Leadership in a church requires being able to cater to the needs of the members of the church with their different profiles. One of the most important parts of the church is the Youth Group. These are dynamic and active individuals who are our leaders of the future.
Christian Youth Activities are a great way to bring teens into the church community.
However, these young people are diverse beings with a host of their own concerns and problems. In order to prepare them for a deeper commitment, a helpful article from ehow.com suggests Christian youth group activities that can keep the the teens interested in participating in the fun, while offering a a better atmosphere of spirituality than they might get with other activities.
Youth-oriented church activities can draw teens to your church. Off-site activities can be fun but also expensive and difficult to coordinate. Having on-site church activities for youth groups will acquaint new kids with the entire church family and help everyone to meet new people. These activities can build your membership, strengthen existing relationships, and create new ones.
Teenagers usually are hesitant to mingle when they don’t know others in the youth group. The same E-how.com article shows some great Ice Breakers, Team Building activities as well as what they call as Time Fillers. Here are some activity descriptions;
Ice-breakers are activities used to help kids get acquainted with one another. Teenagers have a tendency to stay within their comfort zone or clique. Ice-breakers such as “Name Juggling” help kids get to know one another quickly. To play Name Juggling you’ll need about six spongy foam balls. Ask kids to stand in a circle facing one another, not too close, but not too far away. If you have many teens, you might make two circles and put a youth leader to work leading the second one. Give everyone a chance to introduce themselves before service. Then while standing in the circle, you start the game. Toss one ball to a guest and say, “Hi, Mary. My name is Monica.” Mary will take the ball and toss it to someone else. She’ll say, “Thanks, Monica. Hello, Jim. My name is Mary.” Jim will take the ball throw it to someone else, saying the same thing. Everyone needs to have received the ball at least once.
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