Attractive looking Bible, which is a great start as a Youth Bible. The young person I gave it to was really keen to explore it. Because of the deal I bought the 365 day engage study book to go with it. He started looking up important dates of the year to him to see what the verses would be. Okay, I know what you might be thinking, this is too juvenile for youth, but you’d be mistaken. They absolutely love this game. The boys get super into it, trying so hard to get that last seat. It’s a sure winner. We've got loads of resources to help you share the good news of Jesus with the next generation (and plenty to help build your own faith, too!) A twist on hide-and-go seek where one person hides and everyone seeks. When someone finds the hider they then hide with them. This continues until the last one seeking finds the whole youth group hiding in one place. This is a beloved game of many youth!

A hilarious copycat game in which people try to imitate one leader’s actions, and the person in the center attempts to identify who is the originator of the actions (the leader).” Now that you have a list of ideas for youth sermons to choose from, we have gone the extra mile and written a few sermons based on a few of the topics above that you can use at your next youth group activity, or youth ministry program. All the sermons have an associated scripture verse that you can use as the basis of the topic. They have been written specifically suited to a young audience. We recommended that youth leaders share the sermons with their potential speakers and have practice sessions to teach proper presentation skills. If Youth Ministry and Church Leaders take the time to Prep Youth presenters, the result will be active This Youth Bible features full anglicised NIV text, plus loads of extra content from The Good Book Company’s Engage Bible notes, including:Dragon Tag is an action-based game that is like tag, but with a twist! Teams of 4-8 people form “dragons” by linking elbows and attempt to grab the “tail” of another team’s dragon. Last team remaining wins.” Alexis has a Master's degree from Denver Seminary and a Bachelor's degree from Colorado Christian University. She has been in professional ministry for over 15 years. She has served in ministry positions such as co-pastor, youth minister, and spiritual director. Sparking conversations about faith, life and God with young people isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the Alpha Youth Series – to help you create a space that is engaging and dynamic for teenagers wanting to ask questions and share opinions.

This is an excellent resource. My daughter is thrilled with it and I think I will now have to buy one for my son. It's worth every penny. We want to help you put the Bible in the hands of your young people. We’ve partnered with Youth for Christ to create a Bible that helps young people to explore their own responses to the Bible’s timeless message in a way that’s relevant to their lives.

28. 4 Square

Don’t you absolutely hate it when you’re looking for youth group games, but all you find are games for huge youth groups or ones that take a ton of prep? Well, if you have a small youth group and you didn’t have time to plan out a game for your youth group meeting that starts in an hour, this list is for you! This is the list I always wished I had for my youth groups, but never had. That’s why I made it! The Easy-to-Read Version of the Bible (ERV) is specially made to create the smoothest and most approachable experience of reading God's word as possible. Updated regularly, the ERV Bible removes as many of the hurdles to understanding the Bible as possible. Even including extra study material and notes to help teen readers get over the difficult or context-heavy parts of the text.

Each Youth theme is based on current events, memes, social media trends, and other popular culture references. Feel free to modify, merge and make this list of ideas your own brilliant ideas. Sabbath Programs is an initiative to improve the quality of church services by providing Christ-centered, creative and purpose-driven programs to congregations across the world. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. Suggest a Verse Enter a Verse Reference (e.g., John 3:16-17) Your youth will have a blast playing this detective game that requires no prep, no materials, and can be played anywhere. This is a flexible game that can be used as an ice breaker or in multiple rounds as a full-featured game.

38. Faker

Our Light Compendiums offer a full year of session materials to use on a week to week basis. Filled with engaging content to help you run your sessions these brilliant resource books are suitable for children up to age 14. Simple to use and designed to help you introduce children and young people to Jesus. It should be noted that these are just games and not theologically-based. If you’re looking for specifically Christian/Bible games, there are none on this list, well maybe one or two 🙂 Hundreds of interactive elements throughout the Bible toencourage a deeper engagement with the text.

Highlight or Bookmark your favorite verses, make Verse Images that you can share, and attach public or private Notes to Bible passages. Don’t forget – if you have a small youth group, make sure you are playing these games with the teens, they might need the extra body to play! An elimination game involving funny noises and not showing one’s teeth.” A note I would change the word bong to something else for obvious connotations.

39. Charades Relay

A good icebreaker or teambuilding activity for new people to learn to work together – in close physical proximity! The goal is to figure out how to untangle the human knot without letting go of hands.” That’s all of the youth group games I have for you. I hope you found some new games to play with your group. Remember youth love to have fun and they love to be silly, whether they let on or not. Additional Resources A fast-paced game where youth run to different parts of the “ship” as fast as they can to avoid elimination. We are grateful for their partnership in mission, prayer and financial support, and seek to support and equip them as they grow in their faith and reach out to the 95% of young people and children who are not connected with a local church. When we share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the church youth, we should share it with as much passion as Jesus has for them. Youth Ministry requires intentional creativity by youth leaders to come up with youth group activities and awesome ideas that will capture the imagination of their young audience and strengthen their Christian Faith. Here is a list of great youth day themes you can use for your next Youth Day Program, Youth Group or Camp.