stuck? Not the one that just launched. Not the one you just announced.
VolunteersDelegation Isn't Just Sharing Your To-Do List
Several years ago, I gave a talk, and the theme was delegation as formation. The audience was visibly surprised throughout.
Ministry culture4 Traits of a Healthy Ministry Culture
Every team has a culture. Even if you've never talked about it. Even if you've never defined it. Even if you've been too busy to think about it.
"Thank you for helping us carry the load."
Verbatim reviews from church leaders who use Grow and Stuff You Can Use resources.
I've worked at large churches and small, Grow curriculum allows the smaller churches to operate on a scale similar to the churches that seem to have unlimited resources.
This will be my second year to use Grow Curriculum as a Kids Pastor and I absolutely love how thorough it is! The lessons, graphics, parent emails, volunteer emails, meetings, events- it's all thought out and gives us so many options so that we can choose the pieces that work best for our ministry.
Grow Curriculum has helped save me precious time for the things that matter most - spending time with my volunteers and students instead of spending time doing too much busy work in the office.
I have worked in children's ministries with 800 kids and children's ministries with 50 kids and I can honestly say that the Grow Curriculum is 100% scaleable, it will work with whatever size group you have.
Grow is a lifesaver and has helped me out so much as a new youth pastor! … Totally worth every penny!
This is by far the best curriculum I've ever used. It's theologically sound, and easily adaptable. On the same note, the customer service is EXCELLENT and by far the greatest in the business.
Trustpilot: 262 reviews for Grow Curriculum & Strategy, 94% four or five stars. Read them all
You don't have to figure it out alone.
Ask questions, swap ideas and borrow what's working from leaders in churches like yours.
Kids Ministry Group
A Facebook community for preschool and children's ministry leaders and volunteers.
Join the groupYouth Ministry Group
Where student ministry leaders trade ideas, games and encouragement.
Join the groupGrow Insiders Club
A community for leaders using Grow to share what's working and get strategy help.
Learn more
We were church leaders too.
We started as volunteers at The Chapel in Buffalo, NY, then joined the student ministry staff. We knew the Saturday-night scramble. So we built the stuff we wished we'd had, and shared it with our ministry friends.
That became Stuff You Can Use and, in 2017, Grow Curriculum. Today our fully remote team is made of real church leaders from small, medium and big churches, rural, urban and suburban, across many denominations and cultures. We still start with scripture, test everything with real ministries, and give away as much as we can.
Kenny & Elle CampbellCo-founders, Stuff You Can Use & Grow Curriculum