This topic is for posting your lesson and ideas for teaching Pentecost in the Bible Skills and Games Workshop. Acts 1 and 2.
Please attach photos of gameboards/pieces if possible.
Please consider ways to use gaming techniques DURING the study and skills portions of the lesson, and not merely as the activity AFTER the study.
The following tag game ideas have been moved here, by moderator, to consolidate posts:
Pentecost ~ Tag Game Idea
by Joy Feemster
Acts 2:1-8, 12-18, 36-47
Hear and understand the story of how the Holy Spirit caused thousands of believers to be added to the number of Jesus followers in just one day.
Say: today we are going to play a game about adding believers to our number. Like the disciples, we'll tell each other about God's love, and others will join us. The way we will do this is we will play a tag game. One person will be "Paul" (or It) and he will try to tag others. He will say "God loves you!" when he tags someone. Then, that person will link arms with "Paul" and they will run together and try to tag another person. They must say "God loves you!" when they tag someone, who will then link arms with them, and continue to play till all are linked together. Note: If this seems to take too long, you can give a five minute time limit.
When the students are finished playing, ask them why they think it's important to tell others about God's love. Is it only important just to get a bunch of people together, or is there something more than that going on? Is it only the responsibility of pastors or ministry people to tell others about God's love? What about other adults? What about kids? What about you? When have you ever told a friend about God?
Let's pray now for someone you know who needs to hear about God's love.
Pentecost ~ "Prui" (Tag) Game Idea
by Member Mike Burcher
Another way to play an inclusive tag game is based on an old game called "Prui."
In the original, players wander with their eyes closed and and arms out in front as bumpers. One player is silently designated as the "Prui." When two players bumb into each other gently, one should say Prui. If the other person is not the the Prui, that person also responds by saying "Prui." If that person IS the Prui, he or she says nothing, but gently incorporates this new player connecting that individual to all the others that have found the Prui. All members of the Prui are now silent, and incorporates new people into the Prui until all are one big Prui.
It seems to me this could be adapted, with the Prui being the Spirit. Players with eyes closed could "test the Spirit" ala 1 John 4:1 by asking "Spirit?" when they encounter each other, but if they are not the Spirit, they are silent. Only the designated "Spirit" can respond with "Spirit," until all are eventually collected and added to the group.
Follow up questions: We have so many choices -- how do we test which ones to follow? How do we place ourselves so that we can discern God's call more clearly?
