Preteen City was designed to help our preteens, who are now ready for a deeper understanding of Christ, begin to see how the Bible stories they have heard all their lives, can relate to their lives today. Until now, they have understood the Bible “stories”, but are now at an age to begin to understand that the Jesus of the Bible is very much alive today and wants to have a close, personal and dynamic relationship with them and be a part of every area of their life. Preteen City is a great visual for this and creates an atmosphere that is dynamic, fun and exciting. It’s fun and exciting to be at church and bring your friends!!
Hallway—the highway to different parts of our “city” and is lined with billboards, drive-in theaters, fuel pump, a “city” view, a fire hydrant and “signs” along the way reminding our preteens of God’s Presence in their lives, no matter where they travel.
Spirit Arena—where our preteens are reminded they are in the “game” of life with spectators watching their every move and Jesus Christ cheering them on! They are learning about the discipline it takes to be in the game, how to be a team player, a leader, strong, courageous, and obedient to God’s leadership.
World Mission Travel—”magnetic” walls with different modes of transportation reminding our preteens that wherever they travel, Christ goes with them. This room is also used by preteen Missions and reminds our preteens of missionaries that travel around the world taking the Good News
Praise Park—is also used by Preteen Praise choir, where they are reminded of the importance of praising God for all things: His beautiful creation, the rest, relaxation, and play we find at a park, and the peace that only He can bring. We even have a street vendor cart reminding our preteens that along the way, God provides us with nourishment, physically and spiritually.
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Ministry Mall was created primarily to make more productive use of the Sunday School time. By implementing an active, exciting, rewarding and educational time from the minute a preteen arrives, until about 9:40 a.m., it encourages preteens to arrive on time, participate, and be rewarded for their participation. We utilize 10 Bible stations (listed below) to compliment what our preteens are learning in our small-group Bible Study time and ministering to others. Our 6th graders “man” these stations to help our 5th graders. What a great way to build their leadership skills!
1. Store “fronts” are around perimeter of room
2. Preteens pair-up with their friends to participate in “Mall” activities
3. Ministry Mall includes:
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HALL OF FAME–-Books of the Bible - The favorite of our preteens to accomplish this feat is using all sizes of boxes to “build” the books of the Bible! The boys especially love this! When they say all the books in front of everyone, their name is added to the “HALL OF FAME” flashing Marquee for the week!
- PRETEEN NEWS—A news “cart” supplied with materials for them to write what is going on with them at school, in sports, in academics, in the community, etc… to be published in our Preteen newsletter and on our Grapple web message board.
- MEMORY REVIEW— Memory verse—A new one to memorize each week– this is usually displayed and manipulated in the form of a puzzle.
- PRAISESONG THEATER—A large screen TV promoting preteen events, showing interviews with preteens, and DVD’s with Praise Music lyrics, words, and graphics that preteens love.
- BEGINNING TIME TO ETERNITY—Time Line of the Bible—Creation to Revelation—Preteens “break down” a character, place, or event from the Bible and tell the following: (1) Old or New Testament, (2) Which book of the Bible in which it is found, (3) What division of the Bible, (4) What comes before it, (5) What comes after it, and (6) What is a fast fact about it. Very Challenging!!
- A.R.K.— (Acts of Random Kindness) - A room staffed with all the materials needed to write encouragement cards to those God lays on our preteen’s heart. In the same room, our prayer wall is filled with prayer requests, praise, prayers for missionaries, church staff, homebound members, etc…
- GET A CLUE—These are manipulative questions from last week’s lesson to help our preteens remember what they have learned—it truly is a great review!
- REST STOP—A place for preteens to de-stress if they have had a stressful morning getting to church. We provide Christian magazines and books for them to be quiet for a bit until they are ready to engage with others.
- COMPUTER CHALLENGE—this is a room filled with 6 computers loaded with our GRAPPLE web site for interactive games and clues about the week’s lesson and also other Bible games. A teacher will be in this room with our preteens.
- WORD SEARCH—A word used in last week’s lesson. They find the word in their Bible concordance, look up the verse, and read or show it to a teacher or friend. This teaches them how to use their concordance, Bible dictionary, and other Bible skills.
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