This document describes a youth camp game called "Willow in the Wind" meant to build community, teamwork, and trust. Participants form a circle around a blindfolded volunteer in the middle. They work together to gently pass the volunteer around the circle using only their hands, requiring the volunteer to fully trust the group. The game is followed by discussion topics about trust, support, reliance on others, and how it relates to trusting God and relying on each other as Christians. The document also advertises and summarizes several youth camp Bible study curricula available for purchase on building obedience, evangelism, identity in Christ, the fruit of the Spirit, and a western themed adventure based on a Steven Curtis Chapman song.

1. Youth Camp
Christian -
Willow in
the Wind
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Game Description
Use this group building game to
build community, teamwork,
and trust within the group as
members rely on the support of
the group to prevent themselves
from falling
Game Materials
Blindfold (optional)

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Game Preparation
This game requires a minimum of
8-10 persons to have an
appropriate sized circle. Impress
upon participants that this is not a
time for joking around, but a time
to be serious and inspire trust in
each other. They need to be
encouraging and affirming,
helping to alleviate the fear
associated with trusting someone
else.

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Game Play
1. Blindfold one volunteer or
have them tightly shut their
eyes.
2. The group of 8-12 people form
a circle shoulder-to-shoulder
around the blindfolded
volunteer. Spacing is
determined by crossing their
arms across the chest, palms
gripping opposite shoulders
and facing toward the inside
of the circle.

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3. The blindfolded volunteer is
to then to keep a stiff back
and fall backward pivoting
only on the heels of the feet
to allow freedom of
movement. The rest of the
body should be kept straight.
4. Those in the circle carefully
pass the volunteer around
the circle using their hands
as a willow gently flexing in
the wind.

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5. On occasion gently
change the direction of
the volunteer being
passed around the circle.
The volunteer is totally
under the control of
those in the circle.
6. Allow each member of
the group to try being the
volunteer.

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Discussion Ideas
• Trust: How did it feel be forced
to rely on someone else? What
fears did you have? Did you
trust they would prevent you
from harm? How does this
relate to trusting God with our
lives?
• Support: In this game we have
to support someone in the
group. Do we as a group have
an obligation to look out for
each other? What are some of
the ways we can support each
other in our lives?

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• Reliance: In this group, the
person in the center had to
rely on the group. What are
some of the ways we have to
rely on each other in the
Christian life? Do we need
each other?

9. Bible Studies based on the book of Jonah
Only. This youth camp curriculum was
designed to teach the basic truths
of obedience in addition to evangelism in the
context of a Biblical character. The advantage
of going through a book and looking at one
man's story is that we see not only the
teaching but the example. It becomes much
more real!
Camp Curriculum - Whale of a Tale
-> Tell me about “Whale of a Tale”
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10. Creative Youth Ideas
Camp Bible Study Series
“Who Do You Say that I AM?”
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Jesus asked the disciples, "Who do others
say that I am?" It was easy to answer
because it required no conviction, no
commitment, and no risk. But then he
follows that question with another, "Who
do YOU say that I am?"
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11. Live the Fruitful, Abundant Life
Jesus Promised. Great for youth camps or
weekly Youth Bible Study. There are 7
Primary Bible study Sessions in the series.
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-> Tell me about “Fruit Of the Spirit”
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“Fruit Of the Spirit”
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12. "The Great Adventure" is western
themed Bible study series loosely based
around the song of the same name by
Steven Curtis Chapman. It was initially
written for a large Texas Church to use for
their Summer Youth Camp but has since
then proven popular around the world.
Camp Curriculum - The Great Adventure
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-> Tell me about “The Great Adventure”
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