During the teen years, youngsters need to learn to adjust to many pressing changes and demands that are made on them. Making adjustments can be hard for teens, and decisions that they will make during these years are things that they will have to carry throughout the rest of their lives. As parents, we would want to make the decisions for them in order to save them from making wrong ones and from suffering consequences, but we can never do so. Aside from the fact that it’s not right to control our children’s choices, our children will also battle for autonomy. With that, the key is in guiding them and in teaching them to make the right decisions. This method starts from the home, but can also extend to Christian Youth Group Activities. These religious activities are available for teens, and can help influence the way they think about and see life. Youth ministry dramas also include plenty of activities that foster your kids imaginations, helping them release their frustrations, angers, pains and problems in a very creative manner.
One way for them to have fun is by youth ministry skits. Teenagers love to role-play. This gives them a glimpse of who they might be, had they chosen this path before. An example of this is Bully Bob, a bully on a playground picking on young Christian children. However, Little David isn?t going to tolerate his nastiness. He?s thinking of teaching this bully a lesson, and there?s a trick up his sleeve. This is a twist on David and Goliath (Matthew 5:38-48) and this is also commonplace event in the lives of everyday kids, so teens will surely relate to this.
Teens? dancing moves will surely be brought out with this one. Jesus Can Dance is a Gospel story like nothing else ? this will be told through dancing, something kinesthetic teens enjoy.
Another activity that teens will enjoy is called Built on Love. This is another skit that involves two home builders. The builders are required to build a home, and they choose the materials to make their homes out of.
Pajama Jones is a fun activity that involves storytelling. This is told in the dark, and involves a good storyteller, some materials to make loud thunder noises and flashlights. Pajama Jones has plenty of lessons about God’s love as well.
Aside from skits, dramas and stories, teenagers can also have silly fun. They may have games, relays, treasures hunts and the like. Think of children’s games with teenagers playing. Your teenager will certainly not feel shy in joining these games since they are all surrounded by peers and people their age. Fun team games will teach them the value of camaraderie and friendly team competition.
Having your teen join a Christian Youth Ministry can be an incredible experience for him. Here, he learns to have clean fun and make great friends. Activities like these do not only allow your teen to become more creative, he also gets to learn more valuable lessons that they can bring on and use later in life.
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