Time
40-60 minutes (or more, depending upon how many cultural dimensions you choose to use)
Audience
Teens or adults who interact with people of different cultures or are planning to do so
Description
This game illustrates the differences between the many different cultures of the world. It borrows from the research of Geert Hofstede, Fons Trompenaars and Charles Hampden-Turner [...]
Time
15-20 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches about our hearts and how God works in them to produce something beautiful. It’s preferable to do it outside.
Audience
Children, youth, adults
Materials
o Landscaping edging (I used 20 ft, but that is quite big.)
o Stakes for the edging (8-10 should do if you create the 20 ft heart.)
o Hammer
o Potting soil
o Spade [...]
Time
25-45 minutes
Description
This is game that helps participants understand the dynamics of teams. It uses Bruce Tuckman’s “Forming – Storming – Norming – Performing” model and combines it with the children’s game of Chutes and Ladders ® (a.k.a. Snakes and Ladders).
If you want to add a spiritual element to this lesson, you can have participants review [...]
Time
15 minutes
Description
This object lesson demonstrates that the blood of Jesus paid for our sins – those we have done and those we have yet to do. It uses the Connect Four ® game by Milton Bradley.
Audience
Children, youth, adults
Materials
• Connect Four game
• Two sets of black checkers (Note: you may want to avoid the use of [...]
Time
20-30 minutes
Description
This game helps participants understand different responses to conflict. (You can also use this as a game to illustrate the different strategies in negotiation.)
Audience
Children, youth, adults
Materials
• Beads (20 per person plus 40 per group – in other words, if you have six people in a group, you will need 160 beads – 20 per [...]
Time
30-45 minutes
Description
This game helps participants understand the concept of Emotional Bank Accounts (EBAs).
Audience
Children, youth, adults
Materials
• 500 “Credits” for each team in the following denominations and amounts (100 Credit Bill (1), 50 Credit Bills (4), 20 Credit Bills (5), 10 Credit Bills (10)). See the file “Emotional Banking Credits Currency” on the Lesson and Material Downloads [...]
Time
45-60 minutes
Description
This is game that helps participants understand that God’s dream for their lives has to be discovered and that it usually requires the help of others to complete. It was developed for adults but can be modified for use with children (see ideas at the end of the lesson).
Materials
Large [...]
Time
15-20 minutes
Description
This object lesson teaches how important it is to exhibit the fruit of the Spirit. It uses the popular Jenga ® game from Hasbro.
Materials
Jenga ® game (or a similar game that is played with a block tower)
Label maker or permanent marker
Preparation
Using [...]
