youth leader stash

If you have a Foosball table in your student area you can play this game one of my interns made up. It’s pretty simple. Divide your group up into two teams. Place a cone or marker on the floor that is at least 10′ away from the sides of the table. Line up one team [...]

graphic adapted from a creative commons photo via eflon Purpose Students at the end of this series will have a greater understanding of what it looks like to love people well and to live a life of missional intention with their family, friends, and acquaintances. Week 1 – One Problem Problem – Moralism is a poison. [...]

Last month Youth Leader Stash was selected as Pick of the Week. Adam Reed has created a site with “Life in the Middle” where youth leaders who work with Middle School students can exchange ideas and gain insight on things that are working in the field.  I want to say thanks to Adam for highlighting [...]

I came across a great video that you can watch below. In “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” a shell is asked some questions in an interview style. I think you can just play this at any moment during the program. You could possibly use it as a precursor to a talk on self worth.

This game is pretty easy. Purchase enough pencils to cover 20-25 per player or volunteer. You need a large drinking glass with a pretty generous opening. You may use one glass and have players take turns. A glass is placed on a table. Players must bounce the pencil into the glass off of the table [...]

Several of you have asked for video of the night we played the “Don’t be a chicken” game. Tada.

This is game is from NBC’s show Minute to Win It. To play recruit two people or more to compete against each other. Each player needs there own standard folding style rectangular table. Place a bucket on one end of the table for each player and have the players stand at the opposit end of [...]

For this game you need individually wrapped starburst fruit chews. You can buy them by the bag at a grocery store. Buy enough so that you have at least one fruit chew per student in your group. Have them each take one and tell them not to eat it. Once everyone has a starburst they [...]