If you are looking for a Youth Group Lock-In that works in a Small Church, builds relationships, and doesn't leave everyone hangry and crabby, this is it!
Joseph Coat of Many Colors Game
Need youth group games? We have 50 of them, and they are all no prep youth group games! Perfect for groups as little as 3 and as big as 100. Check out these 50 no prep youth group games that are not dodgeball!
When it comes to setting monthly goals, it's important to consider all aspects of your life. This includes social spiritual physical intellectual goals. Many of these ideas are broken down with specific goals so that they are easier to achieve
Activities and Combined Activities Mutual Activities After brief opening exercises, Young Women and Young Men activities are usually held separately. Class or quorum activities usually last 30 to 7…
A list of low cost outreach projects your church can do to minister to those in your own community. Read these volunteer ideas..
Youth group Lock-Ins are an incredibly fun way to connect with the kids in your youth ministry. But 12 hours is a long time to fill with interesting activities. So we've pulled together our list of the greatest Youth Lock-In Games of all time to help you make your next All-Niter the best time ever!
A Love Your Selfie retreat could be key to helping teens redefine their self-worth according to what God says in the scriptures. Such scriptures could include:
Looking for Latter-day Saint mutual activities for youth? You have come to the right spot! Here are TONS of ideas for fun activities - both for individual
Looking for Church Fundraising Ideas? Here is a superb list of creative, unique, fun and profitable ideas, with great advice on using them successfully...
How to find English Parish Registers using Bespoke Genealogy's free English Parish Register guide. Details of physical and online collections
When it comes to church for Millennials, one of the questions almost every church leader I know is asking is, “How do we reach them?” Here are 5 things Millennials are looking for.
Here's a free youth group lesson on "unity". Bible: Galatians 3: 26-28. Bottom Line: Being one in Christ requires love and forgiveness.
At a recent Kidmin Conference, I taught about how to recruit volunteers and then asked attendees to design prototype posters. The goal? Illustrate the principles I’d described for when they need children’s ministry volunteers.
BYU research shows that more Mormon pioneers survived their trek than you might think.
Here's a list of 52 fellowship activities that groups in my church have used through the years. This list is meant to serve as an idea starter for your group so you can come up with your own activities and plans for implementing them. The key is to do it together.
Last week at our combined youth activity our young men were in charge, I was very impressed with it so I typed it up to share. It was the typical “BINGO” are you all know it but with a…
In honor of Father’s Day, I found this “Don’t Wake Dad!” activity HERE that I really liked! You can also check out all of my Father’s Day posts HERE if you like! The activity is meant to be printed professionally as an 11×17 (like at Costco) but I’ve tiled it for you to download below so you can […]
The Rethinking Youth Ministry Podcast is for youth ministry leaders, pastors, volunteers, workers, and anyone who cares about middle school and high school students.
Bible games for teens are a good way to incorporate bible teachings into their life. Here is our list of the best Bible activities you may use for your teens.
Q-Tip War (or Cotton Bud War for my fellow Brits) is a youth work game that’s great for your entire youth group, no matter how how many young people you have. Equipment Masking tape / duct tape Drinking straws (enough for one per person and wide enough to fit Q-Tips inside) Q-Tips (cotton buds) – […]
A Guide to British parish registers looks at this important record set for British Genealogy research, especially where to find them.
Here's some LDS Youth teaching tips all rolled up into a fun and engaging activity called The Teaching Burger!
Whether you're planning a group activity, team building exercise, kid’s party or youth camp, spruce it up with these 9 fun games with blindfolds?
Lead people? The ultimate ministry leader cheat sheet along with supporting scripture. Free printable for leaders. Leaders
It’s nothing more than a home-group or small group.
46 youth group icebreakers perfect to get teens talking! These are fun and easy to do games that require little or no prep. Perfect for large or small youth groups.
I stumbled across this idea on Pinterest and thought it would be perfect for my third and fourth graders! I often hear complaints from students that although others "allow" them to play games at recess, they often do not "include" them in the game. For example, in football they are on the team but the ball is never passed to them. I used this as a springboard for discussion on what teamwork really looks like. The Cup Stack is a great activity to facilitate teamwork. Some groups are able to complete the task very quickly while other groups must keep trying and trying to complete the task successfully. It's hard not to give up when things get frustrating, and this is a valuable lesson for children to learn in a safe environment. All you need is cups, rubberbands, and string. I decided to put my students into groups of 6, so I tied 6 equally spaced strings (about 1-2 feet long) around a single rubberband. Each group was given this device and 6 cups. The challenge is for the group to build a pyramid out of the paper cups (3 on the bottom, 2 in the middle, 1 on the top - can be adjusted for more cups). Group members cannot touch the cups with their hands or any other part of their bodies, even if a cup falls over or on the floor. Each person holds onto one of the strings that are attached to the rubber band and they use this device to pick up the cups and place them on top of each other (by pulling the rubber band apart and then bringing it back together over the cups). Some groups took 2 minutes to accomplish their goal, some 10 minutes, and some never successfully built their tower. I had groups that finished early watch the remaining groups to add a little "pressure." Afterwards we debriefed with the following discussion questions: Was anyone frustrated at all during the activity? If so how was it handled? What did you learn about yourself or others? Why was teamwork so important for this activity? What is so hard about teamwork? What did you do today to contribute to the teamwork on your team? What are some skills needed to be good at teamwork? Are you every in a situation where you must use teamwork? Is this always easy for you? Why or why not? How can we use what we learned through this experience in situations outside the game? Check out Teamwork: Cup Stack Take 2!
Use thi list of 5 goofy icebreakers to unwind with your group so you can get to know them while having fun and without having to worry about small talk.
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Here's a youth group game on the topic of "loving others." The game includes a lesson based on Romans 13:8.
In patterning our life after the Savior's we should seek for opportunities to serve those around us. In Mosiah 2:17 it states, "...when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God." As Relief Society sisters, we have tremendous opportunity to watch out for those around us that need that loving hand of help. When we feel impressed to help someone we need to listen to those promptings and act upon them. We can provide service to others individually or we can do this as a family. Teaching our children the importance of unselfishness, love, and sacrifice. One thing that we did with our kids a few months back was thirty days of service. Each day we did an act of service for thirty days. It was fun to see them serve others and discuss the happy feelings we each individually felt from doing so. Here are some ideas:
This lesson based on the manipulation of Jacob and Esau will help children understand that choosing forgiveness is better than choosing the ways of sin.
How to find Irish Parish registers looks at the complicated business of finding church records in Ireland. It describes the main sources of online records as well as the main physical archive in the North. Essential reading for anyone tracing their roots in Ireland.
One day I took a look at how we were training our volunteers, and I was not happy with what I observed. It seemed like I was so focused on recruiting new volunteers that I was not doing a good job training the new people we recruited. So I asked Aaron, a former restaurant manager [...]
Use water and food coloring to teach children about Cain and Abel from Genesis 4. Simple Object Lesson for home, church, or Sunday School!
A positive team building activity for any class. A great activity for Spanish class before Thanksgiving.
Visual aid for explaining the second birth to children.
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Today I’m going to share some actual, real-life retreat schedules with you. I hope you’ll find them helpful as you plan. Keep in mind, they aren’t perfect! You’ll want to tweak them to best suit the needs of your women and your location. Two-Night Retreat Schedules I’ve pulled out three of the two-night schedules that…
Introduction to the Christian Year What is the Liturgical Year or Church Year? How Can it Make A Difference in Your Relationship with God? by Rev. Dr.
