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Welcome! We are so glad you're here.
Whether you're beginning Moving Beyond Broken teen bible study on your own, with a friend, or as part of a small group, you're taking an important step.
Over the next seven weeks, you'll learn how to invite Jesus into the places in your life that hurt, recognize thoughts and patterns that may be keeping you stuck, hear God's voice, renew your mind, and begin walking in greater freedom.
You don't have to have everything figured out before you begin. You don't have to pretend you're okay. And you don't have to rush the process.
This page will help you understand how the study works, what you'll need, and a few important things to know before you begin.
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A Note About Your Safety
Moving Beyond Broken is designed to help you grow closer to Jesus by learning to process through life with Him
As you go through the study, you may remember past experiences or recognize emotions you haven't talked about before. That is okay. You are not alone, and Jesus cares deeply about every part of your life.
At the same time, it is important to understand that this Bible study is not counseling or a replacement for professional mental health care.
If at any point you begin to feel overwhelmed, anxious, deeply sad, or unsafe, pause the study and talk with a trusted adult. This might be a parent, guardian, youth leader, teacher, counselor, or another safe adult in your life.
If you are dealing with deep emotional pain or trauma, it is important to work through those experiences with a trained counselor or mental health professional who can support you in a safe and healthy way.
You also do not have to share personal experiences with your group simply because something comes to mind during the study. You get to decide what you are comfortable sharing.
Go at your own pace. Invite Jesus into each step, and remember that healing is a process. It is not something you have to rush.
You are cared for, and it is always okay to ask for help.
Dear Reader
Before we start, I want to tell you something most people don't talk about.
Even if you go to church. Even if your life looks fine on the outside. You still carry things. We all do.
Sometimes it is big stuff. Sometimes it is smaller moments no one else noticed.
A comment made at school.
A friendship that changed.
A time you felt left out.
An argument where words were said that still echo in your mind.
When we're young, we try to make sense of what happens to us. Sometimes, without even realizing it, we quietly decide things like:
This is my fault.
I need to try harder.
I'm not good enough.
I need to protect myself.
And we carry those conclusions with us.
We replay things. We try to prove ourselves. We feel anxious and don't always understand why. Sometimes we develop unhealthy patterns because, at one point, they helped us feel comforted or protected.
Here is what I wish I had known sooner:
You can process your life with Jesus.
You can bring Him the questions, the hurt, the fear, the confusion, and even the parts you don't completely understand yet.
Jesus can help restore your identity, replace fear with faith, replace shame with His love, heal your hurts, and teach you a new way to think and live.
Throughout this study, you're going to learn what it looks like to let your whole life flow through His hands.
You don't have to force healing.
You don't have to have all the answers.
Just be willing to begin.
I'm so proud of you for being here.
Let's do this.
Before You Begin
Take a few minutes to get everything ready before starting Week One.
✓ Get your copy of Moving Beyond Broken.
✓ Grab your Bible and a journal.
✓ Download the Chicks Ministry App so you can easily access your weekly resources.
✓ Bookmark the Moving Beyond Broken Resource Hub.
✓ Choose a trusted adult you can talk to if something difficult comes up during the study. Write their name in the front of your book
✓ If you're doing the study with a group, review the group boundaries together before beginning.
The goal isn't to race through the study. Give yourself room to think, pray, journal, and talk with someone when you need to.
How the Study Works
Each week focuses on one part of learning to process your life with Jesus.
Complete the weekly lesson in your Moving Beyond Broken Bible study.
Watch the weekly teaching video for additional encouragement and explanation.
Use the weekly reflections to help you think through what you're learning.
Spend time journaling and praying.
Practice listening to God and comparing what you hear with the truth of Scripture.
Use the Surrender Shift to recognize what you're carrying and intentionally place it in Jesus' hands.
Meet with your group, if you're studying with others, and talk about what you're learning.
Some weeks may feel easy. Others may bring up things you need more time to process.
That's okay.
There is no prize for finishing first. Healing isn't a race.
If You're Doing This Study in a Group
Moving Beyond Broken is meant to create space for honest conversation, but no one should ever feel pressured to share personal experiences.
Before your group begins, agree on a few simple boundaries:
You can always choose not to answer a question.
No one should pressure another person to tell her story.
Listen without judging, fixing, or comparing.
Don't gossip about what someone shares.
Give each other space to process at different speeds.
Ask for help when something is bigger than the group can safely handle.
One important exception to confidentiality is safety. If someone shares that she is being hurt, abused, is in danger, or may hurt herself or someone else, an adult may need to involve additional help to keep her safe.
A Bible study group can provide friendship, prayer, encouragement, and biblical truth. It is not a therapy group.
How to Get the Most Out of This Study
Come honestly. You don't have to give God the polished version of your life.
Pay attention to the thoughts that surface as you work through each week. Write things down. Ask questions. Look at what Scripture says. Talk with safe people when you need to.
Most importantly, keep bringing what you discover back to Jesus.
