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Learning Transfer (EXERCISE)

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May 13, 2011

Audience Children, Teens or Adults Time 30 minutes Description This activity helps teachers, presenters, facilitators and trainers recognize the inherent challenges in teaching as we compete against our audiences’ or participants’ mental barriers to learning transfer. This exercise can be presented as a “game,” but it is more of a…
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Apostles, demons, Devotion, Disciples, faith, Healing, Jesus, leadership, Management, Needs Analysis, Overcoming obstacles, Performance, Problem solving, spiritual disciplines, Spiritual Growth, test

Needs Analysis (DEVOTION)

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April 28, 2011

As a group, read the following Scriptures, and use the form to do a needs analysis of the situation. Matthew 17:14-20 Mark 9:14-29 Luke 9:37-43 Symptoms What are the main issues? What isn’t working well? What is obvious about the problem(s)? Suffering What pain is it causing? Who/what is impacted…
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Christianity, Easter, Jesus, Judas, Resurrection, Simon-Peter

Easter Stations of the Cross (EXERCISE)

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April 23, 2011

Time 30 min Description This activity teaches about the events leading up to the resurrection of Jesus. It doesn’t follow all the traditional stations of the Catholic version but rather focuses on the most important events for sharing the Easter story. Scriptures Matthew 26-28 Materials One copy…
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Abundance, generosity, Overcoming obstacles, Performance, Problem solving, Productivity, Resources, Scarcity, team, teambuilding, teamwork

Breaking Out of the Silos (EXERCISE)

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April 20, 2011

Purpose This activity helps participants to challenge silo mentalities by forcing them to work collaboratively to complete a task. The task is a painting task, in which each team (or individual) will only receive some of the colors they need to finish. In order to meet all the requirements of…
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Evaluation, Feedback, Game, Games that Teach, Hands-on, impact, Management, Performance

Finding Measures (GAME)

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April 20, 2011

Audience Teens and Adults Time 15-20 minutes Description This game challenges team members to find ways to measure their progress towards a goal when the way to measure their progress is unclear. Scriptures 2 Corinthians 10:12 Materials Graduated pitcher (or any container for liquid that shows measurements along the…
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conflict management, Conflict Resolution, culture, Decision making, Devotion, leadership, Management, Moses

Cross-Cultural Leadership (DEVOTION)

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April 15, 2011

In your groups, read or skim the following Scriptures. Then answer the questions below. Exodus 2:11-22 Exodus 3:7-22 Exodus 4:10-19, 27-31 Exodus 5:1-23 Exodus 6:1-12 Exodus 7:8-13, 22-24 Exodus 12:31-38 Exodus 14:10-31 What cross-cultural challenges did Moses face in each instance of his leadership? How successful was he in…
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Daniel, Devotion, Future, Goals, God’s dream, God’s Plan, God’s Will, Humility, Listening to God, prayer, Priorities, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Supplication, Vision

God-Sized Vision (DEVOTION)

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April 15, 2011

In your groups, read the following Scriptures. Then answer the questions below. Daniel 10:1-21 Daniel 11:1 Daniel 12:1-13 How did Daniel prepare himself to receive the vision? How did the vision impact Daniel? Why? What was the response of the “one who looked like a man?” How was the vision…
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Challenges, Change, Character, conflict management, Conflict Resolution, Coping skills, courage, diversity, Fear, forgiveness, Group Dynamics, Healing, leadership, Relationships, team, teambuilding, teamwork, Trust, unity

Remember the Titans (MOVIE MENTORING)

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March 20, 2011

Audience Teens, Adults Time 3 hours Description Remember the Titans deals with race relations in the 1970s in Virginia, when black students were bussed into white schools. A black coach is appointed to lead a high-school football team, and he and other members of the team struggle with the prejudice…
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acceptance, Agape Love, Bullying, Challenges, Devotion, Humility, Kindness, Love, Relationships, self-image, Self-worth, spiritual disciplines, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Health, Strengths, struggles, temptation, Weakness

Weakness (DEVOTION)

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March 9, 2011

As a group, read the following Scriptures, and then discuss the questions below. Psalm 10:2 (the wicked man hunts down the weak) Psalm 41:1-3 (blessed are those who have regard for the weak) Isaiah 40:29-31 (He increases the power of the weak) Ezekiel 34:16 (I will bind up the injured…
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Apostles, competition, Game, Games that Teach, Group Dynamics, sharing, team, teambuilding, teamwork

Shared Resources (GAME)

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February 24, 2011

Audience Children, Teens, Adults Time 20-25 minutes Description This game teaches that we often need to share resources in order to be successful. Competition with others outside the team is usually productive, but competition within a team can create a lose-lose outcome for all involved. Scriptures o Acts 2:42-47 …
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