In the spirit of my youth group’s lock-in last weekend, here are all my planning materials from my last three years of lock-ins! The zip file includes pretty much everything you need to pull off a great all-nighter (except for the dedicated volunteers, food, game materials, and facility):
- Three different lock-in schedules
- Over 40 game ideas
- Two outreach/evangelistic talks
Even if you don’t plan on holding a lock-in anytime soon, this resource is still helpful for the game ideas and evangelism lessons, which can be used for any event or youth group meeting.
Note: I originally put these materials together for my use only, so there may be gaps of information or things that aren’t explain too well. Sorry! If you have a question about something, you can always feel free to contact me.
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January 27th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Tho I certainly haven’t ready all the links to your lock in ideas.. they are certainly helpful.
You should PRINT and sell them. I know some who would buy !! ME and my church !
People need ideas so badly. And that keeps the kids from getting unruly, when they’re kept busy..
We’ve had to do youth/children’s work for so many years, we had to come up with ideas.. so good to see how much God has enabled you!! And with that talented wife to help.. you’ve got it made !! in the shade !
God bless and continue your wonderful ministries..
G’ma B and G’pa H.
January 27th, 2007 at 10:03 am
You’re welcome! I’m glad it can be helpful for someone. I’d rather make it available for free than charge for it, though, so how about ya donate the money to missions or something instead.
October 16th, 2007 at 6:28 pm
Thanks a million - these are fantastic ideas! I know the kids will LOVE our lock in. It’s very nice of you to take the time to share these ideas with the masses.
God Bless
October 29th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
THank-you so much. We are planning our 1st lock-in at our church with this newly formed youth group. We have met 3 times and we have doubled the group size in the past 2 months. Your game ideas will only help to bring youth to our group…..God Bless you…from a small church in Stone Harbor, NJ…..(we’re located 2 blocks from the ocean)
January 25th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Thanks for these ideas, Tim.
//TC//
March 3rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I am having trouble downloading the lock-in materials. Do you have these saved in Microsoft office or in another way I might can view them in?
Virginia Herrera
March 3rd, 2008 at 1:16 pm
@ Virginia: The download seems to work fine for me. You’ll have to unzip it on your computer first to access all the files.
April 27th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Thanks for the information I really enjoyed looking at your lock-in ideas and the ability to bring new life into the youth here, thanks a lot, God bless!!!
Robert Dickson
May 6th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Thank you so much for sharing your valuable programs with the public.
It helped me with planning my church lock-in so much more than you can imagine, and I’m sure my youth group will have the greatest time ever! Thanks again!