Twas the night before Christmas, In Texas you know,
Way out on the prairie, without any snow.
Asleep in their cabin, were Buddy and Sue,
A dreaming of Christmas, like me and like you.
Not stockings but boots, at the foot of their beds,
For this was Texas, What more need be said?
When all of a sudden from out …
Light is intrinsically linked with Christmas. The coming of the light was foretold in Prophecy and Christ came as the light of the world. The wise men followed the light of a star to Jesus. Jesus came as the light of men.
Description
You don’t need to have an expensive budget to create costumes for the Christmas Play. With a few simple pieces of cloth and some imagination you can easily create costumes for shepherds, angels, wisemen, Mary and Joseph.
Creative Teaching Idea
Make costumes available for the Christmas Bible Study lesson and encourage youth to volunteer to read various parts and …
A church was preparing for Christmas services. The pastor decided he wanted a banner made for the entryway and had a parishioner call the sign company.
The parishioner told the man on the phone the “message” he wanted and the “dimensions” needed for the entryway.
The sign came back a few days later… “Unto Mary Jesus was born, six feet …
Letters from kids to Santa:
Dear Santa,
Please when you come to my house would you bring me a doll that eats and cries, and my little pony and video games. I don’t want you to bring me another brother, but my mom says that you are going to be bringing one around Christmas, but I already have one and …
Game Description
Gifts are a big part of Christmas. The greatest gift was God sending his Son. The wisemen brought gifts. In this game, youth go through the alphabet thanking God for the gifts he has given us either on a personal or corporate level. You could use this for a youth group, or for family activity.
Game Materials
None …
Merry Christmas! I really want to thank you for being part of my Creative Youth Ideas family. It really fills my heart with joy to read your emails and how I’ve been a blessing and a part of helping you in your ministry.
Personally, I’ll be spending Christmas with my family and friends from church. Being the musical one in …
When it comes to decorating for Christmas, some youth pastors find this to be one of the most difficult things to do. While there are some awesome Christmas decoration setups that people have created, they cost a bundle that not every youth budget can afford. Of course, even on a budget, you will still be able to host a youth …
When it’s Christmas time, every business wants to show their Christmas spirit by having an office party. Sometimes as busy ministry staff we forget to have fun together in the church office. Why not also have an office party for the church staff?
The question is, what are you going to do? No one is going to want to play …
Once again, the holiday season is going full blast, Christmas is getting closer by the day, and you are thinking about throwing a Christmas party for your close friends and family or maybe for your youth group. One of my favorite times as a youth minster is inviting youth and church members to my place for a Christmas Celebration.
Planning …