This is our summer programming for this year. At first I thought it would be only for our core group, but I was proven wrong! Our event is called Reality Check, and each week we begin in a large group setting where 4 specific, real-life issues are discussed broadly. The youth can then choose which topic to attend based...
As a youth ministry, we went into the projects near the church with peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, four-square balls and whiffle ball to hang out with the teens that live there, to begin a relationship. We met people that actually wanted to come to our weekly meetings, but did not have the transportation, or the money to use...
We set up four half-court basketball courts and run a 3-on-3 tournament. We played good music and had prize drawings all day, too. At the end of the tournament we gave the Gospel message before we gave out the trophies. It was a great day and we are doing it again this year in September.Herb Gilliland, Youth Pastor, Glad...
Milli Vanilli look out! Yes- it's the age-old lip sync contest! We promoted the event like a talent show, inviting students to come prepared to lip sync and act out a song. Careful screening was necessary (and announced on the flyer) to keep music appropriate. After each group had performed their lip sync, our panel of judges selected the...
After seeing my kids bring a skateboard to every event I had, I decided not to fight it but to work with it. My heart is outreach and I looked at the trends of teens. We were missing the skater kids. So, I decided that the community needed to come together as one body in Christ to offer a...
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...
Main Point: We become prisoners to sin when we disobey God’s warnings. The Skit:NOTE: You are going to need some pretty good actors for this one, as there is very little dialogue. The story will have to be told primarily with body movements and facial expressions. Here’s how you do it:There’s a chair sitting on the stage with a...