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Continue reading →: I’ve Done Something (ICEBREAKER)
Time 10-15 minutes (depending upon group size) Description This icebreaker can be used as a meeting opener. It works particularly well for groups that already know each other fairly well and will help them to understand something new about each person. Materials None Preparation None Procedure · …
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Continue reading →: Jung’s Preference Sorter (EXERCISE)
Purpose This activity helps participants to determine what their preferences are (according to the work of Carl Jung). This is a simple and participative way to introduce the preferences and a good foundation for any discussion of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). It can also be used with the Insights…
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Continue reading →: Hearing Impaired (QUICK DRAMA)
SCENE: Sam enters, wearing several things that cover up his ears. Start with cotton balls in the ear. Then add a hat that comes down over the ears. Finally, put on earmuffs or headphones. Label each thing with a sign that says, “SIN.”. (For the cotton balls, you might just…
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Continue reading →: An Unfinished Work (QUICK DRAMA)
SCENE: Alex is painting on a canvas mounted on an easel. The audience cannot see what is being painted, because the painting is facing away. Alex is deeply absorbed in his work and doesn’t notice when John enters. JOHN: Hey, Alex! What are you doing? ALEX: Painting a…
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Continue reading →: Spiritual Frisbee Golf (GAME)
Audience Children, Teens, Adults Time 30-60 minutes (depending upon how challenging your course is) Description This outdoor game is a combination of two popular sports with a spiritual twist. Participants will throw Frisbees (flying disks) toward nine different targets. It’s a little like playing Frisbee; it’s a little like playing…
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Continue reading →: Isaiah 61 Scavenger Hunt (GAME)
Audience Children, Teens, Adults Time 60-90 minutes (depending on how difficult you make the pictures to find) Description This scavenger hunt uses images from Isaiah 61 (using the NIV translation). You will hide 48 pictures representing lines from the chapter, and participants will try to find them. This activity is…
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Continue reading →: Strategic Planning and Nehemiah (BIBLICAL CASE STUDY)
Audience Teens, Adults Time 45 minutes Description A Biblical Case Study is an exercise that uses Scripture to practice the use of modern business and leadership tools. In this case study, participants will use the first four chapters of the book of Nehemiah to create a strategic planning Waterfall Model…
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Continue reading →: Garbage Collector (QUICK DRAMA)
DESCRIPTION This short drama highlights our tendency to not trust God with the garbage in our lives. Often, prayer is a last resort after we have tried in every way to fix the problem ourselves. God is waiting for us to bring all our garbage to Him. He’s not shocked…
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Continue reading →: Men of Issachar (DEVOTION)
Read the following Scriptures. Then, answer the questions below. · 1 Chronicles 10:1-14 · 1 Chronicles 11:1-3 · 1 Chronicles 12:23 & 32 What do you think it means that the men of Issachar “understood the times?” How would you describe “the times” at this moment in Israel’s history?…
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Continue reading →: SWOT Analysis of the 7 Churches of Revelation (BIBLICAL CS)
This activity is a Biblical Case Study. It uses Scripture to practice using a strategic planning tool – SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats). Read Revelation, chapters 2 and 3. Then perform a SWOT analysis on each of the seven churches mentioned there. The answers are available in the file…
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