October means time is ripe for an all out Zombie invasion of the youth ministry, or at least a couple Bible studies and maybe a special event. We have the whole package here. Three thoroughly Wesleyan lessons by Jason Scott on Prevenient Justifying and Sanctifying grace put in Zombieriffic terms, and a special Zombie event that our students love. Enjoy.
Take the great American pastime, substitute plastic bats and balls and then add water for a game that is fun for anyone willing to get wet!
Can you fit 31,173 verses into 45 seconds? In this game, youth must arrange 11 images (+/-) to tell the Bible story from Genesis to Revelation by placing the images in the correct order.
This quick and easy game is a great way to get students and adults mixing and getting to know each other. All you need is a group, some paper and a couple pencils to get the conversation started!
Around our office we recognized that snark was becoming a pretty standard way of communicating with each other and with students. This forced us to ask the tough question: Is this really how we should be interacting with one another?
When it comes to youth ministry games, sometimes the best thing to do is to ditch the athletics and gross food, and give a HUGE shoutout to the nerds in the room! If you are looking for a blockbuster game to do on the opening night of your retreat or event, look no further!
It’s time to brainstorm ideas for how you will kickoff your fall programming. If you don’t have a ready-made brainstorming partner or just need some ideas to get things rolling, here are several ideas to get your planning off the ground.
Every year we have a retreat to help bridge the chasm in between the end of eighth grade and the beginning of ninth. We have found over the past several years, those who go on the Freshman Retreat tend to stay instead of disappear. Transitions are worth doing well because it matters that much.
Last spring our Student Ministry team was brainstorming about how to finish the Summer “strong” after having a summer filled with momentum builders. Our simple solution? Have a celebration cookout.
Back to school time can just be plain old intense. Instead of partnering with that anxiety by adding to an already chaotic time, what if we took that time as a teaching moment to take everything to the Lord in prayer? Here are a few ways to set the pace for the fall, as well as, teach our students to keep a posture of prayer everywhere they go.
The problem with summer camp? It doesn’t quite compare to real life. Coming down from that Jesus high can be a bummer. We have developed a few ways to help our students transition back into life as painlessly as possible.
For twenty-seven weeks we have been praying our theology. It started, as some ideas do, with a personal meltdown.
