It was our DIVE KICK-OFF at Junior High this past Friday. DIVE is what we call our small groups. Small groups are a time when the entire youth group is divided up into smaller groups with two designated leaders. The purpose of DIVE is to build an intentional community based on having fun, making new friends, and learning more about God together. We are going to have DIVE nights twice a month where the kids spend pretty much the entire night in their DIVE groups, and then we will have two FUSIONS (our big group events) a month where we will meet in our DIVE groups at the end for 15-20 minutes to connect and discuss the talk. Sound confusing? You’ll catch on quickly…
For our DIVE kick-off the kids first met in their groups and then played the Twizzler-Measure-A-Rama. They had to run around the church measuring various things in twizzlers. The most accurate measurers won the ULTIMATE Jr high prize…an ICE CREAM CAKE for their DIVE group!
After the game the kids met in their DIVE groups for the rest of the night. They spent time getting to know each other and the leaders. The leaders said it was a great night for the kids to connect with each other and get settled into their new group for the year.