Materials
Enough sturdy chairs for all participants to sit in a circle
Icebreaker Description
In this high energy icebreaker, youth learn a lot of fun facts about each other pertaining to the things that they have never done.
Preparation
Place enough chairs in a circle to have one chair for each person then remove one chair.
Icebreaker Activity
- Choose one person to be “it” and stand in the center of the circle.
- The person in the middle of the circle names something they have never done. (e.g. “I have never… been water skiing.”)
- Then, anyone who has done the thing that was mentioned has to get out of his/her chair and find another empty chair to sit in. They may NOT sit in the same seat. Whoever is “It” tries to grab one of the empty chairs during the chaos.
- Whoever is left without a chair become “it” and must stand in the middle of the circle. They then state something they have never done and try to get a chair.
- If a person has been in the center of the circle at least 3 times and can’t think of anything they’ve never done, they can “holler train wreck.” EVERYONE has to move on this one. Don’t let them call this out too many times or you loose all the fun of it.
Variation
If a person ends up in the center of the circle three times, they must perform a forfeit for the group. This forfeit could be to dance, to sing, to tell a clean joke, etc.
Caution
Be careful to not allow youth to name things that might be an embarrassment to others.
Optional Debrief
- What are some of the things that Christians should do, but most never do? Why?
- What are some things that you fail to do in your own Christian walk even though you know you should do them?
- Have you ever found yourself doing something that you promised yourself you would never do?
Conclusion
Traditionally there are two types of sin: Sins of Commission and Sins of Omission. Sins of commission are the things that we do that are wrong. Whenever we break one of the commandments or do anything that the Bible forbids it is a sin of commission. Sins of Omission are those things we know we should do, but fail to do. Scripture puts it this way: “Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins” (James 4:17).
Application Point
What is something you haven’t been doing in your Christian walk, that you will commit to start doing this week?
Scripture
James 4:17
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