Games For Youth Ministry

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!

Coming up with fun and engaging games for your youth group can be a daunting task. Through years of creating summer camps and working with youth ministries, J. Roger Davis has created SEVEN Youth Group Games books, each packed with 25 field-tested must-play games. The Youth Group Games: Book Bundle includes Water Games, Relay Games, Group Building Games, Large Group Games, Stage Games, Messy Games, and Dodgeball Games. This bundle is the perfect resource to help you hit a home run with your students at your next mid-week service, retreat, or event! 

Game Master and Youth Minister are two titles that often go hand in hand. Whether you have the experience or not, approaching games for your events and retreats can often become an overwhelming task. Creativity can become stifled as other tasks and to-dos overwhelm your plate. Youth Group Games was designed by J. Roger Davis, who has decades of games experience. These books are designed to help you have easy and effective games ready for the next time you put on a big event.

Game Master and Youth Minister are two titles that often go hand in hand. Whether you have the experience or not, approaching games for your events and retreats can often become an overwhelming task. Creativity can become stifled as other tasks and to-dos overwhelm your plate. Youth Group Games was designed by J. Roger Davis, who has decades of games experience. These books are designed to help you have easy and effective games ready for your next mid-week service, retreat, or big event.

Messy Games is one of seven books within the Youth Group Games line. Getting out of the norm and adding a little mess to your recreation time always adds a lot of fun to your service, retreat, or event. Some of these games will stink, and others are sure to make your group go bananas! Utilizing his decades of experience, J. Roger Davis shares his expertise on 25 must-play messy games he has used over the years!

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...

Figure out the missing word in an effort to WORD UP. Each word builds on the next.

You will be given the name of a famous animated movie. It's your job to determine what company produced the movie based on the four choices given.

Simply determine whether the following actions are considered Lucky or Unlucky around the world.

How well do your students know their favorite celebrities? Have them try to 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!

Ever face off against a big boss, rescue a princess or watched someone do it? Have a blast remembering the classic retro games that made us as you power up from one question to the next!

You will be given the name of a Christian band. Simply decide whether the band is real or fake.

Take a trip back in time to the year 2000. Simple choose what you think is the correct answer to each question.

You will be given a specific McDonald's menu item and a FALSE calorie count. You simply determine whether you think the REAL calorie count is more or less.