| Here is another activity that we do every year at camp. I think one of the greatest things we can do for our teens is put them in real life situations so they can fail and succeed so they can be ready to be light to a dark world. This activity is vaulable for heling your teens learn to share thier faith. It takes very little prep time.
Staff- during your staff meeting tell your staff to think of a role they can play as a non-beleiver. We have had varied roles in the yearswe have done this from lesbian couples to tree huggers to tribal people. let the staff use thier imagination. Encourage them to think about thing the students might come across at school or in thier life as well. make sure you tell the staff to make students work for the right to share thier faith. You might have a few police around just to keep things interesting and give your staff a chance to play thier parts. Spend time praying about the activity. Give a set amount of time for this activity about and hour to an hour and half. Prep the students by telling them that you are going to give them a chance to share thier faith with non-believers. Then send them out. Debriefing is the key- we have found that this is better done in smaller groups of about 30-50 just so everyine including the staff get to share. you want to ask questions like. What were your expeinces tonight? What really frustrated you? What does building a relationship have to do with sharing your faith? Why did you not know what to say? Make sure you leave time for the staff to share since they will have good insights for your teens. Follow up this in your class times by teaching your teens how to share thier faith in a not threatining way. Hope you can use this idea in your camps or retreats in the future |
