Games For Youth Ministry

Put your group’s knowledge of sports, teams and mascots to the test! Each category will challenge players to name as many teams or players possible in that category, earning one point for each. Rotate players in per category, or do it as an all-play!

Put your group’s knowledge of sports, teams and mascots to the test! Each category will challenge players to name as many teams or players possible in that category, earning one point for each. Rotate players in per category, or do it as an all-play!

We often turn to our favorite singers when we feel mixed up, but what happens when they’re mixed up? Unscramble their names using this game as a fun icebreaker. First, it’s the name scrambled on its own, and then a clue follows. Play in teams or one on one!

Grab your ship and jump into a game that’s light years ahead of hyperspeed as you unscramble famous Star Wars characters from a galaxy far, far away! Use this game as a fun icebreaker as your students face off to see who can decipher the names faster. First, it’s the name scrambled on its own, and then a clue follows. Play in teams or one on one!

Take your best guess to see who can get closest to these actual world records.

Finish the line to see how many of these classic nursery rhymes you can remember.

Want to yet again help your group learn a few things about each other? Use this to put each question on the screen, one at a time, and then have your students move to one side of the room or the other (or raise a left or right hand, if you group is large) to indicate if they “DID” or “DIDN’T” do it.

Looking for a game to help your group get to know each other? This is perfect! Put each question on the screen, one at a time, and then have your students move to one side of the room or the other (or raise a left or right hand, if you group is large) to indicate if they “DID” or “DIDN’T” do it. The last slide ends on a question about a Bible verse, and you can also bring some up on the microphone to share one they have memorized.

Can you guess which one of these MLB logos has been FLIPPED and is NOT THE REAL LOGO?

You will be given a "nickname" and four choices. See if you can determine which city claims that specific nickname.

It’s another chance to get everyone debating or voting (maybe by moving from one side of the room to the other) on crazy topics. Check out Volume 3 of an interactive game of “versus” that’s creates quick decisions that lead to follow up conversations.

Stir up some creative debate through these crazy topics. Have your students walk from one side of the room to the other, or by bring up two students to debate whatever position you assign them. It’s all another interactive game of “versus” that’s the perfect mash-up of random perspectives and hilarious fun!

Everyone has an opinion, even on ridiculous debates. Engage your students by having them walk from one side of the room to the other, or by bringing up two students to debate whatever position you assign them. It’s all a fun game of “versus” that’s the perfect mash-up of random perspectives and hilarious fun!

You will be given a specific Biblical event. Decide which book of the Bible it occurs in from the four choices given.

You will be shown a picture of a famous celebrity in a luchadore mask. Simply guess who the celebrity is behind the mask.

Video games have become a huge part of our lives, but have you paid attention to all the fun details? Put your knowledge to the test in as you power through one question to the next in this second volume of Retro Games trivia!

You will be shown a picture of a famous trio. Can you name each individual member of the group?

An anagram is a word formed by rearranging the letters of another word. With that, let’s see how well you can figure out what countries these anagrams are formed from.

You will be given a specific Chick-Fil-A menu item and a FALSE number of calorie count. Simply decide whether the real calorie count is more or less.

You will be shown a distorted image. Simply decided whether or not that distorted image is a banana.

You will be given a list of popular TV Shows and the name of one of them in French. Simply decide which TV Show the French translation is referring to.

It's basic trivia, except every answer has the word "man" in it.

Can you remember which of these movies won "Best Picture" at the Oscars? Simply choose "Winner" or "Loser."

How well do you know the U.S. currency? Let's find out. (Basic Trivia about U.S. bills and coins)

Once again, you need to decide between the worst of the worst. Get your students talking or moving by either having them walk from one side of the room to the other, or by inviting up a student to represent each side of the argument. You can even do both, having the two students present their cases and then having other students respond by moving or raising their hands to vote!

Sometimes it’s a question of “better” versus “best” but “worse” or the “worst.” Get your students talking or moving by either having them walk from one side of the room to the other, or by inviting up a student to represent each side of the argument. You can even do both, having the two students present their cases and then having other students respond by moving or raising their hands to vote!

You will be given a picture of a specific bean. Choose the correct answer from a list of possible answers.

Life is often mixed up, so why not play a game to show how even a few moments of attention can help you unscramble it? Use this game as a fun icebreaker as your students face off to see who can decipher these popular state capitals faster. First, it’s the name scrambled on its own, and then a clue follows. Play in teams or one on one!

Celebrities work hard to make their name known, so what happens when their names are all mixed up? Use this game as a fun icebreaker as your students face off to see who can decipher these famous names first. First, it’s the name scrambled on its own, and then a clue follows. Play in teams or one on one!

You know all those Disney movies you and your students have seen multiple times? See if they can spot the one lie hidden among two truths, whether by playing it like a gameshow faceoff, or “guys vs girls” by asking for someone from the room to stand up and shout out an answer when you call on them!

Does your group love stories from long time ago in a galaxy far, far away? Put their Star Wars knowledge to the test, be it through a faceoff on stage among your sharpest Jedis, as a crowd icebreaker or as a play-against-someone-nearby competition!

Can you guess which one of these NBA logos has been FLIPPED and is NOT THE REAL LOGO?

Can you identify the board game by simple looking at a single game piece?

Who has had the greatest variety of friend experiences? Find out by having the whole room stand up (or having students who can’t stand raise a hand), and then having them stay standing if what’s read is true of them. Otherwise, they sit down until the game is over (or you generously let everyone back in after a few rounds) and see who is left standing.

Pro-tip: The last question has to do with karaoke and can lead to a karaoke showdown if you want to keep the fun going!

It’s either your favorite carb, or you run from it and all its gluten. Either way, bread is bread – so can you tell the difference between close-ups of it and other things?

Whether you intentionally watch the news or not, we all catch the headlines. See how much you’ve retained from these stories straight out of everyday life, entertainment news, science updates or more...