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 yourContinue reading “CHARIOT RACES”
Category Archives: Team Building Tuesday
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 areContinue 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 toContinue 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 InContinue 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 blogpostContinue 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 flexibility PAPER CLIPS to hold things together ENVELOPES to keepContinue 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 leader toContinue 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 areContinue 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.Continue reading “TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS”
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