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January 31, 2006

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Tuesday, January 31, 2006

In This Issue

Something You Can Use: A Ready Made Super Bowl Party
A Competition for Your Super Bowl Party: The Super Bowl Quiz? a football knowledge quiz for all!
More Important than the Super Bowl: The wife of Seahawks’ head coach won’t be watching her husband’s team in Super Bowl XL…
Speakers Booking Up Fast: Are you booking speakers for 2006? Jonathan is already booked up until this summer. Book your summer events now!
“Reaching Out to the Unchurched” Training on Both Coasts: If you’re near TAMPA or Livermore, CA?check out these affordable training opportunities!

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Something You Can Use: A Ready-made Super Bowl Party

Maybe you have a Super Bowl Party already planned, but you don’t know what to do other than watch the big game! Well, here’s a resource for you to add a creative twist to your party!

A READY-MADE SUPER BOWL PARTY

Here are the basics on what to do:

WHERE:

That’s right-you need a place to watch the game. If your youth group is small, someone’s house is great! If you have a large group, you can use a youth room, a gym, anyplace you can find and set up a big screen and projector. (Don’t forget that you’ll need some sort of TV tuner with reception hooked up to the projector- worse case scenario, a VCR with a pair of rabbit ears!)

WHEN:

Super Bowl Sunday of course, Sunday, February 5th.

PRIZES:

That’s right-I always get some good prizes that I advertise before-hand. In the past I’ve solicited dinner certificates, ski tickets, sports memorabilia, etc. Or, if you don’t have resources for those kinds of prizes, there are always SNICKERS, MILK DUDS and DING DONGS! The prizes go to those who do best on the “Super Bowl Quiz.” You’ll see … keep reading!

COST:

Depending on what you do and what your budget is. If your ministry has a strong budget and you want to provide a good outreach for your students to bring their friends to-then make it FREE. If you have no budget, you can charge a few bucks to cover sodas, (“pop,” for all you from Minnesota) snacks, and any prizes you couldn’t get donated.

SUPER BOWL DAY AGENDA:

The agenda for this event is pretty easy. You give them a quiz (see SUPER BOWL QUIZ below) as they enter the party. They have to fill it out before going in (or entering the main room). Certain questions have to do with the beginning of the game- so if they come late- they can still fill out the quiz- but they miss those questions. Don’t allow anyone to fill out the quiz past the first quarter- they’ll have an unfair advantage with the final score, etc.

Then you just let everyone enjoy the game. I stand up several times through the game and do a quick “Super Bowl Challenge” (see my “Up Front Games” page: /games/upfront.asp) and give a little prize away. Then at the end, I tally up the quizzes and give away the grand prizes.

It’s a great event where students can get to know each other. (Guess what, I even did this for my adult Sunday School class- each couple takes a quiz together! Great fun!)

For More Super Bowl Party Ideas
From Our Last Ezine
CLICK HERE

Another Resource You Can Use: The Super Bowl Quiz

SUPER BOWL QUIZ INSTRUCTIONS

The quiz is one of the fun aspects of the party. This is the quiz that you give each student as they walk in the party. The quiz asks some basic football knowledge questions, and some questions specific to the game that day. A lot of the questions are just plain luck- like who will win the coin toss, or whether Coke or Pepsi will have the first commercial. Other questions might ask who will get the most yards, etc.

Have students take the quiz before they enter- and you can have a group of staff tally up the scores as the game ends. (Some of the answers won’t be complete until the finish of the game. i.e.: Who is going to win?)

I’ve made up a possible quiz for you with the help of my die-hard football-fan friend Don Talley who also happens to be a fantastic youth speaker (CLICK HERE for more info on Don.) Feel free to also look at www.nfl.com or www.superbowl.com for more good information on the teams, half time shows, etc. so you can add, change, or verify more quiz questions.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Most of these answers are determined during the game- and you’ll need to take notes during the Super Bowl game to make your answer key for correcting the quizzes at the end! Also- DON’T print out the answer key (below the quiz) for the kids.

