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YS in the local church

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NCM 2014 Spain

Vision and mission

What do we mean by a project?

Project programs aim to meet the needs and interests of teenagers, or simply to pursue certain activities over a longer period of time, whereby active participation / design is required.

Teenagers create one or more circus shows

Steps to a holistic programme

Object lessons to be used with, for example, the story of the Emmaus disciples, the glorification on the mountain, ...

Or with themes such as, for example, the question, What are you paying attention to? or What is important to you?

We organize a soapbox race with as little effort as possible. This can encourage the teenagers and children to build their own soapboxes.

As a youth group, our aim is to pass on a word from the Bible to young people and adults in addition to sporting competitions. A prominent guest is also invited each time.

Our Jungschi organizes a school floorball tournament for the surrounding area

Rodeo on sprung wooden trestle with saddle for teen group events in the village / neighborhood

Organizing and carrying out worship services with the whole teen group from A-Z.

Every teen and every leader is involved and put to work according to their gifts.

Building rafts and navigating rivers and lakes is considered by many to be a dream outdoor experience and is associated with exciting stories such as Tom Sawyer. This article looks at different types of raft building and how they can be used in youth work.

How do you print a T-shirt with teenagers?

Here are the instructions: made easy!

The teenagers create their own newspaper. The newspaper should be their mouthpiece, which is published (as uncensored as possible).

The aim of the Gelateria is to create a cozy place where young people can meet in a relaxed atmosphere. It should be a cheap alternative to going to a pub and enable people to socialize

Throughout the four seasons, we draw various comparisons to ourselves based on nature:

Spring - preparation
Summer - growth
Autumn - Harvest
Winter - resting

- Introduce games - play

- Hold a whole tournament at the end of the game period

WHO WILL BE KING OF THE GAME?

Basic idea / aim:

To get to know new sports with the teenagers and use them as spiritual comparisons in devotions.

Teenagers can work in an interest group of their choice for a certain period of time. They actively participate and suggest project topics themselves, e.g. foreign cooking

If you want to make a movie with a group of teenagers over a longer period of time, you can use the existing script or decide on your own book or story.

Throughout the year, parents, children and youth leaders have many appointments. These are often linked to school vacations and other community events. It is therefore worth keeping an overview with a simple presentation.

For centuries, hunger, persecution and a lack of prospects were reasons to leave the familiar Europe and seek new fortune in the land of opportunity.

Brother Yun is a Chinese evangelist who has strongly influenced the house church movement in China over the last 4 decades.

Here you can find a semester program.

5against5 is known as a TV show (family quiz) and is suitable as a quiz game in the afternoon or as an evening show on the occasion of an anniversary or parents' evening. The preparation for this is time-consuming, especially if you create the questions yourself.

Megaton is about making a film with the simplest possible means and within a "normal" program. Can be shown at a parents' or information evening. All teenagers should be involved.

Discover God's plan!

Get to know the course of the Bible from Creation to Revelation and create your own Bible panorama. Look at striking points in history and use a particularly important point for devotion.

The text from Luke 19, 11-26 (the entrusted pounds) is to be thought through and experienced in practice. During the specified time, a certain amount is to be multiplied in a creative way. The money collected should benefit a social or missionary cause.

For public relations work locally, regionally or nationally of the teen group in the church, at evangelization, at graduation parties

See also article Create video

Organize local, regional or national appearances of the teen group in church, at evangelism, graduation party

Encourage the teens' existing creativity and let it come to the fore by planning, designing and realizing a joint project. It is possible and sensible to let the teens themselves work out the type and execution of a project in the competition. The joint realization of the project should lead to a sense of achievement, which encourages more creative activities (project can be combined with public relations work!)

"A good picture is worth a thousand words; a bad one must be explained in a thousand words." You have many options with good photos. Here are a few ideas:

For leaders in children's and youth work, it is certainly one of the most beautiful tasks to promote and use the gifts that God as Creator has given to each person. It is truly glorious to see how the Lord has placed them in individual human lives and very regrettable how much lies fallow that could actually be used for the good of all.

"The project method is the method of methods," says M. Golpelwar, an expert in youth work.

The top projects have been tried and tested in practice and have been well received in the relevant teen clubs, teen groups of the Jungschar etc.

Plaster masks can be used for a theater or as decoration. Find out how to make them here.

A funny song with movements.

The song can also be sung simply in dialect.

Here you will find a spiritual concept, a semester program on the topic of "Ernst Tanner Helimission" and other interesting information (including videos).

Ernst Tanner is a Swiss missionary and helicopter pioneer who has had many exciting experiences with God, people and helicopters over the years. His lively stories can be found in the books Todesschatten and Mehr als ein Abenteuer (both on the Helimission homepage). There are also video clips of various stories to match the afternoon's theme.

The stories are ideal for a semester with a focus on young adult technology (see semester program).

Here you will find a semester program including a spiritual concept on the topic "In the dinghy on the ocean".

In the rubber dinghy on the ocean is known to many as an audio book from childhood. It is the story of a group of 8 US army personnel who get lost in the Pacific due to a technical defect and are ultimately forced to ditch. With the ditching begins the exciting fight for survival where it can be a matter of an earlobe or a slice of orange.

The audio book "Im Schluchboot uf em Ozean" is still available in various bookshops.

Achtung, Fertig, Paulus: Here you will find a weekly plan on the topic "Achtung, Fertig, Paulus" and some pictures, as well as a short review of the fall camp.

A little game to illustrate that we should look to God and not to the people around us.

This semester program tells the story of Esther(The story of Esther in the Bible). Enclosed you will also find reports and pictures from the individual afternoons.

This semester program includes various games that are played on the respective afternoons.

Details can be found in the reports.

Here you will find a semester program on the subject of "Samichlaus" (St. Nicholas). The Salem boys' choir has turned him into the Salem Santa Claus and developed a great program for him.

Here you will find a semester program on the topic: "Bomb". From a chase with a bomber to a "bomb party", everything is included.

Suggestions for group games for the ELK Bauma teen club