Students will have to work through difficult circumstances to complete this activity. INSTRUCTIONS: Break your students into teams Give each team a tarp Tell them that the tarp is an ISLAND and the grass is the OCEAN Then instruct the teams to fold their tarp once without stepping in the ocean Keep giving them instructionsContinueContinue reading “SHRINK O’MATIC”
Category Archives: Team Building Tuesday
CHARIOT RACES
Students love relays. This is one that always pleases every crowd. You will need a flat surface, tarps and lots of cheering. This is a great activity if you want students to run out a lot of their energy. Students will need to use communication and team building skills to complete this task. INSTRUCTIONS: Break yourContinueContinue reading “CHARIOT RACES”
FLIP THE TARP
Flip the tarp is an exciting team building activity that requires all participants to work together. INSTRUCTIONS: Have your students stand on the tarp (15 to 20) If I am working with large numbers I will use more than one tarp and have students compete against each other. Explain to the students that they areContinueContinue reading “FLIP THE TARP”
BEACH BALL KUDOS
A great activity for teams of all ages is the beach ball kudos activity. This is a very powerful activity that helps team members understand how important they are to each other. Have everyone get in a circle. Take a beach ball and as the leader start this activity off by throwing the ball toContinueContinue reading “BEACH BALL KUDOS”
ABUNDANT PREPARATION
King David desired to build a house for The Lord but was not permitted because he was a man of war (1 Chron 22:8) however, just because he was personally unable to fulfill his vision he did not give up. Instead he took counter measures to complete his dream: 1) HE APPOINTED A SUCCESSOR InContinueContinue reading “ABUNDANT PREPARATION”
WAYS TO ENDURE A CRISIS
In Matthew 10:22 we are comforted with the words, “but he that ENDURETH to the end shall be saved.” I am certain that you have either 1) endured a crisis, 2) are in the middle of a crisis, 3) or you are headed into a crisis. This is simply the cycle of life. This blogpostContinueContinue reading “WAYS TO ENDURE A CRISIS”
THE LEADER’S OFFICE
The role of a leader can be interesting at best. We are expected to do numerous activities. Many of these tasks are requested at a minutes notice. Below is a brief description of the tools and attributes required for the leaders office: RUBBER BANDS for flexibilityPAPER CLIPS to hold things togetherENVELOPES to keep secretsERASERS toContinueContinue reading “THE LEADER’S OFFICE”
MINISTRY EVALUATION TOOL
How are the ministries of your church doing? This is a fair question that we all have asked ourselves. Below is a questionnaire that I have administered to leaders to gauge the health of his or her department. This gives a good overview of what is happening. It also allows you as the leaderContinueContinue reading “MINISTRY EVALUATION TOOL”
TIPS FOR CREATING A WORKABLE CALENDAR
Calendars must EXIST This may seem elementary but calendars must exist. I understand that circumstances throughout the year will alter your current calendar. However, you must have a starting point of a yearly calendar that will help keep you on track. Calendars must be FLEXIBLE On the other extreme I have witnessed calendars that areContinueContinue reading “TIPS FOR CREATING A WORKABLE CALENDAR”
TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS
Many of us spend a large chunk of time sitting in meetings. Just because you are in a meeting does not mean that you are being productive. Here are some tips to help make your meetings more productive. Meetings should be: 1) INTERESTING A fun and exciting meeting eliminates defenses and allows people to learn.ContinueContinue reading “TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS”
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