Young adult ministries are something our parishes desperately need. Here are a few tips to start one at your parish and build interest.

Fun and meaningful Bible games for adults with free printables. Great for parties, family get-togethers, church ministry meetings, small group gatherings or any Christian event.

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Looking for a get to know you game for your small group? Try this M&M game as your next icebreaker and grab my free printable to make it easy.

Ice breaker games are useful for trainings, parties and other events where strangers need to get to know one another. They can break the uneasiness at the start of a stressful business meeting or training event. Ice breakers are short games that last from one to five minutes and often result in laughter or relieve ...

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.

Figuring out how to reach young adults in church can be challenging, but it is also an opportunity to engage and connect with the next generation of faith

Games can be the perfect tool to introduce and teach social emotional learning skills to kids and young adults. These are the skills that help kids become more self-aware, develop positive relationships, show empathy towards others, manage emotions, use self-control, resolve conflicts, and make posi

With so many young adults leaving faith, young adults at church are hailed as the lost generation. But what is so special and precious about young adults?

Help your students refocus on their goals and identify the strengths they have that will help them persevere and finish the school year strong with this fun perseverance activity!

Fun and meaningful Bible games for adults with free printables. Great for parties, family get-togethers, church ministry meetings, small group gatherings or any Christian event.

Kids and young adults need extensive practice in strengthening their executive functioning skills. Executive functions are the processes in our brains that help us accomplish all tasks from beginning to end. We use them when we plan our day, organize our materials, begin a chore, focus on important

Unique, fun Icebreakers and games for Women's Ministry Events, Bible studies, small groups, and Youth Group. Everyday and Seasonal icebreakers.

Pam and I were older when we married, so we both spent many years as a single adult. Consequently, we’re sensitive to reaching single adults through our churches. Perhaps one of these suggestions will help you as you reach this group in your community.

There's no need for boring or forgetful introductions at your next team or small group meeting. Instead try these great icebreaker questions for introductions. Connect your group.

As I visit with people around the country leading ministries for young adults, I’m consistently amazed by their passion and sacrifice to reach this important group with the gospel. They are always …

Mindfulness has been a growing trend with kids and young adults, and I have been a huge supporter from the beginning. About ten years ago, I started practicing yoga, which introduced me to the benefits of deep breathing, meditation, and mindfulness in my own life. Without a doubt, it has made a huge

Are you looking for ministry names ideas? You've landed in the right place! Years ago, a lady at my former church and myself brainstormed a list of catchy ministry names ideas for our ladies church group. This group was more of a ladies fellowship group to help build relationships among adult women in the church. I had the best time thinking out the potential names for our future group. Today, I'm sharing a huge list of Christian group names with you for you to ponder. We eventually settled on Girlfriends and Grace as our women's ministry name, and it's a

When small-group members won’t share, sometimes the leader is asking the wrong questions. Learn 11 tips for how to get people talking.

Grown up faith is less about attending church, listening to sermons and singing praise songs and more about becoming who God wants you to be by listening to him speak. Now don't get me wrong--finding a church home is REALLY important. But there is WAY more to being a Christian th

With so many young adults leaving faith, young adults at church are hailed as the lost generation. But what is so special and precious about young adults?

Check out our guide to awesome group games for Teenagers, including board games, indoor games, and more.

Perfect for any women's ministry event, Bible study, or small group gather, the Either/Or Icebreaker game offers 5 different ways to play. Free printable.

128 small group questions for youth group organized by topic. Get your students to open up and discuss with these youth group questions.

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.

