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GROUP GAMES APP 2.0 // #YOUTHMINISTRY GOLD!

GROUP GAMES

Calum Henderson is a saviour (not THE Saviour!) of youth pastors around the world! 18 months ago he launched an iPhone app jam-packed with games suitable for groups. I wrote about it then, and have been using it since! I love the range of activities, the easy navigation and the time that this app saves in programming for our youth community. Calum has just launched version 2.0 of the app. It’s now available with an iPad version; fits in with the iOS 7 look and has a handy new favourites option.

To coincide with two of my presentations for NYMC 2013, Calum is giving away 5 free downloads of this App. To win one of those 5 downloads, simply leave a comment below and I will use random.org to choose 5 winners. If you miss out, not to worry, it only costs $1.99! Find out more on the groups games app website or download it from iTunes. Check out Calum’s intro video:

Here’s the blurb from the website:

Any person who leads a group knows how hard it can be to find the right game to play with that group for the situation at hand. Trying to think of a game and find suitable resources can take hours.

In the past, leaders used resource books to find ideas for games. But now there is something even better… Group Games!

> Growing database of over 120 game ideas
> Easily searchable by category or list
> Save your favourite games for easy access
> Narrow your selection by group size and game duration
> Quickinfo icons to give you an overview of what is required for each game

ps – Group Games was the first ad to appear in my new advertising space in the right side bar of this site! More info about advertising here.

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27 Replies to “GROUP GAMES APP 2.0 // #YOUTHMINISTRY GOLD!”

  1. Thinking about youth games/activites can take too much time away from the main game- preparing how to share the Gospel with teens.

    1. yep, sharing the gospel is the main game.

      games can be a useful tool for building relationships. so this app can free up your time to come up with games quickly.

  2. I and my leaders think this app is brilliant. We often leave game planning to last minute due to it not being our main thing. Therefore Calum’s app and resources is sweet

  5. I’m so excited for my call in youth ministry! This sounds like a great aid to positively shape ministry and increase enjoyment!

  6. This app sounds great. I find it challenging to have games with purpose / related to the night’s theme, hope this app helps with that!

  7. I’ve been using Calum Henderson’s stuff ever since I entered Youth Ministry. His games have gone through youth camps and youth groups nights. Very thankful for them

  11. Fantastic idea – a simple resource pooling of youth activities helps all youth leaders. These are the engagement techniques we use to help teens feel welcome and open to the gospel.

  12. Hey all,

    So stoked to hear that you’re all keen to check out Group Games. I just wanted to clarify a few things for you all.

    1) Group Games v2.0 is a free update. If you’ve purchased it before, you don’t need to buy it again. Just visit the App Store and you’ll be able to download it for free, even on an iPad.

    2) I’m not going to be bringing Group Games to Android. I’ve tried and it’s very very hard. I’m used to iOS and I don’t think I could bring a quality App to Android. If Group Games gets very big then I may pay somebody to develop it for me, but at this stage it’s very unlikely. I will however be making a PDF version of Group Games sometime in the future for those on devices other than iOS.

    Thanks for all the support everyone!

    Calum

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  15. This looks mad! So helpful for brain storming new ideas too! Can u submit new games to add to the bank of games?

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