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Ninja is a game to bridge short waiting periods.

Youngstars ministry is based on seven core values: Christ-centered, relational, needs-based, holistic experiential, multiplication, community-relevant, society-relevant.

In the new quarter of our EPA season, we are starting a new theme that is all about different short stories. They are related to children or animals that God uses in amazing ways. The next story we will look at is about the little dog who took some torn pages from the Bible to the Chinese command and eventually 82 soldiers from that command accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior.

Here's a recipe for how to make gummy bears with kids

One comes home with a wealth of impressions from the team weekend.

How can the effect be more lasting?

1. Which point would you like to implement personally, for yourself, at home?

2. in "partnership" implementation goes better

(Following are excerpts, for complete article: see PDF file)

The idea of this EPA afternoon is to look at God's Word, continuing with the theme of God's Word as seed.

This is a catch that has to do with science fiction.

You youth leaders do an outstanding job! I think it's great to see the passion and commitment with which you often fight Saturday after Saturday for children and teenagers in your age groups!

This article corresponds to the BESJ annual focus 1993:

Worship of God:

Jungschar - Church

This season, we will look at the story of William Tyndale, who translated the Bible from Hebrew into English. Through this story, we will be able to show children the importance of the Word and that we should be thankful to have it in a language that is accessible to us. We will experience different things that are part of the story.

A short, reassuring game.

In this afternoon's EPA, we investigated a case that concerned a dispute between two mothers regarding a child, each claiming that the child was hers.....

Have you figured it out yet, yes this is the case that King Solomon solved quickly, easily and most of all wisely.

As usual we started with a welcome, rules and a preface.

This game is about community, orientation and hearing well.

Running with these füssen is not as easy as it looks at first glance. The Füsse are strapped into two leather loops and then a certain distance either against each other or in a certain time must be run. 

The giant dinosaur from the ice

Rituals strengthen a community and remind people of the agreements that apply.

Frisbee games can be played anytime and almost anywhere.

Steve the parrot is happy with every turn more, but before Steve can fly off he must be wound up once released he works like a big flywheel. Depending on the length of the thread and the thickness of the paper, it can even fly for quite a while

Mikado game with "big" sticks

Cooperation and togetherness is encouraged with this pants bag game.

Various running games in knee-deep water.

Flag Football is an ideal preparation game for American Football

This article is about how you can raise money for your work.

Other games:

- Owls and crows

- Wooden game

- Pine cone fangis

The idea of this EPA afternoon is to begin with the story of the Secret of the Wildwood and look at the lives of the two children Ruth and Philip, making the connection that Jesus loves each of us, no matter what we are.

This EPA starts in a slightly more unusual place than usual... a collapsed building, and the clue we had uploaded to Facebook this time was shackles.

The demographic development in Europe leads to a steadily growing proportion of children and young people with a migration background. Their integration is a fundamental challenge for the youth groups.

Being a leader in the Jungschar involves various important points:

We celebrate a party to welcome the new teenagers to the Teen Club!

Appropriate duels allow physically weaker players to triumph against stronger ones, as tactics, skill and, in some cases, chance play a key role. Here are a few ideas for exciting duels.

Finding your way as a team through a playing field where you don't even know the way!
Encourage each other and make decisions.

This season, we will look at the story of William Tyndale, who translated the Bible from Hebrew into English. Through this story we will be able to show the children the importance of the Word and that we should be thankful to have it in a language that is accessible to us. You will experience different things that are part of the story.

A game of skill with coins that have to be thrown up and caught again with the same hand.

As obvious as this statement seems, it is often disregarded in practice. The expectations of the church, the youth club and its leaders are often very high (something similar can also be said of the other branches of children's and youth work).

You don't need much more than a keen eye and a good memory for this get-to-know-you game!

Fit for Kids - the staff circle 

How can the gospel of Jesus Christ as a joyful and liberating message unfold its effect on children? 

With this Bible reading idea, you can experience 10 to 15 inspiring minutes together with other people from your group.

Colored snow sculptures isn't that even something special?

A crazy game of getting to know each other in which the person on the right is addressed by name and asked for a specific shoe size. The shoe size gets bigger and bigger ;-)

Organize local, regional or national appearances of the teen group in church, at evangelism, graduation party

At this EPA, we decided our theme would be The Deception Between Esau and Jacob,

We began with a short skit between "Laban" and "Jacob," with the skit expressing Laban's promise to give his daughter for seven years of labor on Jacob's part.

A short bouncy game that can be played anywhere

Your camp participants should have many play options and opportunities available to them in the non-programmed time in camp ("marginal times") in self-selected play groups, in pairs or alone

Ideas for pre-evangelistic projects from practice. A field report from Langenthaler Jungscharen.

This article is a Forum Heft article and it is attached in full as a pdf below - only excerpts are reproduced here.

Four different viewpoints on orienteering:

- Wildlife and bird species in contact with orienteers
- Sensitive terrain areas
- Consequences for course layout
- Ecological orienteering calendar

Balloon figures inspire children!

Here are the instructions for a swan.

Can you "experience" the Narue with seeing, hearing, smelling? How does one do that?

At a family retreat, you can play AUTODORF-RALLEY for a change.