1. How to Lead Discussions
Steve Case
Institute of Youth Ministry
May, 2017

2. Newspaper Headlines Do these make sense to you?

3. Kids Make Nutritious Snacks

4. Hospital Sued by Seven Foot Doctors

5. Stolen Painting Found by Tree

6. Iranian Head Seeks Arms

7. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridges

8. Juvenile Court to Try Shooting Defendant

9. Typhoon Rips Through Cemetery: Hundreds Dead

10. Miners Refuse to Work After Death

11. Prostitutes Appeal to Pope

12. Starting Discussions

13. 2 Key Principles to START a Great Discussion

14. Principle # 1: Make a small COMMITMENT

15. Principle # 2: Need at least some VARIANCE

16. You can create your own discussion by utilizing these 2 principles

17. Here are 8 different ways you can do this!

18. #1: Voting

19. #1: Voting SA___ A___ P___ D___ SD___

20. #1: Voting A person must attend church if they are really serious about being a Christian. SA___ A___ P___ D___ SD___

21. #2: Continuum

22. #2: Continuum __________________________

23. #2: Continuum __________________________ Race car. Old man on a Driver
#2: Continuum __________________________ Race car Old man on a Driver Sunday drive

24. #2: Continuum How do you usually drive
#2: Continuum How do you usually drive? __________________________ Race car Old man on a Driver Sunday drive

25. #2: Continuum __________________________

26. #2: Continuum __________________________ Thou Thou Shalt Shalt Not

27. #2: Continuum When I think of the 10 commandments, the message I get is __________________________ Thou Thou Shalt Shalt Not

28. #3: Ranking

29. #3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others?

30. #3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others
#3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others? ____ Words

31. #3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others
#3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others? ____ Words ____ Witness of the Church

32. #3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others
#3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others? ____ Words ____ Witness of the Church ____ The Holy Spirit

33. #3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others
#3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others? ____ Words ____ Witness of the Church ____ The Holy Spirit ____ Loving Actions

34. #3: Ranking

35. #3: Ranking ____ A dishonest politician

36. #3: Ranking ____ A dishonest politician ____ A self-righteous person

37. #3: Ranking ____ A dishonest politician ____ A self-righteous person ____ A prostitute

38. #3: Ranking Who would you go to if you had a problem
#3: Ranking Who would you go to if you had a problem? ____ A dishonest politician ____ A self-righteous person ____ A prostitute

39. #4: Goal Setting

40. #4: Goal Setting For personal Bible study, the goal for our youth group is:

41. #4: Goal Setting For personal Bible study, the goal for our youth group is: • 100% participation

42. #4: Goal Setting For personal Bible study, the goal for our youth group is: • 100% participation • 30 minutes/day

43. #4: Goal Setting For personal Bible study, the goal for our youth group is: • 100% participation • 30 minutes/day • 7 days/week

44. #4: Goal Setting For personal Bible study, the goal for our youth group is: • 100% participation • 30 minutes/day • 7 days/week Accept this or modify it?

45. #5: Listen, Look

46. #5: Listen, Look Hector has just discovered Jesus for himself, and he is VERY excited about this incredible discovery! He wants to share the good news with everybody NOW!!!

47. #5: Listen, Look So Hector walks up to other students at school, pins them to the wall, and asks, them, “ARE YOU SAVED?!”

48. #5: Listen, Look What do you think of Hector?

49. #5: Listen, Look What do you think of Hector’s method of sharing the Gospel?

50. #5: Listen, Look What are some other ways of sharing the Gospel?

51. #5: Listen, Look

52. #6: Interview

53. #6: Interview Invite somebody to the front and ask them questions in front of everyone else.

54. #6: Interview OR

55. #6: Interview Ask questions of different people in the group, and ask them while they sit in their seats.

56. #6: Interview OR

57. #6: Interview Have people choose their own questions and answer what they choose, such as:

58. #6: Interview Draw a card yourself from: Q4U

59. #7: Dilemma

60. #7: Dilemma Heather reluctantly accepts Jason’s invitation to the banquet, figuring it’s better than going alone.

61. #7: Dilemma Two days later, Marcus catches Heather in the school hallway and asks her if she will go with him to the banquet.

62. #7: Dilemma Heather has been wanting to date Marcus for more than a full year. She can hardly believe he has asked her!

63. #7: Dilemma Heather quickly accepts the invitation from Marcus and walks on air the rest of the day!

64. #7: Dilemma That evening Heather gets jolted back to reality when Jason phones her and asks the color of her dress for the banquet.

65. #7: Dilemma Is this a dilemma?

66. #7: Dilemma What would you do?

67. #7: Dilemma What should you do?

68. #8: Forced Choice

69. #8: Forced Choice Would you rather:

70. #8: Forced Choice Would you rather:
Hear God’s
voice once, clearly,
out loud?

71. #8: Forced Choice Would you rather:
Hear God’s
voice once, clearly,
out loud? OR

72. #8: Forced Choice Would you rather:
Hear God’s
voice once, clearly,
out loud?
Hear God frequently, in a still, small voice? OR

73. #8: Forced Choice

74. #8: Forced Choice Which is more important to God:

75. #8: Forced Choice Which is more important to God:
The beliefs we hold?

76. #8: Forced Choice Which is more important to God:
The beliefs we hold? OR

77. #8: Forced Choice Which is more important to God:
The beliefs we hold?
The life
we live? OR

78. Discussion Starters:

79. Discussion Starters:
Create your own

80. Discussion Starters:
Create your own OR

81. Discussion Starters:
Create your own OR
Get some already made

82. How to Start Discussions
And a few handouts
How to Start Discussions
How to End Discussions