Get your group together and tell them only that you are going to have a progressive dinner with the theme of Prayer and Fasting. Prepare them for the evening, letting them know that they will be fasting and praying until the end. At each stop on the way (appetizer, first course, second course, dessert, drinks, etc.) the host (different...

Get together with another youth group of similar size whom you don't know very well for this event. Take pictures of students from both youth groups beforehand and exchange them. Hand each student a picture of a student from the other youth group. Then, meet at a park, amusement park, mall or other public place and have students search...

This event requires little planning and is always very fun. Sometimes it requires a bit of a budget, depending on how many kids are on each team. I usually charge a dollar and end up in the red. If you charge two you could break even or even come out ahead. I advertise that the winning team gets pizza...

Let's get ready to rumble!Lay down a huge tarp(s) and surround it with bales of hay or the like. Pour oats into the middle of the tarp and soak them with water. Let the water soak for an hour or so until it gets soft and gooshy. (Do not use horse oats...they tend to itch!) Then have a wrestling...

So you might have a Big Game Party for the Super Bowl already planned, but you don't know what to do other than watch the big game! Well, don't settle for that- you can turn this into a great event! If you don't already have a Super Bowl party planned- rethink it- it's a good one! (For those of...

Hold a formal dinner, dance (okay . . . some of us can't do that!), or Ball for students. You can rent a facility or just fix up the youth room, teen center . . . wherever you normally meet! Sell tickets ahead of time for promotion, and to give yourself an operating budget. Get staff or student leaders...

Divide the students into groups, each with a vehicle, and several quarters. Each group will be given the site of a place where they will find a pay phone. Each group will also be given one phone number. Throughout the night, that anonymous person will be their contact person. Once at the first phone, the kids will be given...