photo submitted by Lucas, IL LEADER DUMP CAKE, game from Lucas with Central Illinois WyldLife, IL Split the room into two teams - this game will be played pseudo-relay style. Each team sends one member per round to the front of the room to compete a 1v1 challenge - you can determine whatever challenges work … Continue reading Birthday Club Ideas

As crazy as 2020 has been, it’s encouraging to see the many ways that YOU – faithful WyldLife leaders around the world – have found new ways to spend time with kids. God continues to use you in the lives of middle schoolers. For the next few months, we want to celebrate your creativity, fearlessness, … Continue reading Introducing “The Wyldest Awards”

Many of us are looking for ways to stay engaged with kids from far away. Some leaders can’t meet face-to-face with kids because of local regulations. Other teams have college-aged leaders who may go home for Thanksgiving and not be back until February. The Bible App includes several Young Life reading plans, including three written specifically with WyldLife kids and … Continue reading Discipleship from a Distance

When we stop to remember where we’ve seen God at work, we can have more faith to face the challenges ahead. God is still giving WyldLife leaders opportunities to be with kids and point them to Jesus. Let’s give thanks for what God is doing in these areas. And if you see an idea you like, … Continue reading Celebrate Leaders and Kids

Be invisible OR be able to move through walls? For 1 night, sleep in a coffin OR in a giant pumpkin? Walk through a giant cobweb OR walk through a cemetery at night with no flashlight? Have to eat ALL of your halloween candy in week OR sell it all for $25 Kiss a toad … Continue reading Halloween Would You Rather

This club uses the same drive-thru parking lot format, with kids in cars, as the CARnival Club posted previously. Twixter  Here is the video, starting at 1:58.Twix candies can be washed each round or given to kids to eat, in which case you will need a lot of candy. On Edge Here is the video, … Continue reading Halloween CARnival Club

*This is an exercise intended to be used with your leadership team, or even perhaps the students you know. You may adapt it to best fit your community's needs. Sit together quietly in a group. Read aloud each prayer topic and the following verse. Pray aloud as the Spirit leads. Allow comfortable time in silence … Continue reading ACTS Prayer

Recently, during an exercise discussing our leadership team’s values, a leader mentioned one of our values is this: Prayer is ministry. Even while I find that sentiment challenging in my daily life, I really like and believe what he said. Prayer IS ministry. Going to kids, listening to kids, knowing kids, that is all also … Continue reading Prayer IS Ministry