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Follow the Leader by Carol Duerksen
YOUTH GROUP LESSON 48
MATERIALS AND ADVANCE PREPARATION:
1 Blindfolds for each student
2 Newsprint and marker or chalk board
3 Bible for each student
4 Copies of the articles “The Day God Slapped Me in the But” and “Leadership Stinks” for each student.
5 Bible commentaries on Moses.

FOCUS
Begin the session with a game of Follow the Leader. Divide into small groups and have students take turns being the leader so that everyone has the chance to be the leader.
Play a second round of Follow the Leader, but this time everyone except the leader wears a blindfold. Students can touch the shoulder of the person in front of them to maintain contact with the leader. Repeat this so that everyone has a chance to be a leader.
Talk about the experience. What did students like and dislike about being leaders? Followers? Blindfolded? Did the leaders play tricks on them when they were blindfolded? Did they trust the leaders? Why or why not?

CONNECT WITH THE BIBLE
Ask students to name leaders in the Bible, and make a list on the newsprint. Beside each leader, write what made them a good leader, as well as weaknesses they had as a leader. Were the leaders trustworthy? Continue with this list until students can’t think of any more Biblical leaders.


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