Predicament Instructions
Predicament is a creative program idea for teaching your young people what the Bible says we should do in particular situations or predicaments"."
Predicament - Forgiveness
This free resource is a Predicament sheet for teaching your young people what the Bible says about forgiveness.
Plan for developing leaders
This document is a step by step plan for starting a leadership team. It was written in response to the question, What do I do if I work at a church that has no leadership team?
Oldest sibling dinner
This free resource will give you everything you need to hold a special night for the oldest siblings in your youth group.
Mixers and Icebreakers
This document is a collection of mixers and icebreakers that are designed to help your group get to know each other better.
Memory Verse Activities
This document is a collection of memory verse activities designed to help your group memorize God"s word in a fun and interactive way.
How to lead a discussion group
Learn how to lead effective discussions and get tips on dealing with tricky situations you may face when leading groups.
Guidelines for camp parents
This free resource is a list of guidelines that you can print and give to parents/guardians who attend your youth camps and retreats.
Guidelines for camp cooks
This free resource is a list of guidelines that you can print and give to cooks and assistant cooks who help you on your youth camps and retreats.
Four week youth group program
This free resource is a 4 week program created from the ideas collected in the free resources on this website as well as ideas from Creative Christian Ideas and Programs 2 Go.
End of the day Compline 1
Compline (from the Latin "to complete") is a series of prayers for the end of the day. It is a great way to end the day on camp.
End of the day Compline 2
Compline (from the Latin "to complete") is a series of prayers for the end of the day. It is a great way to end the day on camp.
Devotion: 1 Peter
This free resource is a personal devotion sheet designed for you, the youth leader, to photocopy and distribute to young people in your youth group to take home and use during the week.
Devotion: Revelation 1-3
This free resource is a personal devotion sheet designed for you, the youth leader, to photocopy and distribute to young people in your youth group to take home and use during the week.
Camp Schedule
This free resource is a detailed schedule for running your own weekend camp/retreat.
Camp Preparation
There are some many things you need to remember to do as you prepare a camp/retreat for your youth group! This free resource will help you with a timeline of what you need to do and when.
Bible Games
This document is a collection of Bible games designed to help your group get to know the Bible better in a fun and interactive way. [This document last updated 28 October 2013.]
8 Family devotions booklet format
This free resource is designed for you, the youth leader, to print and photocopy and distribute to the families in your youth ministry.
8 Family devotions single page format
This free resource is designed for you, the youth leader, to print and photocopy and distribute to the families in your youth ministry.
A Guide to writing a Youth Bible study
This free resource provides helpful guidelines on how to write a youth Bible study.
Spotlight (or sharing) questions
This is a list of questions designed for a "Spotlight" (Spotlight is like an interview) however, you can use in any kind of sharing or mixing activity. They are laid out so that you can cut them up and place them in a sharing question jar.
Predicament - Dating a Non-Christian
This free resource is a "Predicament" sheet for teaching your young people what the Bible says to the Christian person about being romantically involved with someone who is not a Christian believer.
Step by step guidelines for one-to-one discipleship
This free resource is designed to equip individuals with a step-by-step process for discipling another person in the Christian faith.
Step by step training for one-to-one discipleship
Want to help train others to be active in one-to-one discipleship? This resource gives you leader"s notes and participants notes to work through together.
Studies 2 Go German Translation [Deutsch: Auf die BIBEL, fertig, los: Am Anfang � (1. Mose 1-11)]
Diese Bibelarbeiten eignen sich für wöchentliche Bibelkreise und Kleingruppen für Jugendliche. Du kannst sie sofort kopieren und mit einem Minimum an Vorbereitung verwenden.
Studies 2 Go German Translation [Deutsch: Auf die BIBEL, fertig, los: Die �Ich-bin�-Worte von Jesus im Johannesevangelium
German Translation of the "I am" sayings of Jesus from Studies to Go by Julie Moser. Übersetzung: Monika Choroszucha Redaktion: Sigrid Hoffmeister Projektleiterin: Judith Hickel (www.bibelfuerkinder.de).
Studies 2 Go German Translation [Deutsch: Auf die BIBEL, fertig, los: Einzelne Themen]
Diese Bibelarbeiten eignen sich für wöchentliche Bibelkreise und Kleingruppen für Jugendliche. Du kannst sie sofort kopieren und mit einem Minimum an Vorbereitung verwenden.
Studies 2 Go German Translation [Deutsch: Auf die BIBEL, fertig, los: Jesu Mission in der Apostelgeschichte]
Diese Bibelarbeiten eignen sich für wöchentliche Bibelkreise und Kleingruppen für Jugendliche. Du kannst sie sofort kopieren und mit einem Minimum an Vorbereitung verwenden.
Studies 2 Go German Translation [Deutsch: Auf die BIBEL, fertig, los: Menschen, die Jesus begegneten]
Diese Bibelarbeiten eignen sich für wöchentliche Bibelkreise und Kleingruppen für Jugendliche. Du kannst sie sofort kopieren und mit einem Minimum an Vorbereitung verwenden.
Summer devotion Hebrews 11
This free resource is a personal devotion sheet designed for you, the youth leader, to photocopy and distribute to young people in your youth group to take home and use during summer vacation time.
Sunday School program for children
It is important that the children’s program and the youth ministry in your church have some overlap in content so that the transition between these groups is smooth. There are many ideas and activities in the Effective Youth Ministry youth group programs that are adaptable for ministry to younger children. This program is an example of how you can adapt these ideas for your children’s ministry.
The best way to grow is to keep what you"ve got (how to bring in flow)
This article is an excerpt from the book "Changing the world through effective youth ministry". It outlines the best way to grow is to keep what you"ve got.
Welcomes - ways to start youth group
This free resource contains a list of some creative ways to start youth group in a way that brings the group together and makes it clear that the group is about relationship with each other and relationship with Jesus.
Writing a Youth group talk
Is it your turn to give the talk at youth group this week?! This free resource will give you some practical guidelines on preparing a youth group talk.