Archive - Session Plans RSS Feed

Made In His Image

'Creative Independence' by nattu on Flickr

      The following is a group session plan for young people to explore what it might mean to be made in the image of God. I have used it with young people aged 11-15, but it can be adapted for other ages. It is intended as an introduction to the subject, so doesn’t [...]

Continue Reading...

Great Is The Lord: Session on Worship

'Worship1' by dtcchc on Flickr

The following is a session plan for youth groups on the importance of worship that I wrote a number of years ago. It was included as an extra on a Distinctive Spring Harvest youth worship album. Aim The aim of this session is to understand what it means to praise God and to explore why [...]

Continue Reading...

Drama: The Shepherd’s Hope

Photo: 'The Shepherd' by a4gpa on Flickr

The following is a short drama I wrote a few years ago for a Christmas production at church. It’s obviously very brief and quite light-hearted. The intention was to explore the idea of Jesus bringing hope to people who felt hope-less. Feel free to use and adapt this as necessary for your needs. Just link [...]

Continue Reading...

Labyrinth

Noise

This is a session plan for an alternative worship experience using the concept of a labyrinth. Basically a labyrinth is a maze-like path set-up in a large space where people walk along, stopping at various points to think about a particular idea. Unlike a maze they have only one path – there are no dead [...]

Continue Reading...

Take My Place – Session on Substitutionary Atonement

Watchtower and fence system

Next Wednesday is Holocaust Memorial Day. HMD is commemorated internationally on 27th January each year. This date was chosen as it is the anniversary of the day in 1945 on which the Soviet Army liberated the largest Nazi concentration camp – Auschwitz-Birkenau. The following youth group session is designed for church groups and can be [...]

Continue Reading...

Acts Chapter 5: Sharing

This post is part of a 5-session teaching series covering the first 5 chapters of the book of Acts in the New Testament. It is designed to be used in a small group environment for young people aged 11-14, but can be adapted for other purposes. The young people were encouraged to read the chapter [...]

Continue Reading...

Acts Chapter 4: Arrested

This post is part of a 5-session teaching series covering the first 5 chapters of the book of Acts in the New Testament. It is designed to be used in a small group environment for young people aged 11-14, but can be adapted for other purposes. The young people were encouraged to read the chapter [...]

Continue Reading...

Acts Chapter 3: Healing

This post is part of a 5-session teaching series covering the first 5 chapters of the book of Acts in the New Testament. It is designed to be used in a small group environment for young people aged 11-14, but can be adapted for other purposes. The young people were encouraged to read the chapter [...]

Continue Reading...

Acts Chapter 2: The Holy Spirit

This post is part of a 5-session teaching series covering the first 5 chapters of the book of Acts in the New Testament. It is designed to be used in a small group environment for young people aged 11-14, but can be adapted for other purposes. The young people were encouraged to read the chapter [...]

Continue Reading...

Acts Chapter 1: Patience

This post is part of a 5-session teaching series covering the first 5 chapters of the book of Acts in the New Testament. It is designed to be used in a small group environment for young people aged 11-14, but can be adapted for other purposes. The young people were encouraged to read the chapter [...]

Continue Reading...

Page 1 of 3123»