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 Quiz , fun & Game Resources

 Sessions & Resources

Training  Resources

The Countdown Clock!
Adds a bit of fun to a game or quiz.

The Lords Prayer as a text message

A table Contrasting
Religion and Spirituality

Bible Quiz , find the hidden books!
 

Another plug for Youthwork Magazine . The "Ready to use" meeting guides are fantastic.(NB You still have to prepare and adapt as with ALL teaching materials)

Snapshot of a generation .
What are young people like today?

Guggenheim is a great game that I've used in nearly every youth work context with high ability and lower ability groups. Great way to encourage discussion and debate.

You are valuable! A powerpoint XP presentation including animated GIFS and sound. Do not attempt to download without broadband as it's over 10mb. You'll need to add the sound effects from here and here and update the links.

Adolescent Angst is nothing new! Quote attributed, probably inaccurately, to Socrates but from roughly the same period.

Youth Group T shirts is something I've been asked about several times so I've scribbled a rough guide to how to make them. Click here for pdf or here for Word format.

 

The Secret Meeting. Brief outline of a great activity to run when looking at the Persecuted Church.

 

 A look at Small groups, specifically ones that are unintentionally small. One page summary of workshop. Word or pdf.

   

The Christmas Song Anagrams which can be used as a stand alone quiz or part of the session drafted in the blog under "Mixed Up Christmas"

 

Laughter: Montage that you could use in a discussion about What makes us laugh? Why is laughing contagious? Why did God give us laughter?

 This was a piece of "Thinkertainment" looking at questions the Church needs to ask, but framed against a film clip. pdf file

Great Card game with the capacity for fun, silliness and frustration!
SHOP .... you have to play it!

 

 

 

Youthblog guide to better using Google for finding resources that you need!

 

Make a cardboard animal!

(seriously)

details here

Youthwork Magazine. An alphabetical list of all the issues covered and which edition and page you'll find them on. Exel format.

The Jigsaw of Vision. I wrote this as a session in which people could look at all the things they are doing Then be able to hold them up against the vsion to act as a reflective evaluation.

 

Understanding the Opposite sex! A piece of group work for 14-18's which could work well on a residential.
Designed to get single sex groups discussing things about their gender and then undersatnding the "opposite" perspective!
Pdf file

 

Egad Ideas!
1500 sessions, games and outlines

Egad Ideas!
1500 sessions, games and outlines

 

 

See also this list of web pages! 

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