Youth Culture Lesson: Boooo!

Discouraging Words Take Center Court in Wisconsin Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened If you go to a basketball game anywhere in America...

Youth Group Devo: Commitments that Stick

Quick Backdrop Has this happened to you? You attend a spiritually charged event such as a Christian concert or youth group retreat. You experience a spiritual high point and make some serious commitments; but ...

Devo: Excitement of Ministry

You likely have heard of the children's writer, Dr. Seuss. You are less likely to know him as Ted Geisel. Early in his writing career, Dr. Seuss submitted a new reader to a school board for its conside...

Devo: Living the Message

Ephesians 4 There are many legends attached to St. Francis, the saint and mystic who lived in the 13th century. One late legend describes Francis as an older man, who after entering a monastery, invited ...

Game: Poinsettia Hunt

Ever wondered what you can do with those leftover poinsettias that otherwise will wilt in January? How about this: Collect potted poinsettias in one room, and prepare your own poinsettia scavenger hunt. Pa...

Youth Culture Lesson: Affluenza Fail

Mistakes and What Happens When We Don't Learn from Them Get downloadable PDF. Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation. About/Disclaimer What Happened People trying to outrun the long arm of th...

Devo: The Walk

Ephesians 4 Centuries ago, when Marie Antoinette was on the French throne, she loved to go out in public. Similar to many celebrities in today's American culture, she could not be seen in public without ...

Devo: Life Stages

Ephesians 4: "Grow to maturity" In the fourth chapter of Ephesians, the apostle Paul describes the Christian faith as "growing into maturity." Just as we grow physically—passing from infancy, to ch...

Game: Snow Maze

After a snowfall, bring in a snowblower and create a maze in a large, open parking area at the church. Blow out walking pathways to create a large, intricate maze with only one entrance and exit. A large ma...