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For this game, you will need a hat, index cards and pencils.Begin by asking each teenager in the group to write down one thing about him or herself that no one else in the group would know. Write no names on th...
Begin Again
"I am about to do a new thing" (Isaiah 43:19).When I was a kid, we sang a folk tune that went something like this:"Once was a man named Michael Finnigan"He had whiskers on his chinigan"Pulled them out and ...
Youth Group Devo: Don’t Miss the Point
The Backdrop:Depending on how long you've walked with Christ, there's a good chance you've done a good number of devotionals similiar to this one that you're doing right now. You've probably grown some and lear...
Youth Culture Lesson: I Resolve
Make a New Year's Resolution to Help Someone Else
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It's a new year now, which for many Americans means...
Jesus Is the Reason Christmas Race
The Activity: You will need at least two rooms available to you to make this work for your group and to keep the element of the surprise ending. Set up six Holiday Stations around the room. Each station wi...
Youth Culture Lesson: Looking Back at 2012
What Were the Biggest Events in 2012 for You?Get downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. So said Charles Dick...
Youth Group Devo: Where Is God?
The Backdrop:Where is God?You may have found yourself asking that question lately. As this devo is being written, the events of Sandy Brook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., are less than a week old. Of cour...
ym 360’s elements curriculum
The curriculum, elements, is something ym360 heard for the past few years that youth workers really need and want. As you'll see, elements is designed to help students grasp the essentials of their faith and ul...
Shepherds, Angels and Ironman
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them (Luke 2:8-9).A couple of ye...
Youth Culture Lesson: Tragedy in Newtown
Community, Country Grieve in Wake of MassacreGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:On Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman arrived at Sandy Hook Elementary Sch...