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A course for the blind in which there are many deceptive voices.
The challenge is to listen only to the right instructions.

And God said, "Let there be space between the waters to separate the waters." And so it happened, God created that space to separate the waters above and below it. And God called the space "heaven." It became evening and morning: the second day. (Genesis 1:6-8)

I have the devotion on the second day to the "dividing of the waters." We now disagree on what the water looked like in the sky. I imagine clouds. As we know them now. But my brother thinks there were no clouds before the Flood and it was a layer of water in the sky. Can you help us there? What did the water in the sky look like?

In the limited playing field of a group, about 15 bend lights are hidden in the meadow. The opposing group must run through the field and without being caught by the opposing group bring these bend lights to his playing field and hide them again.

A fun game of tag.

As they search for the rescue submarine, everyone is in the dark. Yet it's in the middle of the ocean, acting all calm while everyone else searches excitedly.

A fun icebreaker where there is no loser.

Create and play a creative commercial so that every child has the opportunity to contribute their ideas. Every child is actively involved in the commercial, so no exclusion or indifference is possible.

The somewhat different cooking recipe. The ingredients must first be looked up in the Bible passages :D

Make an orienteering course with the Bible. This article shows you how to make an orienteering event where the participants are led through different Bible passages to the next post. It's fun - let yourself be surprised...

This is a summary of the book:

"Youth Ministry with Vision"

by Doug Fields from Projection J Publishing.

ISBN: 3-89490-318-X

It is gratifying that singing Christian songs takes up a large part of our camps. But why is this important and what conditions must be fulfilled so that singing can succeed?

Building a presentation with Prezi

To ensure safety and a pleasant coexistence in a camp, it needs rules. Here are the most important ones

Perfect if you don't want to organize too much, but still want to have fun.

What all belongs in a camp booklet, you learn here.

A semester program of 7 devotions and activities based on the story 'The Schlunz' by Harry Voss.

Relay? No! No way. That's way too dangerous, and what could happen there!

We want to show you that abseiling doesn't have to be any more dangerous than playing cross-country in the woods. If you observe the basic safety precautions, then abseiling becomes a good and special event that will be remembered for a long time.

See PDF file

for complete article with pictures of knots, carabiners, etc

Whether we like it or not, children love an occasion where they can live relationships and have fun. How can we create a child-friendly environment? 

A variation of British Bulldog.

Two groups go from house to house to exchange one item for a bigger one.

Gain Self-Knowledge Through the 10 Commandments

Texts on this in the Bible: Exodus 20:1-17; Deut. 5:6-18; Matt. 5:17-7:29; 22:34-40; Gal. 5:16-24 

The "Five Faces" are different ways in which people come up with creative ideas. Most people use mainly one of the faces. However, each of the faces has advantages and disadvantages and works better in certain situations than in others. Therefore, we should try to train the different faces in us. We should also learn when to use which face best

Everybody loves to get a present, a beautiful bike, colouringpencils, a doll, etc.
God gave us the most beautiful gift... ...His only Son, Jesus Christ.

Finding your way as a team through a playing field where you don't even know the way!
Encourage each other and make decisions.

The rider is carried on the banner through a course, the direction is given by his plan, because his wheels are blind!

He gives commands but it has interfering "callers" in between and his wheels must listen only to him.

Present a recorded situation.

Get to know each other through play and become familiar with each other.

Having time management under control means:

knowing how and sticking to it

Semester program of 6 devotions on the life of Queen Esther.

At a country festival you don't stand out in western dress. It's when you hit the streets in a country look that things get critical. I noticed how many fans carry their hats in a plastic bag all the way to the festival hall and don't put it on until they get to the festival hall. 

The DISG personality profile is an instrument for determining individual behavior patterns and serves to promote self- and social competence. 

(Following are excerpts, complete article: see PDF file)

A semester program of activities on the theme "Simply Animal!" and with 8 devotions via various animals.

Fit for Kids - the staff circle 

How can the gospel of Jesus Christ as a joyful and liberating message unfold its effect on children? 

- Where do we want to "lead" the children - they don't know the way!

- What is "leading / guiding?" How do you do it
 

A game that is all about strategy.

The group's task is to promote one person from their own ranks.

But in doing so, they must cross obstacles that the person being transported is not allowed to touch.

One comes home with a wealth of impressions from the team weekend.

How can the effect be more lasting?

1. Which point would you like to implement personally, for yourself, at home?

2. in "partnership" implementation goes better

(Following are excerpts, for complete article: see PDF file)

To walk the world without eyesight is a challenge for those who are not used to it. There is a lot to discover here. For the participants, this can be a real adventure

The laws of physics are put to the test here. Everyone must be able to rely on each other.

A simple game idea with great effect.

Everyone is asked to complete the common task of keeping the ball in the air.

Here you can find all the articles and posts that were created at the BESJ Teamweekend 14 in Huttwil. We wish you a lot of fun trying them out

The demographic development in Europe leads to a steadily growing proportion of children and young people with a migration background. Their integration is a fundamental challenge for the youth groups.

In the digital age, a web presence for one's group is almost indispensable. Many churches already have a website. If there is the possibility to present there all the important information of your Jungschar, this offers itself, because this is free of charge for you. However, it is not always possible to present your youth group there to the necessary extent

If you are a large team in which it often happens that individuals are absent from meetings, it is practical if a protocol is written for the meeting. In it all important information of the meeting are summarized. The protocol is sent after the meeting by mail to the entire team, or uploaded to a common platform such as Dropbox or Google Drive

Making your own Advent chain to count down till Christmas.

An idea find on www.spelloutloud.com

A wonderful webpage with a huge of material to experience the nature, to explore or to learn for kids. You can use the ideas also for your youngstars afternoon or to visualize your devotionals.

Are our offers still customer-oriented? Do they still meet the needs of our time? These are questions that we have to ask ourselves again and again, if we do not want to lose the status and thus the children in our society.

An excel file listing most of the technical terms in the "youngstars" section, to be used as a basis for translations.

A semester program of various activities on the theme of "I love ..." and with 7 devotions on Genesis.