2006 Super Bowl Quiz
(Circle your answer to each of the questions)

1. What teams are playing in today’s Super Bowl?

2. In what city is the Super Bowl being played?

3. At the coin toss, what will the player call?

4. What will the result of the coin toss be?

5. Name one of the head coaches for either team in today’s Super Bowl:

6. Today’s Super Bowl is Super Bowl number

7. Who will score first?

8. What team is the home team in today’s Super Bowl?

9. Who will score the first field goal? (not extra point, a field goal)

10. What team lost last year’s Super Bowl

11. What is the name of the Super Bowl Trophy given to the winner?

12. How much does the trophy cost to make?

13. Who will be ahead at the end of the first quarter?

14. Who starts off every play with the ball in his hands?

15. Which team will make its first Super Bowl appearance today?

16. Who will be ahead at half time?

17. Who will punt first in today’s game?

18. How long is a football field from the back of one end zone to the back of the opposite end zone?

19. What team will receive the kickoff in the second half?

20. How many total players are playing on the football field at one time?

21. After the coin toss, which soft drink commercial will we see first?

22. What home team normally plays on the field where the Super Bowl is being played?

23. Who will make the first catch for the Steelers?

24. Who will make the first run over 5 yards for the Steelers (not a wide receiver)?

25. Who is the current NFL Most Valuable Player?

26. Who will make the first catch for the Seahawks?

27. Who will make the first run over 5 yards for the Seahawks (not a wide receiver)?

28. What team will commit the first turnover (fumble or interception)?

29. What team will score the first touchdown?

30. Which quarterback will only be 23 years old and be the second youngest starting quarterback in Super Bowl history?

31. Which running back is the NFL’s FIFTH ALL TIME leading rusher?

32. How long will the longest touchdown play be?

33. Who will win the Super Bowl?

34. What will the COMBINED total score be? (This is the tie-breaker question. In the case you have answered correctly the same number of questions as someone else the closest answer WITHOUT GOING OVER wins)

2006 Super Bowl Quiz
(Answer Key)
1. D
2. C
3. Answer TBD

4. Answer TBD

5. May be either Mike Holmgren or Bill Cowher
6. C
7. Answer TBD

8. B
9. Answer TBD

10. B
11. D
12. B
13. Answer TBD

14. C
15. A
16. Answer TBD

17. Answer TBD

18. C
19. Answer TBD

20. 22
21. Answer TBD

22. C
23. Answer TBD

24. Answer TBD

25. B
26. Answer TBD

27. Answer TBD

28. Answer TBD

29. Answer TBD

30. B
31. C
32. Answer TBD

33. Answer TBD

Answer TBD: _____________

More Important Than the Super Bowl: The wife of Seahawks’ head coach won’t be watching her husband’s team in Super Bowl XL…

By Stan Friedman, The Covenant News at www.covchurch.org

The wife of Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Mike Holmgren won’t be watching her husband’s team in Super Bowl XL – she has more important things to do.

Kathy Holmgren and one of her daughters, Calla, leave Thursday on a 17-day medical training mission to Congo. A nurse and obstetrician respectively, the two will travel as part of an eight-person team of physicians and former missionaries to a hospital in Karawa in northwestern Congo. The hospital is part of a medical care system operated by the Covenant Church of Congo in partnership with the Evangelical Covenant Church and its Department of World Mission. The Karawa trip, conducted under the auspices of Northwest Medical Teams, was organized by the Paul Carlson Partnership.

CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THAT ARTICLE FROM
www.CovChurch.org

OR CLICK HERE FOR ANOTHER ARTICLE ABOUT
KATHY HOLMGREN’S MISSION TRIP

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WHEN:

WHERE:

COST:

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Livermore, CA

Jonathan will be doing his REACHING OUT TO THE UNCHURCHED training seminar at the INVIGORATE conference this year in Livermore, California on May 6, 2006. This Saturday conference is only $15 including lunch if you register by April 1st. All youth workers, both paid and volunteer are welcome. Please call (925) 455-4250 to register.

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