This document describes a game that can be played at youth camp to introduce the topic of Christian persecution. The game involves students sitting in a circle of chairs, with one student in the middle asking yes/no questions. If the answer is yes, all students move chairs. If no, the student must add a detail for some students to stand up if true. The goal is to discuss how Christians may stand out and be accused of things, facing persecution for their faith, though Christ has overcome the world. It also summarizes several youth camp Bible study curricula available for purchase on persecution, Jesus, the fruit of the Spirit, and a western themed one based on a Steven Curtis Chapman song.

1. Youth Camp Christian
- Persecuted?
Use this game as an
introduction to the
topic of persecution.
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Supplies
You’ll need chairs. Form a large
circle with enough chairs so that
everyone but one person has a
place to sit. Pick one person to
stand in the middle, and ask
everyone else to take a seat.

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Activity
The object of the game is for the
person in the middle to pick a
seated person and ask him or her a
question. For example, a question
might be, “Are you wearing purple
socks?” the response determines
what the whole group will do. If
the answer to the question is
“yes,” everyone must get up and
move two chairs in either
direction. When all the kids are on
the move, the middle person will
have an opportunity to get into a
seat

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If the person answering the
question responds “no,” he or she
is required to add a second part to
the question, such as “but I know
some people here today didn’t
brush their teeth this morning,” or
“but someone here has visited
Europe before.” If the second part
of this statement is true about
some of the seated kids, they must
stand up and try to find other
chairs. The person left standing
without a chair is the one who
must remain in the middle and ask
the next ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question

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Debrief
You can end the activity by asking
a person if he or she is a Christian
and discuss what effect being a
Christian might have on others. Do
we stand out in a crowd as
Christians? Will others accuse us of
things? Sometimes in life we are
persecuted because we are
Christians. But Christ said that
although we may have troubles as
Christians we do not need to worry
because he has overcome the
world.

6. 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
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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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8. 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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Youth Camp Bible Study Series
“Fruit Of the Spirit”
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9. "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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