1. The Art of Leading a Great Youth Discussion

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

13. The Art of Leading a Great Youth Discussion

14. 2 Key Principles to START a Great Youth Discussion

15. Principle # 1: Make a small COMMITMENT

16. Principle # 2: Need at least some VARIANCE

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

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

19. #1: Voting

20. #1: Voting SA___ A___ P___ D___ SD___

21. #1: Voting A person must attend church if they are really serious about being a Christian. SA___ A___ P___ D___ SD___

22. #2: Continuum

23. #2: Continuum __________________________________

24. #2: Continuum __________________________________ Race car Old man on a Driver Sunday drive

25. #2: Continuum How do you usually drive? __________________________________ Race car Old man on a Driver Sunday drive

26. #2: Continuum __________________________________

27. #2: Continuum __________________________________ Thou Thou Shalt Shalt Not

28. #2: Continuum When I think of the 10 commandments the general message I get is: __________________________________ Thou Thou Shalt Shalt Not

29. #3: Ranking

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

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

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

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

34. #3: Ranking How is the Christian faith most often passed on to others? ____ Words ____ Witness of the Church ____ The Holy Spirit ____ Loving Actions

35. #3: Ranking

36. #3: Ranking ____ A dishonest politician

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

38. #3: Ranking ____ A dishonest politician ____ A self-righteous person ____ A prostitute

39. #3: Ranking Who would you go to if you had a problem? ____ A dishonest politician ____ A self-righteous person ____ A prostitute

40. #4: Goal Setting

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

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

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

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

45. #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?

46. #5: Listen, Look

47. #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!!!

48. #5: Listen, Look So Hector walks up to other students at school, pins them to the wall, and asks, them, “ARE YOU SAVED?!”

49. #5: Listen, Look What do you think of Hector?

50. #5: Listen, Look What do you think of Hector’s method of sharing the Gospel?

51. #5: Listen, Look What are some other ways of sharing the Gospel?

52. #5: Listen, Look

60. #6: Interview

61. #6: Interview Invite somebody to the front and ask them questions in front of everyone else.

62. #6: Interview OR

63. #6: Interview Ask questions of different people in the group, and ask them while they sit in their seats.

64. #6: Interview OR

65. #6: Interview Have people choose their own questions and answer what they choose, such as:

68. #6: Interview Draw a card yourself from: Q4U

69. #7: Dilemma

70. #7: Dilemma Heather reluctantly accepts Jason’s invitation to the banquet, figuring it’s better than going alone.

71. #7: Dilemma Two days later, Marcus catches Heather in the school hallway and asks her if she will go with him to the banquet.

72. #7: Dilemma Heather has been wanting to date Marcus for more than a full year. She can hardly believe he has asked her!

73. #7: Dilemma Heather quickly accepts the invitation from Marcus and walks on air the rest of the day!

74. #7: Dilemma That evening Heather gets jolted back to reality when Jason phones her and asks the color of her dress for the banquet.

75. #7: Dilemma Is this a dilemma?

76. #7: Dilemma What would you do?

77. #7: Dilemma What should you do?

78. #8: Forced Choice

79. #8: Forced Choice Would you rather:

80. Hear God’s voice once, clearly, out loud?

81. #8: Forced Choice Would you rather: Hear God’s voice once, clearly, out loud? OR

82. #8: Forced Choice Would you rather: Hear God’s voice once, clearly, out loud? Hear God frequently, in a still, small voice? OR

83. #8: Forced Choice

84. #8: Forced Choice Which is more important to God:

85. The beliefs we hold

86. #8: Forced Choice Which is more important to God: The beliefs we hold OR

87. #8: Forced Choice Which is more important to God: The beliefs we hold The life we live OR

88. Discussion Starters:

89. Create your own

90. Discussion Starters: Create your own OR

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