Each week during the school year I hang out on the sidewalk in front of our church as students from the nearby junior high school walk home. I hand out free sodas and snacks and have footballs or discs to play with. I spend the time getting to know the youth and inviting them to our youth events.I have...
Kung Fu night always rocked. We would get a ton of Chinese food and decorate our house as Chinese as we could get it (no chairs, lots of paper lanterns and some traditional Chinese artwork). We even had Chinese music playing in the background. Everyone had to dress Kung Fu and we played cool Kung Fu related games -...
Have your congregation donate new 9-volt batteries to your youth group for a few weeks. Then, hand them out (or install them yourselves), in Jesus' name, in your neighborhood surrounding the church building. The batteries are for their smoke-detectors...take along a clipboard, paper, and a pen to take down the neighbor's prayer request...plenty of ministry to be had by...
For the past 8 years the church I am serving at has provided breakfast for the entire football team and cheerleaders. It takes some money and volunteers, but every Friday morning at 7:05 we have breakfast: eggs, biscuits, bacon, grits, etc. and sometimes pancakes. At 7:20 am we have a devotion offered by a football player, a cheerleader, or...
I have to give credit to Chinese Christian Union Church in Chicago, IL for this idea, because I stole it from them. The idea is to bring in an adjustable basketball hoop. Then students can enter the slam-dunk competition in 7, 8, or 9-foot high divisions. You can format the contest however you like; the NBA Dunk Contest has...
Basically this is a car show and designed to reach "low riders," "hot rods" and their owners. The style of the cars will attract different participants and onlookers. Be sure to provide food and awards. Realize- that you'll see some risqu stuff (bikini clad girls painted on cars, crude t-shirts, etc.) We allow for the lost to be the...
Jeff Baker of Kearney, NE had his "Campus Missionaries" serve coffee and donuts (purchased out of the youth budget) to the school staff every school year. They simply delivered the yummies to the teacher's lounge with a big note that said something like, "We appreciate you and will be praying for you throughout the year." Signed, New Life Uth....