My favorite way to guide a conversation in a classroom is by using a talking stick. The talking stick, also called a speaker’s staff, may be passed around a group as a symbol of their right to speak. I personally use a POOL NOODLE as my talking stick. I simply explain to the class that we are going to haveContinueContinue reading “MR. TALKING STICK”
Category Archives: Team Building Tuesday
BACK TO BACK BALLOON RACES
Have participants PICK A PARTNER and line up on a starting line and have them prepare to race to the finish line. The two person teams will stand back-2-back and place a balloon between them and place their hands over their heads. They must then race together as a team to the finish line. A FUN TWIST: HaveContinueContinue reading “BACK TO BACK BALLOON RACES”
FROZEN TURKEY OLYMPICS
DISCLAIMER: Many of my youth pastor friends desire the gross and the x-treme. While I have personally outgrown this phase of student ministry (lololol) many of my friends have not. Therefore I am providing a very crazy activity courtesy of the kind people from thesource4ym.com. If this is offensive to you, please stay tuned for moreContinueContinue reading “FROZEN TURKEY OLYMPICS”
HUMAN BURRITO RELAY
If you’re in for a crazy night of team building, try the human burrito relay. Divide your group into even teams. Each team will be given a challenge tarp. The objective is for them to lay down on their challenge tarp, roll up in it (like a burrito) and roll from the starting line to theContinueContinue reading “HUMAN BURRITO RELAY”
MY NEIGHBOR
GAMING TOOL – SPOT MARKERS One of my favorite gaming tools is “spot markers.” These are anything that you can place on the floor for students to stand on. I use ‘floppy fliers’ that I purchased from Wal-mart for 99 cents apiece. I have also gone to carpet stores and had them donate carpet squares.ContinueContinue reading “MY NEIGHBOR”
THE POWER OF YOUR HANDS
Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. Ecclesiastes 9:10 is my “ministry life verse.” In this passage we find four very specific types of hands that every leader must have in order toContinueContinue reading “THE POWER OF YOUR HANDS”
PEOPLE BINGO
With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. One of my wife’s very favorite activities is BINGO. We recently created a people bingo game for her andContinueContinue reading “PEOPLE BINGO”
DO YOU HAVE MY SHOES?
With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. Need an icebreaker this week, but your in a hurry, have no money and stressed to your limit? Well,ContinueContinue reading “DO YOU HAVE MY SHOES?”
SPEED TALKING
With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. This is an exciting way to have group members get to know each other. SETTING IT UP Have sixContinueContinue reading “SPEED TALKING”
TWO TRUTHS AND A FIB
With a new school year in progress and new small groups kicking off, I have had numerous requests for icebreakers. I will be posting an icebreaker every day this week and will resume my regular posting schedule next week. This is a classic activity to get participants to know each other a little better. It is a sureContinueContinue reading “TWO TRUTHS AND A FIB”
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