In this article, we will look at several easy youth group games that your kids, teens, and even young adults will love. Most of these games are no prep and little to no materials... Youth

Teach executive functioning skills with an engaging interactive notebook! These activities teach skills for self-control, organization, planning, time management, task initiation, and much more. Every page and activity helps give kids and young adults a "toolbox" of strategies to help them do their best academically, socially, and personally in all areas of their lives! How An Interactive Notebook Works An interactive notebook (INB) is a set of lessons, notes, and activities put together in one notebook. Each student will create their own executive functioning interactive notebook. For each lesson, students color, cut, glue, and complete activities that they add to their notebooks as they learn about specific skills. Not only do students learn the skills as they are completing the activities, but they are creating a tool to refer back to lessons and skills, as needed. Executive Functioning Skills Skills targeted in this unit include: planning organization time management task initiation working memory metacognition self-control sustained attention flexibility perseverance Table of Contents Introduction • My Interactive Notebook Contract Lesson 1: Executive Functioning Skills • Executive Functioning Skills: What They Are & Why They Matter • Executive Functioning Skills: In My Own Words • 10 Skills We're Learning • Believing I Can Grow: Growth Mindset Lesson 2: Planning • Planning: What It Means & Why It Matters • Planning: In My Own Words • Tools for Planning: Tools that Help Me Plan • Homework Log: Planning with a Homework Log • Let's Plan: Using a List to Help Me Plan • Planning: My Reflection Lesson 3: Organization • Organization: What It Means & Why It Matters • Organization: In My Own Words • Binder Organization Rubric: My Binder Organization Rubric • Binder Organization: Rating Myself • Let's Organize: A Space for Everything • Organization: My Reflection Lesson 4: Time Management • Time Management: What It Means & Why It Matters • Time Management: In My Own Words • Using Time Effectively: Strategies for Time Management • Estimating My Time: Understanding & Managing Time • Prioritizing: Organizing and Managing My Work • Time Management: My Reflection Lesson 5: Task Initiation • Task Initiation: What It Means & Why It Matters • Task Initiation: In My Own Words • Starting My Work: Overcoming Procrastination • Chunking Tasks: Breaking Up Tasks to Smaller Ones • 5-4-3-2-1: Blast Off Like a Rocket • My Work Contract: An Agreement With Myself • Task Initiation: My Reflection Lesson 6: Working Memory • Working Memory: What It Means & Why It Matters • Working Memory: In My Own Words • Memory Strategies: To Help Me Succeed • Paraphrasing: Putting It In My Own Words • Using My Memory: Choosing a Strategy • Working Memory: My Reflection Lesson 7: Metacognition • Metacognition: What It Means & Why It Matters • Metacognition: In My Own Words • Prior Knowledge: Thinking About What I Know • Self-Monitoring: Checking In With Myself • Evaluating Learning: Rating My Level of Understanding • Metacognition: My Reflection Lesson 8: Self-Control • Self-Control: What It Means & Why It Matters • Self-Control: In My Own Words • Self-Control Sort: What It Means to Have Self-Control • Stop & Think: Using Self-Control Before Doing • Coping Strategies: My Toolbox to Manage My Emotions • Self-Control: In My Own Life • Self-Control: My Reflection Lesson 9: Attention • Attention: What It Means & Why It Matters • Attention: In My Own Words • How to Pay Attention: Behaviors That Help Me Focus • Avoiding Distractions: Strategies to Help Me Focus • Fine-Tuning My Attention: Adjusting My Level of Attention • Attention: My Reflection Lesson 10: Flexibility • Flexibility: What It Means & Why It Matters • Flexibility: In My Own Words • Perspectives: Seeing Multiple Perspectives • Dealing With Change: Going With the Flow • Trying Something New: Being Bold and Taking Risks • Flexibility: My Reflection Lesson 11: Perseverance • Perseverance: What It Means & Why It Matters • Perseverance: In My Own Words • When I'm Stuck: Strategies to Help Me Persevere • I'm Never Giving Up: Phrases to Help Me Stick With It • People Who Persevered: Learning From Challenges • Goals & Dreams: What I'm Working Towards • Perseverance: My Reflection Digital Update! A digital version for Google Slides is now included. In order to access, open the file with "digital directions" in the title and click the link in the blue box. Note that this file was originally intended to be print only, so some digital pages are slightly altered to fit a digital version. How to Use Just use the detailed lesson plans to guide you through each lesson and activity. There are a total of 11 lessons, each with several activities and notebook pages focused on that skill. Depending on the time you have for your group, you may get through 1 to 3 sections of each lesson per day. Students simply follow the directions on the bottom of each page to color, cut, and put their notebook page together for each skill. The pages include a variety of activities from foldable crafts, writing, reflections, and more. Model Notebook Included I've included a MODEL notebook document with real photos of every single page and how it should look. This can be a helpful tool for both educators and students putting their notebook together. Best of all, you can print this out and keep it as a visual model notebook for your kids in case anyone is absent and needs to finish a page on their own. This notebook can be used in large or small groups by the regular education teacher, special education teacher, or other support professional. These materials can also be used during advisory for middle and high school students. While all students can most assuredly benefit from learning strategies to strengthen executive functioning skills, some examples of students most in need include those with ADD/ADHD, Asperger’s Disorder, and Learning Disabilities. Why Teach Executive Functioning Skills? Executive functioning skills are the basis for planning, organizing, initiating, and following through will all tasks, assignments, and problems inside and outside of school. Many students who forget assignments, are disorganized, can’t complete long-term assignments, have trouble focusing, and experience difficulty with change often have weak executive functioning skills. These are the students who need to be taught explicit skills in order to become successful in school and in life after school. Simply put, executive functioning skills are necessary life skills. What Materials Will Students Need? Materials needed include: composition notebooks, coloring materials (your choice), scissors, printed notebook pages included in this resource, and glue or tape. You can choose to assign students to bring these materials in or provide them for your learners. Follow Me! { Click here to follow my store! } Tips for Customers: Click here to follow my store for notifications about new resources and freebies. If you have questions, please contact me through Q & A and I'll get back to you as soon as I can! 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The cost for printed Bible studies can quickly add up. Here are 30 places to find free online Bible studies for women to deepen your faith.

