Each family is asked to bring a dish to share (Pot Luck). The students from the youth group introduce each family member and tell something special about each one (depending on the group size, this can be done in front of the whole group, or just around each table). The student then serves his/her family members. After dinner,...
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After a sermon series or small group discussions about sexual purity, organize a ÒCommitment to PurityÓ ceremony, giving your students an opportunity to publicly commit themselves to sexual and relational purity until marriage. Allow the students to come up with a ring for the ceremony. Some parents bought their kids rings, some kids bought them for themselves. ...
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eZine 10.19.2004

TheSource4YM.com Jonathan's Resource Ezine Weekly Resources, Ideas and Articles from The Source for Youth Ministry Tuesday, October 19, 2004 In This Issue Featured Article: To Halloween or Not To Halloween? That is the Question!...
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snowball-fight
For this game, you need toilet paper and garbage bags. Now, split your group down the middle...half go to one side, half to the other. Have leaders hand out the "snowballs" (rolls of tp).The object of the game is to have the least toilet paper on your side at the end of the game.Countdown and let them fly. Give...
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PG for thematic elements and some scary imagesDirected by Eric SmallStarring Hayden Panettiere and Ryan KelleyThe Dust Factory is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives.Ryan (performed by Ryan Kelley) is a boy who loses his father, a tragedy that takes away his desire and...
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soda-shoot-out
You need as many pairs as you have supplies for, which are soda, squirt guns, and optional protective gear.The goal is for each pair to have a squirt gun filled with a soda. One person tries to unload the entire contents of their squirt gun into the open mouth of their partner standing 5-10 feet away. Have three or...
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Rated PGDirected by Sean McNamara (The Even Stevens Movie-TV, That's So Raven-TV)Starring Hilary Duff, Oliver James and John CorbettRaise your expectations. Raise Your Voice was not just another teen flick. This film was intelligent and full of talent.Life was “all good” for Terri Fletcher (Duff), a talented, pretty, small-town girl who gets accepted to a summer program...
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