Introduction: Have you ever had a garden? What have you grown in it? What kinds of things grow on vines? (I have to admit I had to Google, "What grows on vines?" for this. Grapes, kiwi, passion fruit, watermelo...

A Devotional Handbook for Beginning College StudentsPete Charton, Ph.D.Self-Published, 2012, 126 pp., $8.95Off to College with King Solomon offers spiritual and secular advice for Christian college student...

Introduction: When are times we typically celebrate people's lives? (birthdays, weddings, births, funerals…) What was one of your most memorable birthdays? Study 1. Read John 14:6. What is the third thi...

Introduction: Begin by having the people in your group think of two truths and one lie to share about themselves. Have others in the group guess which of the three things they share is the lie. Study 1. Rea...

Introduction: Describe to the person sitting next to you a way you drive from church to your house. Is there another way you could go if one of the roads you normally use were blocked? Describe to the person si...

Introduction: All small groups will meet together first and listen to the reading of John 11. Students will be asked to listen for the "I Am" statement Jesus makes and discuss it in their small groups. Study...

This game can double as a fundraiser/service project—and involves collecting aluminum can pop-tops. The group can either collect cans (roadside beautification or drop-site works best) or bring in pop-tops...

Introduction: Set up a small obstacle course in your room. (a chair, a book, another chair, a trashcan, etc.) Blindfold one student and ask him or her to get from one side of the room to the other without touch...

Introduction: Here's something we don't think of often: gates. They keep people in; they keep people out. Can you think of a time when you were thankful for a gate or mad that one was keeping you out of a place...

"I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you" (John 15:15-16).Those who enter ministry often are surprised at the fee...