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Summer
Youth Camp
- Listening
to God
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
About Simulation Games
A simulation game is used to
introduce youth to real life in
“simulated” activities (much like
an airline pilot gets to fly a
simulator before the give
him/her the real thing to mess
up). A simulation game is a
structured activity that
approximates, but does not
exactly reproduce, situations in
every day life.
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
They create a controlled
environment in which issues can
be realistically examined through
personal experience. The key to
simulation games is the “de-
briefing” at the end, when the
implications are discussed. At
times the experience may be
staged to look like a real event. At
other times the youth are aware
they are participating in a
simulation.
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
Game Description
You can use this simulation game
to lead participants into a
discussion about variety of issues:
• How to better listen to God
• Trusting other people
• The effects of various
influences in our lives
• Learning how to discern the
love of God in a world where
people deceive you
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
Game Objective
The objective is for the blind
folded person to walk from one
side of the room to the other
without touching one of the
sheets of paper randomly
scattered across the floor.
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Game Materials
A stack of letter-size paper…about
30-50 sheets. (cool colors if you
have them). One blind fold. You can
also write various issues youth may
face on the pieces of paper. Some
examples are: premarital sex, lying,
drinking, smoking, dating a non-
Christian, cheating, respecting
parents, speeding, stealing, peer
pressure, hatred, revenge,
unwillingness to forgive, making
fun of others, Speaking words of
discouragement, ridicule, refusing
to talk to someone, drugs,
pornography, lewd jokes, gossip,
lust, envy, greed, addictions,
anorexia, bulimia, overeating, not
doing your best, etc
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
Game Duration
It will take 5-10 minutes per
person to do the simulation.
Debrief can be adjusted
depending on your
requirements.
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Game Preparation
1. Write one issue on each
piece of paper (Optional)
2. Randomly distribute the
sheets of paper across the
floor.
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Game Play
1. You might want to have more
than one person play the game
so that you can have more
perspectives for the debrief. Have
those awaiting their turn wait in
another room with a leader so
that they do not catch on to what
is happening. Call them into the
room one by one.
2. Before the participant enters the
room, choose one youth to be
the voice of the Holy Spirit. The
blind folded person can not know
who this person is going to be. As
variations, use people they trust
in some of the scenarios, and
people they don’t know well in
others.
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3. Blindfold the participant and
tell them that their goal is to
reach the other side of “life”
without touching the sheets
of paper.
4. Line the rest of the group up
along the two side walls of
the room – They cannot
come next to the blindfolded
person, and cannot touch
them. Neither can they move
from their starting positions.
Only the person playing the
“Holy Spirit” can move along
the walls.
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5. The rest of your group tries to
get the blind-folded person to
step on the squares of paper.
They can only do this by
providing verbal directions to
try to influence the
blindfolded participant.
6. The challenge for the
blindfolded person is to listen
to the voices and try to
discern who to follow and
trust. Most of the time they
will fail and listen to the
wrong person.
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www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
Optional Activity
If you have written various issues
on the sheets of paper, distribute
them to the youth. You may want
to have youth list the various
influences that affect our
decisions on these issues. What is
God’s standard on this issue?
What is the correct response
when confronted with this issue?
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
Debrief
You can focus on a variety of issues:
• How to better listen to God:
How do we recognize the voice
of God in our lives? How do we
know when it is God speaking,
and not our own thoughts?
How do we know we can trust
the voice of God for guidance?
What influences are strongest
in your life? Why? How can we
learn to better recognize God’s
voice?
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
• Trusting other people: How do
you know who to trust? Can
those we trust mistakenly
mislead us at times? Do we
sometimes betray the trust of
others accidentally or even
intentionally? How can you be
a positive influence in the lives
of those around you?
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
• The effects of various
influences in our lives: What
are the greatest influences in
your life? How much does peer
pressure affect you? How can
we influence our sensitivity to
the influence of God’s Spirit in
our lives?
• Learning how to discern the
love of God in a world where
people deceive you.: Why does
God allow us to go through
trials and struggles? Does God
tempt us? How can a loving
God allow such evil in the
world?
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order5.html
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/whodoyousay.html
-> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?”
Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/fruitofthespirit.html
-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
Creative Youth Ideas
Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
"The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order12.html
-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”
www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com

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Summer Youth Camp - Listening to God

  • 1. Summer Youth Camp - Listening to God www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 2. About Simulation Games A simulation game is used to introduce youth to real life in “simulated” activities (much like an airline pilot gets to fly a simulator before the give him/her the real thing to mess up). A simulation game is a structured activity that approximates, but does not exactly reproduce, situations in every day life. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 3. They create a controlled environment in which issues can be realistically examined through personal experience. The key to simulation games is the “de- briefing” at the end, when the implications are discussed. At times the experience may be staged to look like a real event. At other times the youth are aware they are participating in a simulation. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 4. Game Description You can use this simulation game to lead participants into a discussion about variety of issues: • How to better listen to God • Trusting other people • The effects of various influences in our lives • Learning how to discern the love of God in a world where people deceive you www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 5. Game Objective The objective is for the blind folded person to walk from one side of the room to the other without touching one of the sheets of paper randomly scattered across the floor. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 6. Game Materials A stack of letter-size paper…about 30-50 sheets. (cool colors if you have them). One blind fold. You can also write various issues youth may face on the pieces of paper. Some examples are: premarital sex, lying, drinking, smoking, dating a non- Christian, cheating, respecting parents, speeding, stealing, peer pressure, hatred, revenge, unwillingness to forgive, making fun of others, Speaking words of discouragement, ridicule, refusing to talk to someone, drugs, pornography, lewd jokes, gossip, lust, envy, greed, addictions, anorexia, bulimia, overeating, not doing your best, etc www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 7. Game Duration It will take 5-10 minutes per person to do the simulation. Debrief can be adjusted depending on your requirements. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 8. Game Preparation 1. Write one issue on each piece of paper (Optional) 2. Randomly distribute the sheets of paper across the floor. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 9. Game Play 1. You might want to have more than one person play the game so that you can have more perspectives for the debrief. Have those awaiting their turn wait in another room with a leader so that they do not catch on to what is happening. Call them into the room one by one. 2. Before the participant enters the room, choose one youth to be the voice of the Holy Spirit. The blind folded person can not know who this person is going to be. As variations, use people they trust in some of the scenarios, and people they don’t know well in others. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 10. 3. Blindfold the participant and tell them that their goal is to reach the other side of “life” without touching the sheets of paper. 4. Line the rest of the group up along the two side walls of the room – They cannot come next to the blindfolded person, and cannot touch them. Neither can they move from their starting positions. Only the person playing the “Holy Spirit” can move along the walls. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 11. 5. The rest of your group tries to get the blind-folded person to step on the squares of paper. They can only do this by providing verbal directions to try to influence the blindfolded participant. 6. The challenge for the blindfolded person is to listen to the voices and try to discern who to follow and trust. Most of the time they will fail and listen to the wrong person. www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 12. Optional Activity If you have written various issues on the sheets of paper, distribute them to the youth. You may want to have youth list the various influences that affect our decisions on these issues. What is God’s standard on this issue? What is the correct response when confronted with this issue? www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 13. Debrief You can focus on a variety of issues: • How to better listen to God: How do we recognize the voice of God in our lives? How do we know when it is God speaking, and not our own thoughts? How do we know we can trust the voice of God for guidance? What influences are strongest in your life? Why? How can we learn to better recognize God’s voice? www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 14. • Trusting other people: How do you know who to trust? Can those we trust mistakenly mislead us at times? Do we sometimes betray the trust of others accidentally or even intentionally? How can you be a positive influence in the lives of those around you? www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 15. • The effects of various influences in our lives: What are the greatest influences in your life? How much does peer pressure affect you? How can we influence our sensitivity to the influence of God’s Spirit in our lives? • Learning how to discern the love of God in a world where people deceive you.: Why does God allow us to go through trials and struggles? Does God tempt us? How can a loving God allow such evil in the world? www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com www.CreativeScavengerHunts.com
  • 16. Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah Only. This youth camp curriculum was designed to teach the basic truths of obedience in addition to evangelism in the context of a Biblical character. The advantage of going through a book and looking at one man's story is that we see not only the teaching but the example. It becomes much more real! Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale -> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale” www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order5.html www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
  • 17. Creative Youth Ideas Camp Bible Study Series “Who Do You Say that I AM?” www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/whodoyousay.html -> Tell me about “Who Do You Say that I AM?” Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others say that I am?" It was easy to answer because it required no conviction, no commitment, and no risk. But then he follows that question with another, "Who do YOU say that I am?" www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
  • 18. Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7 Primary Bible study Sessions in the series. www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/fruitofthespirit.html -> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit” Creative Youth Ideas Youth Camp Bible Study Series “Fruit Of the Spirit” www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com
  • 19. "The Great Adventure" is western themed Bible study series loosely based around the song of the same name by Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially written for a large Texas Church to use for their Summer Youth Camp but has since then proven popular around the world. Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure www.creativeyouthideas.com/resources/order12.html -> Tell me about “The Great Adventure” www.CreativeYouthIdeas.com