Christmas is often perceived as simply being a time of fun, frivolity and food. As youth workers who are interested in the holistic development of the young people we work with, why not battle this inadequate view of what the season is all about by playing these games, which neatly encapsulate fun, frivolity and food. I have included a handy ‘reason-for-the-season’ link for each game too incase you wish to take your group ‘deeper’ into the Christmas story.

Explore what Matthew 1 tells us about Christmas, why genealogy is important, and to raise expectation of both Jesus and what we can learn in the Christmas story.

If you’re looking for a way to help your young people engage with Lent, then look no further. The guys from Stewardship have designed a series of Lent challenges to help you be generous during this period.

A modern day re-telling of the story of Rahab by Phoebe Thompson

Years ago, I remember discovering that my GCSE-bound youth group had never even heard of Nehemiah. The next Sunday we did a session on “Nehemiah shows you how to pass your exams”. Result: 100% attendance! They won’t ever forget him now!

You know what it’s like. The group goes to Greenbelt, a CYFA Venture, Creationfest. They all take pictures and put them up on Facebook. And then you all have to spend ages trawling different Facebook pages to see the lot.