Teens are from another planet. That would certainly explain why perfectly normal kids suddenly turn into sullen, moody teens when they hit a certain age. Or why parents wonder in amazement w...

  Parents as youth workers. Does the sound of that idea make you quake in your Vans? It doesn’t have to. Parent volunteers can be our allies, our trusted group of faithful, hard working ministers whom...

If we aren’t careful the pace of student ministry can crowd out the most crucial partners that we need for effective ministry to students. Here's a list of the essential partnerships you need to have at your church.

Circle up in chairs. Each person chooses an animal and a motion to go with the animal. We usually make the leader the elephant and he/she always goes first at the start of each round. The first person does h...

This is a fun game to play if you like having snowball fights, but do not have any snow. You'll need white pantyhose and flour to make the snowballs. You'll need about 2 snowballs per student.  Here's how t...

Make a circle with lime or powder on the grass about 20-30 feet in diameter, the size can vary, depending on the group. Then divide the circle into 4 equal sections. Create four teams and assign one team per...

You'll need 2 small garbage cans (1 per team), 50 pieces of crumpled paper (25 per team) and 4 "Jail break cards" (2 per team). Set up two territories with a no mans land in between. Divide your group into 2...

This game is great for any size youth. Step 1: Split the youth into 2 or 4 teams, and get an even amount of people from every team. Step 2: Stick a raw egg in a stocking, and stick the stocking on your he...

Have two volunteers come to the front of the room. One will stand facing the class/audience. The second volunteer will stand behind the other, with his or her back away from the audience. Ask the class will ...

Divide the group into groups of 4-5. Have a brown grocery bag full of funny, miscellaneous items you find around your house for each group. Bags usually contain about 5-7 items. Things like a comb, an apple,...