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Outreach Event Ideas, Sharing Events

How Do I Plan For a Weekend Retreat?

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Here's a ready-made WINTER RETREAT ... to go!WINTER RETREATThis snow retreat has a three fold purpose: Have a great time so students want to be involved in the group more.  Staff build relationships with students, earning their trust and exemplifying Christ-like faith by their actions.  Present what a relationship with Christ is all about.As many of you...
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The Hook Up

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This is an outreach event that is a ton of fun. Here's what you do.Advertise this event as "The Hook Up". Do this by printing up flyers with the date, location, and other important information with a picture of a fish hook. (You might also want to print Matthew 4:19 on it somewhere.) Now give every student in your...
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Human Sundae Fight

Note: This one is very messy and you will need to take precautions that prevent this awesome outreach idea from costing you relational damage within your church.The idea is to invite lots of un-churched friends to come out, bring a sundae topping like chocolate or caramel, and have a blast in our Human Sundae Fight. HereÕs how you can...
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Shop Till You Drop

Our Pastor does this event every year. If you are close to a huge mall like ours, you can make this happen! We book a bus, travel 3 hours to Edmonton, sleep on the floor of a church but spend most of our time at West Edmonton Mall. Kids under 14 must have an adult with them, all others...
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After Prom Party

Invite the youth group to bring their friends to this after-prom party. You can rent sumo suits, joust, inflatable maze, etc. You can also have barbeque, music and midnight movies. A good clean and fun environment for the kids to go to after prom. Christian's don't feel as pressured to go party and they have the opportunity to invite...
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Armed Forces

This is a great event to do over a period of several weeks. Divide the group into Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. They compete every week doing a variety of feats, some physical (pushups, army crawl, etc.) and some games.Teams also compete each week by bringing more "recruits." Teams are awarded points by how many they bring, etc.Teams...
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It's Not Always What It Seems

Decorate the youth room like a restaurant (or get an actual restaurant if you have a contact). Give kids menus ...but with creative names of things they've never heard of. Give the foods and drinks new names. Order "Phlipidy dunkers" and get French fries. Order "levely paradisio" and get dry toast. Some things might sound really good, but they...
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