You may not experience one giant breakthrough moment.
Sometimes healing looks like recognizing one lie you've believed.
Sometimes it is finally talking to someone.
Sometimes it is forgiving.
Sometimes it is setting a healthy boundary.
Sometimes it is learning to think differently.
And sometimes it is simply realizing: I don't have to carry this by myself anymore.
Need Help Right Now?
If something in this study brings up feelings that seem too big to handle alone, stop and reach out to a trusted adult or mental health professional.
If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
If you are experiencing a mental health or suicide crisis in the United States, call or text 988 to connect with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
If you are concerned about abuse or need help figuring out what to do, you can contact the Child help National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453 by phone, text, or online chat.
You deserve to have safe people help you.
Ready to Begin?
You don't have to know exactly where this journey will take you.
You just have to be willing to take the first step.
Open your Bible study to the Introduction: Why Your Hurt Matters
Before you begin, pray something simple:
Jesus, I invite You into this journey. Show me what You want me to see, help me understand Your truth, and lead me one step at a time.
Then begin.
Healing is possible. Let's find out what happens when you stop carrying everything alone and start letting Jesus into the process.
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If You're Leading Moving Beyond Broken
Thank you for creating a safe place for teen girls to grow closer to Jesus.
Your job is not to become their counselor or to get girls to reveal painful experiences.
Your job is to listen, encourage, point them toward Jesus and biblical truth, and recognize when a girl needs additional support.
As you lead:
Never require a girl to share something personal.
Don't ask girls to describe traumatic experiences in front of the group.
Don't try to diagnose or counsel mental health conditions.
Avoid promising absolute confidentiality.
Know your church, ministry, school, or organization's safety and reporting procedures.
If a girl discloses abuse, danger, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, or another serious safety concern, involve the appropriate responsible adults and professional resources.
When you're unsure what to do, choose safety over secrecy.
You do not have to know how to fix everything a girl is going through. Sometimes the most loving thing you can do is help her connect with someone who is trained to help.
At Your First Gathering
Because Moving Beyond Broken teen bible study focuses on emotional healing with Jesus, there are two important resources we recommend using before officially beginning the study with teen girls.
These resources are designed to help parents understand what their daughters will be learning and to help you establish healthy boundaries within your group from the very beginning.
1. Parent Information & Permission Form
Before beginning Moving Beyond Broken teen Bible study, provide each parent or guardian with the Parent Information & Permission Form.
This letter explains what girls will be learning, the kinds of everyday experiences that may be discussed, and the difference between Bible study and counseling or trauma therapy. It also explains that while girls will never be asked to discuss trauma or deeply personal experiences, conversations about emotional healing can sometimes bring deeper feelings or memories to the surface.
Parents are encouraged to check in with their daughters throughout the study and seek additional professional support if needed.
Have a parent or guardian sign the permission form before the girl participates in the study, and keep the signed form with your group's records.
DOWNLOAD PARENT INFORMATION & PERMISSION FORM
2. Moving Beyond Broken Group Ground Rules
At your first gathering, give each girl a copy of the Moving Beyond Broken Group Ground Rules.
Take a few minutes during your first meeting to read through the ground rules together. Don't simply hand girls the page and move on. Talk about what it means to create a group where girls can be honest without feeling pressured to share more than they are ready to share.
The ground rules remind girls that:
They decide what they share.
No one should pressure another girl to tell her story.
The group listens without judging, comparing, or trying to fix one another.
Personal conversations should be treated with respect and not become gossip.
Everyone processes emotions differently and at her own pace.
Safety comes before secrecy.
Have each girl and her parent or guardian read and sign the Ground Rules acknowledgment before participating in the study.
DOWNLOAD GROUP GROUND RULES
A Note for Leaders
You are creating a place for girls to learn how to process everyday hurts and emotions with Jesus. You are not being asked to become their counselor.
If a girl begins talking about a deeper hurt or traumatic experience, you do not need to help her process the entire experience within the group. Listen calmly, thank her for trusting you, and help connect her with the appropriate safe adults and professional support.
Never pressure a girl to share something personal, and avoid promising that everything she tells you will remain confidential. If a girl shares that she is being hurt or abused, is unsafe, or may hurt herself or someone else, follow your organization's safety and reporting procedures and applicable reporting requirements.
The goal is not to get girls to tell their stories. The goal is to create a safe environment where they can learn biblical truth, recognize what is happening inside them, bring their everyday hurts to Jesus, and know when and how to ask for help.
Before Starting the Study
Before your group begins the study, make sure you have:
Sent the Parent Information & Permission Form to parents or guardians.
Collected the signed permission forms.
Provided the Group Ground Rules to girls and parents.
Collected the signed Ground Rules acknowledgments.
Reviewed the Ground Rules together as a group.
Familiarized yourself with your church, ministry, school, or organization's safety and reporting procedures.
Identified who you will contact if a safety concern arises.
Once those pieces are in place, you're ready to begin.
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