Christian Activities & Games for Teenagers
Finding activities and games to keep Christian teens active can be a challenge, especially when trying to tie them in with a religious message. Luckily, there are a variety of activities from sports to summer camp, hosting charity dinners and Bible-study games, that can be fun and entertaining for any youth group.
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Bible Bumper Game
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The Bible Bumper Game can be played both in and outdoors. A chair or place mark is needed for every player except one; place these items in a big circle. Determine a Bible story to use for your game, and choose a noun from the story to write on a card for each player. If you have chosen the story of Samson, for example, nouns would include "hair" and "lion." The Bible story you choose should contain enough nouns to fill cards for all the players, with two or more cards containing the same word. Players sit in the chairs or stand on their place marks; one standing in the middle. As the teacher reads the story, players listen for the word on the card they possess; if they hear it, they race and trade chairs with the other player who has the same word. The middle player has to try and bump one of the players out, making them move to the middle, and he takes the chair. The game is played until the Bible story is finished.
Christian Mystery Party
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A Christian Mystery Party is a night of fun for teens to involve all church members. Teens can act out a modern play which ties to stories, like: how Cain did not value God's love, The Book of Daniel and the handwriting on the wall, or Moses and the burning bush. Scripts can be obtained from Christian mystery party suppliers, and range from eight to 100 guests. Order a mystery kit, then assign each teen a character. For even more fun, have your youth group write their own Christian mystery that shares how today's society can relate to lessons of the Bible. The creativity they put into organizing the menu can be fun, too. Arrange a self-serve buffet for guests and place name cards for food like: Granny's roadkill remnants (meatballs); smashed brains: spaghetti; severed eyeballs (punch with melon balls); and death by chocolate cake. You could even tie the menu in with the Biblical story. A Christian Mystery Party is a great way for a youth group to share the word of God with your local community.
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Operation Feed the Teens
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Lesson of John 21:17: Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, 'Do you love Me?' He said, "Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You." Jesus said, "Feed my sheep." Divide the group into teams of six, and then into teams of three separated by 20 yards. One group gets cookies, donuts or a type of food with a hole in the middle -- enough for each player on the team -- and about 30 yards of rope or string, a canned soft drink or bottle of water, one empty toilet paper roll, a paper plate, clothespins and any items that could be useful or not so useful. The group with the food, drink and supplies' mission is to get the food to the "hungry" teens at the other end. They can use any supplies they are given or have with them, but cannot walk, crawl or deliver the food to the other side. A prize can be given to the team that finishes first, or maybe the team with the most creative method of delivery. For for a more difficult experience, the teens can be required to do this silently. Afterward, reflect with the group on their strategies. Compare their difficulty in this task to preaching the word of God to others. Ask them how they relate to and overcome challenges as Christian teens.
Youth Camp
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Send teens on a week of summer fun at a Christian Activity or Youth Camp. Most are centered around ministry and Bible study, but provide a week of fun activities for any age. During a week of camp, groups can participate in basketball, volleyball, softball, flag football, evangelistic-style music competitions in vocal solo, piano solo and choir categories, as well as putt-putt golf, obstacle courses, swimming, cookouts, a rodeo and horseback riding. Teens can select extra activities to participate in throughout the week at most camps, and some even have an end-of-the-week dinner dance, to which campers can ask the special person they met during their week of Christian fun.
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