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You've devoted your life to hanging, listening and working with teens. You know they're hurting and you know the hope and healing available to them through a real relationship with GOD.
The writer of To Save A Life is just like you. Jim Britts is a seasoned youth worker who his film degree from BIOLA University to work. The movie was inspired by a passion to reach teenagers with life-affirming entertainment—the kind of movie youth workers, parents and student leaders can get behind… and the kind of movie teens would love!
IMAGINE…
- Each of your students inviting one or more of their friends to your youth group (turned into a temporary movie theater). Your group could double with a To Save A Life Movie Event.
- Teens who wouldn't normally visit your group opening up during discussions about the movie's themes.
- Those students coming back to your youth group for a seven-week study, growing in their faith and learning to reach out to others and find daily strength in the Bible.
- Your kids living out love in action like never before and transforming their schools and community.
Teens love movies. Help them be missional, grow in their faith and learn to reach out to others, and ask the question: What's my life going to be about? Imagine the difference this effort can make and how it can grow your group both in numbers and in spiritual depth!
How to launch your movie event:
- Select either the complete MOVIE EVENT PACKAGE or the basic MOVIE EVENT LICENSE.
- Book and schedule your event.
- Mobilize your teens and community to spread the word and bring their friends.
- Go Deeper by launching a 7-week follow-up study and teaching kids to live it out.
- See lives saved and changed forever.
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Take Your Teens Deeper
Teens come out of To Save A Life with eyes wide open and hearts moved. They're eager to change their actions and make a difference. Bring them back to your group and explore the deeper issues of the movie with one of the corresponding Youth Curriculums:
To Save A Life Youth Curriculum Kit 7-week Study:
- Week 1 — Lowering the Waterline
- Week 2 — You're Not Alone
- Week 3 — Say Something … Do Something
- Week 4 — What's Your Logline
- Week 5 — How to Save a Life
- Week 6 — Agape Feast
- Week 7 — Stepping Into the Bigger Story
Life Choices Curriculum Kit 5-week Study:
- Week 1 — Life is Tough
- Week 2 — Family Issues
- Week 3 — Friend Issues
- Week 4 — Sex and Dating Issues
- Week 5 — God Issues
TRY THIS:
Give students an easy way to get the conversation started about things that really matter
- Encourage students to bring one friend they'd like to get to know better, a friend who is struggling or a friend with questions about faith.
- Conversation Cards are provided with the Movie Event so you can equip your students with an easy way to follow up with their friends in meaningful ways.
- Encourage mentoring by having older students invite younger students.
Teens who have seen To Save A Life want their friends to see it, too. Get your students involved in brainstorming and planning an outreach event they can take ownership in.
- Give Them an Advance Showing. Show your group of teens the movie ahead of time. They'll be excited to bring their friends and ready to dialogue and reach out during the actual Movie Event.
- Unleash your promotional team—your teens. Use the tools provided in the Movie Event Package to post announcements around your town and where your teens hang out online.
Coordinate with other area youth groups, schools, churches, teams, clubs and businesses. Compete to see which group can bring the most members and friends, but keep it friendly by awarding a cheesy prize at your Movie Event.
- Create a Facebook or MySpace event page to post running totals and drive information and interest. The Movie Event Package includes instructions for building a free, customized To Save A Life event Web site.
- Use the solidarity of the joint effort to highlight the importance of reaching beyond normal divisions to make a difference in the lives of those hurting most.
Show the movie at a theater near you. The Movie Event Package includes details on how to rent a 35mm reel (additional cost) and tips on coordinating with a theater to give your Movie Event a true big screen experience.
What's an event without a theme to get excited about? Try these or come up with your own.
- Hollywood Red Carpet Premiere. Rent a red rug and gather the paparazzi cameras for the arrival of teen-filled, rented limos. Make a rule that all formal wear must be bought at thrift stores or come from another decade.
- Call the Lifeguards. Play up the life-saving theme with lifeguard t-shirts, life preservers, sunscreen—and truckloads of sand to create your own beach!
- Make It a Film Festival. Recreate the movie theater experience in your youth room or sanctuary. Break out the popcorn machine and Raisinettes. Show student produced short films before the main feature.
Is the book better than the movie? Only one way to find out. But readers have raved about the novel, and some youth workers have used it as a study and discussion tool.
"I ordered 10 books to begin with. I thought that most of my group would not read the book and be just satisfied with me telling them the story. So far I have handed out 30 books, and my kids are passing the book on to friends after they complete reading it. This is the most powerful tool I have used in a long time. My kids are so geeked it is unbelievable!" —Mike, youth worker
Parents don’t want to feel like outsiders in their teen's life. To Save A Life gives them an authentic view into the pressures and challenges theirs kids are facing. Share your vision with parents and invite them in to plan and host a Movie Event. The power of a passionate parent can be a beautiful thing.
- Host an advance showing for parents. Discuss the film afterward, and sign up volunteers for your Movie Event.
- Dialogue with parents about the content their kids will be seeing and explain its PG-13 rating. The Movie Event Package includes templates you can customize to communicate with moms and dads.
- Start To Save A Family small groups or Sunday school classes to help parents learn how to strengthen relationships in their family. Learn more.
CHECK OUT MORE COOL GEAR
Devo2Go Interactive Devotional
A 36-day, interactive, audio devotional—just like the one used by Jake in the film.
Multiple purchase options, both physical and digital editions available.

T-SHIRTS
Can a t-shirt save the world? No, but the person wearing one can. Wear the shirt. Share the love. Multiple styles.
$9.00

Student Kit
A powerful set of resources to help students grow. Includes Devo2Go, inspirational book To Save A Life: Dare To Make Your Life Count, Friend Stickers and more.
$19.99

Promo Tools
Resources to make inviting friends and students easy, including mailers, banners, postcards, posters, invitational tickets and more.

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Click here to shop more tools and official To Save A Life movie gear, including:
- To Save A Life the novel
- Promo tools
- more
TEXT YOUR TEENS
Sign up for TO SAVE A LIFE text updates. Get a free trial to text your own.
You live on your phone. Get TO SAVE A LIFE updates there too. If you're not already receiving them, sign up here.
Also, take advantage of a free 45-day trial from our partner Simply Youth Ministry Text. Email is for old people. Communicate with your teens the way they communicate with each other. Send your whole group updates about your movie outreach or anything else — instantly and on the go.
Sign up for your free trial now at simplyyouthministry.com. Just enter the code TSAL45.
SIGN UP FOR YOUR FREE MINI-WEBSITE
Use To Save A Life art and graphics to publicize your Movie Event. Just plug your details into the site design. Sign up here and enter the code FREESITE.
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