Materials
1. Obtain a variety of clocks, watches and other time pieces.
2. Bright colored small sticker dots from the stationary store. Write “Take time” on them
Activity
Ask youth to choose a clock that represents them and to tell the group why.
Examples
* “It’s always time to Praise God.”
* “I seek to worship God in every minute …
A wealthy man had a friend who was a builder. The builder was down on his luck and hadn’t done much work lately. The wealthy man felt sorry for him and decided he would help him out. He offered him a set of plans and a check for $300,000. The philanthropic gentleman said, “I want you to build me a …
An Illinois man left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife an Email. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her e-mail address, he …
Parents become very supportive when they know what you are doing.
1. Videotape a some of your lessons, games, outings, etc. and show them to parents. For added fun, find someone who can edit them and make a small video collage of youth events. Works great for youth group publicity too!
2. Invite parents along for youth events as chapperones …
If each note of music were to say,
“One note does not make a symphony”
There would be no symphony
If each word were to say,
“One word does not make a book”
There would be no book
If each brick were to say,
“One brick does not make a wall”
There would be no wall
If each drop of …
Materials
Gather department store catalogs and advertisements and cut out pictures of items your group members want most. These could be televisions, clothing, jewelry, games, and so on. On a separate piece of paper, note the cost of each item you’ve selected. Post the pictures around the walls of the room. Collect paper and pencils for everyone and a Bible. …
A story is told about a man who was on a luxury liner and suddenly he falls overboard. He can’t swim and in desperation he begins calling for help. Now it just so happens that there were several would be rescuers on deck who witnessed the incident.
The first man was a MORALIST. When he saw the man fall overboard …
Create file folders for common lesson topics
Over the years, you will find yourself repeating many of the lesson topics with a different set of youth or children. You don’t need to re-invent the wheel every time.
1. Make a list of future lesson topics and create a folder for each topic. Whenever you come across stories, articles, or other …
Materials
A large open space
Activity
In the broken-car relay, each team runs several consecutive races.
1. In each race they will pretend that they’re part of a car with a problem, such as a stuck horn that’s blaring incessantly or windshield wipers that won’t stop moving. The children run the race acting out what’s broken. For example, if the …
Hebrews 10v23-25 (The Message) Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word. Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.
When I was thinking of a