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-Worship |
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10. |
Develop Youth leadership in
weekly worship services including lecturing, ushering, greeting,
special music, communion assistants, sacristan, etc. |
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11. |
Invite confirmed youth to
serve as those who distribute Communion to shut-ins |
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12. |
Bonfire communion service |
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13. |
Put together a youth led
contemporary music group; use it in worship, and/or Wednesday
night events or Sunday night concerts |
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14. |
Hire a praise band and have
a Christian music sing-a-long |
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15. |
Develop a clowning ministry
or a puppet ministry (dig out "Peli"). Such a group could be
used for children’s sermons, Sunday school openings, VBS,
nursing homes or travel to neighboring congregations |
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16. |
On Good Friday, have a
procession of youth through the streets carrying a large wooden
cross |
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17. |
On Good Friday, have youth
perform Christ’s life for little kids. Move to different parts
of the church for the different parts of Christ’s life (or just
the passion story) little kids love it! Be sure to have cookies
and juice afterwards for fellowship time |
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18. |
Create a banner to present
to the church |
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19. |
Hold a 24 hour prayer vigil |
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20. |
Organize a prayer chain |
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21. |
Establish a Christian music
library so youth can sample praise music |
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22. |
Have a short worship and
breakfast before school |
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23. |
Invite youth to create a
"how to & how not to" acolyte video |
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24. |
Volunteer to have your group
be a baptismal co-sponsor for a student Baptized at
Bremwood |
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-Service |
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25. |
If you’re a rural church,
host youth from a city church for a weekend; if you’re a city
church, host a rural church youth group for a weekend |
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26. |
Have Youth host a "Family
Game Night" for families with younger children |
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27. |
Host a
Conference youth event like a lock-in |
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28. |
Have a "Hike (or similar
event) Against World Hunger" |
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29. |
Organize a picnic and invite
the whole community |
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30. |
Sponsor an overseas
Lutheran World Relief Project (link to) |
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31. |
Learn about "Stand
With Africa" |
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32. |
Create a Bible Mural for
your church |
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33. |
Do trust exercises |
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34. |
Role Playing |
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35. |
Have youth lead arts and
crafts projects night for younger children |
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36. |
Hold a birthday party for
the residents of a nursing home |
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37. |
Hold an Easter Sunrise
Service and breakfast for the congregation |
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38. |
Have a pastor or youth
sponsor "roast" |
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39. |
Raise money to help build or
repair a school in a developing nation |
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40. |
Visit the people who work at
night, bring them some token of appreciation for their work: a
police station, fire department, newspaper, hospital emergency
room, bakery, all-night restaurant, end with breakfast |
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41. |
Car wash |
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42. |
Attend a
servant event |
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43. |
Attend Synod LYO events |
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44. |
A "lock-in" (use students
from the colleges or campus ministries of the church) |
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45. |
Plan a worship service
centered on the early persecuted Christians |
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46. |
Kidnap your pastor; as
ransom collect items for the needy |
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47. |
Bring in guest speakers |
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48. |
Pen-pals or key pals with
other churches around the country or world to share ideas |
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49. |
Make contact with a
missionary |
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50. |
Visit the sick and shut-ins
with a mini youth service |
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51. |
Start a youth group sports
team; challenge other churches |
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52. |
Hold a Bible story haunted
house |
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53. |
Rural churches can hold a
petting zoo for children in town churches |
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54. |
Go door-to-door with Door
hangers in your community or at a mission site |
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55. |
Hold a "trick or treat"
alternative All Saints Eve Party |
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56. |
Adopt a family for Christmas |
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57. |
Connect with a local charity
all year long. Visit, raise money, and volunteer at 1 time every
month |
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58. |
Adopt a grandparent |
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59. |
Perform light chores and
home maintenance for elderly |
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-Communication |
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60. |
Write an article for your
church paper and local newspaper on what your group is doing.
Designate an individual(s) in charge of public relations |
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61. |
Create a youth ministry web
page for your congregation or conference |
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62. |
Create a youth ministry
service group list |
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63. |
Publish an article in your
church newsletter each month highlighting a youth so that the
congregation can learn about the activities and interests of the
youth each month |
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64. |
Publish a youth newsletter
in your church and community |
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65. |
Create a youth group symbol,
silk screen it onto T-shirts for all your members, and wear them
at youth gatherings |
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66. |
Make a youth scrapbook and
photo album |
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67. |
Write a song/motto/rap for
your group, share it |
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81. |
Hold an
old-fashioned ice cream social |
|
82. |
Hayrack
ride |
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83. |
Put
together a talent show |
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84. |
Canoe
trips |
|
85. |
Back-packing |
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86. |
Have a
frisbee tournament or go to a frisbee golf course |
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87. |
Roller-skating, sledding, and skiing |
|
88. |
Have an
Olympics or "Anything Goes" Night |
|
89. |
Sponsor
an Oktoberfest – a field day; plan games for participation of
youth and adults; provide refreshments |
|
90. |
Taffy
pull, popcorn party |
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91. |
Road
rallies |
|
92. |
Scavenger
hunt |
|
93. |
Progressive dinner |
|
94. |
Play
Sardines |
|
95. |
Parties
(toga, or other themes) |
|
96. |
Have a
"comfy chair game" night |
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97. |
Hold a
marathon (dance, monopoly) |
|
98. |
Hold a
Film Festival |
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99. |
Church
scavenger hunt. With multiple churches, hold a scavenger hunt.
Begin at one church (who is in charge of openning activities)
and go from church to church with a polaroid needing to find
certain things. At each church, stop for an activity planned by
that church. |
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100. |
Walk-a-thon, Bike-a-thon, Swim-a-thon |
|
101. |
Go on a
camping retreat |
|
102. |
Have a
bake-off; the guys vs. the girls |
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103. |
Hold a
"Create a junk Sculpture" festival |
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104. |
Go
Rock Climbing |
