This fun game requires each teenager to bring two items: a personal baby photo and a toy that he/she used as a toddler. (A favorite blanket, stuffed animal or book also will work.) After collecting all of...

You likely have heard of the children's writer, Dr. Seuss. You are less likely to know him as Ted Geisel. Early in his writing career, Dr. Seuss submitted a new reader to a school board for its conside...

Ephesians 4 There are many legends attached to St. Francis, the saint and mystic who lived in the 13th century. One late legend describes Francis as an older man, who after entering a monastery, invited ...

Ever wondered what you can do with those leftover poinsettias that otherwise will wilt in January? How about this: Collect potted poinsettias in one room, and prepare your own poinsettia scavenger hunt. Pa...

Ephesians 4 Centuries ago, when Marie Antoinette was on the French throne, she loved to go out in public. Similar to many celebrities in today's American culture, she could not be seen in public without ...

Ephesians 4: "Grow to maturity" In the fourth chapter of Ephesians, the apostle Paul describes the Christian faith as "growing into maturity." Just as we grow physically—passing from infancy, to ch...

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God" (John 1:1). Every youth ministry has a beginning. It could begin with a call—or a hire. It could begin with a vision. It...

"When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all of the children in and around Bethlehem…" (Matt. 2:16). We live in an angry time. In fact, it is ev...

This game is a fun spin-off of charades. Before the meeting, create index cards with traditional Christmas events on them ("decorating the tree," "baking a cake," "caroling," "shoveling snow," etc.). Fill a jar...

"Where is the child who has been born king of Jews? For we have observed His star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage. When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him"&nbs...