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I'm trying to get those creative juices flowing early - not sure if I'm helping or deterring, but I certainly have fun! As I discovered in our art session this evening, she is not yet as enthusiastic about painting as her mommy, but we made it work. Most is hers, but I did my part to make sure the tape effect turned out as I had imagined. This project required: a 2-pack of 11x14 canvas tape (Andy used to do auto pinstriping so I chose a thickness from his stash) gesso crayola paints sponge brushes Note, my inspiration. First, I laid out the tape between the two canvases and applied gesso along the tape lines. This prevents color from going under the tape. Next, I cut the tape connecting the two canvases, then applied blue painters tape around the outside, both to provide a border for the paint and to hold the tape in place. Then, I let her loose with sponge and regular brushes... The final product looks a bit chaotic (as mentioned before, I did fill in the blank spots - I'd ask her what color should go where once she had lost interest in doing it herself) Once the tape is removed, the final masterpiece is revealed! I true work of art for the boring playroom walls! Another recent project - painting snowflake ornaments for the Grandmas... And an ornament for our tree as well!  

Looking for service projects ideas for your group, your family or yourself. I've compiled a list of 60 ideas. Check them out!

The Pathfinder Uniform acts as a visual announcement of Pathfinder ministry.

In this church icebreaker game, everyone is given a handful of random colored M&M’s. Players must go around and exchange them with each other to get all M&M’s of the same color. Use this game as an icebreaker or to introduce a lesson on handling conflicts and disagreements.

All kids benefit from practicing mindfulness. Who wouldn't love the kids and young adults we work with to become more focused, calm, in control, and self-aware? Mindfulness is a technique that can help teach and strengthen those abilities over time. By practicing mindfulness, people can learn to bec

This article is filled with ideas that are tried and true methods I have personally used in my previous youth groups. I will share with you which fundraisers you should use and which ones you shouldn't use and why. Plus I have a secret ingredient for you to utilize to make every fundraiser I suggest a success!