What color best describes your group members today?
by Tami Rudkin
Bring a box of colored pencils to the small-group meeting. Pass around the box and ask everyone to pick one colored pencil that best describes their mood today. Then give everyone an opportunity to explain why they chose that color.
Light one large candle and put it somewhere in the middle of the room where your group is meeting. Explain that this candle represents God. Then give each person a smaller unlit candle and ask them to think of one question they would like an answer to (i.e., why do children have to suffer?).
When everyone has had time to think, go around the circle and have each person share their question. Instruct ...
A fun way to learn about the musical tastes of your group members
by Tami Rudkin
Bring 6-10 different songs with you to the group gathering (make sure they are fairly popular songs). If possible, burn all of these songs together onto one CD.
Once the group is ready, start the first song and let it play for about 5 seconds. See if anyone can guess the title of the song. If nobody gets it at first, play the song again and let it run for 10 seconds. Repeat this activity for the rest ...
Group members make up rhymes to introduce themselves.
Tami Rudkin
Have your group members introduce themselves in this fun way: Tell your group that you are going on a picnic to the lake. Each person needs to tell the group who they are and what they are bringing to the picnic by making up a rhyme. For example: I am Tami and Im bringing the family. I am Jake and Im bringing the cake.
Use a piece of gum to help group members hang on to God's promises during the week.
Tami Rudkin
Hand out a stick of gum to each person in your group. Ask them to share one of their favorite promises of God, i.e. He will never leave me nor forsake me, God is love, etc.
Then, tell them to hang onto that stick of gum throughout the week as a reminder to "stick" to what they know about God.
Help group members think of darkness and light in a visual way.
Tami Rudkin
Turn off all the lights in your meeting place, and have your group discuss darkness. Ask questions like: "How do you feel when you are in the dark?"; "Are you afraid, anxious, or content?"; or "In your mind, what kinds of behaviors and attitudes love the darkness?"
Hand everyone a candle and ask, "Where (to what place or group of people) would you like to be the light in the darkness (i.e. workplace, ...
Group members draw what they could give to non-Christians to help them come to faith.
Tami Rudkin
Give each person a generic, solid colored gift bag and several markers. Ask them to think of one person in their lives who needs the love of Jesus. Have them draw the things or gifts they could give that person to introduce them to Jesus. (If you have unbelievers in your group change it to: Draw images and symbols that would describe what your gift the world might be.)
Use 24 small objects to help your group think about how they spend their time each day.
Tami Rudkin
Gather 24 small items for each person in your group. (i.e. M & Ms, dice, buttons, pennies, etc.) Give each person a set of 24 items and tell them that each item represents one hour of their day. Have them group their items according to the time they spend in different activities each day (they can do this on the floor or on a table). For example: 7 buttons in a pile for hours that they sleep, 1 button ...
Group members create a bookmark that represents their personalities.
Tami Rudkin
Before the meeting: Make bookmarks out of any color of cardstock. 8 inches by 2 inches. Collect a stack of old magazines (ones with lots of various pictures). Bring several glue sticks.
Explain to your group that you are going to create a bookmark that represents who they are as individuals. Tell they have to do that by tearing out pictures and words from the magazines. have them glue it their pictures ...
Use sunscreen to help group members discuss how they protect themselves from being hurt.
Tami Rudkin
Bring a bottle of sunscreen to your group. Ask your group for what purpose we use sunscreen. Then ask them how often they use sunscreen and then what they do to protect themselves from getting hurt by people? (Pass the sunscreen so that each group member is holding it as they answer the question.) For example, "I take on an attitude of indifference when I am afraid someone may not like me." Or, "I ...
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