Module 9, Unit 2, Lesson 1 Salvation Army Innovation in Ministry
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Module 9, Unit 2, Lesson 1 Salvation Army innovation in ministry Guiding Principle: The Salvation Army uses innovative methods to reach people for Jesus. It did in the past. It still does today. Memory Verse: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1 (NIV) Leader’s Background Information: From the very beginning, William Booth believed that The Salvation Army needed to use innovative methods to reach people for Jesus Christ and to accomplish the mission. In this unit, junior soldiers will learn various types of innovative ministry used throughout The Salvation Army’s history including literature, music, and gospel arts. In this first lesson, junior soldiers will learn the definition of innovation, the example of William Booth, and specific examples of innovation throughout The Salvation Army including migration assistance and law services. Guiding Principle: The Salvation Army uses innovative methods to reach people for Jesus. It did in the past. It still does today. Scripture: Genesis 1:1 (NIV) Activity What Kids Do Preparation Materials HANDSHAKES: Junior soldiers practice different handshakes Create an open • None IMPACT and create their own space for play. (10-15 min) handshake to understand what it means to be innovative. • Bibles Junior soldiers learn about • Various recycled items Review lesson. innovation through Salvation (ex: newspaper, paper towel Review verse. ILLUMINATE Army history and creating rolls, cardboard boxes, etc.) (10-15 min) Prepare tables and space for something new from • Tape the creative project. old materials. • Scissors • Markers Junior soldiers watch as Bram talks about • Bibles INVEST the amazing innovation Have video ready to play. • Small reward (10-15 min) in The Salvation Army. Read through the • Video Junior soldiers reflect on questions ahead of time. • Small group questions the lesson and the things • Small notebook God may be saying. Copy Take Home Worksheet. BURSTING TOWARD Copy and fold Worksheet #1, • Paper THE NEW: one for every two • Basket Junior soldiers fit themselves junior soldiers. INSPIRE • Worksheet #1 (10-15 min) through a single sheet of Practice the challenge so • Scissors paper to practice looking you can explain how to do it. • Take Home Worksheet at things in a new way. Place scissors on each table. Put basket at front of room. Teachers: If you are printing out the lessons for teaching, be sure to select “Fit” under Page Size. One idea to keep the junior soldiers engaged is to set up stations! If you have a large group, play the game and teach the lesson with the junior soldiers all together, then divide into two groups. The first group will watch the video and go through the small group questions and the second can work on the Inspire project, then switch. IMPACT HANDSHAKES Group Size: 8+ Preparation Time: 5 minutes Time Needed for Activity: 15 minutes Materials: • None Preparation: • Prior to class, create an open space for play. If you are indoors, put chairs around the perimeter of the room. If you are outside, find an open space to play that is free of debris or obstacles. Directions: 1. Have the junior soldiers stand in a circle. Include yourself in the circle. 2. Invite junior soldiers to find a partner. 3. Use the information listed in the Teacher Script below to explain the handshakes and ask the discussion questions. 4. Explain the lumberjack handshake and ask the related discussion question. 5. After two minutes of discussion, tell your junior soldiers to remember who their partner is for the lumberjack handshake and have them find a new partner, if possible. If your brigade is small, junior soldiers can do handshakes with the same partner. 6. Explain the salmon handshake and ask the related discussion question. 7. After two minutes of discussion, tell your junior soldiers to remember who their partner is for the salmon handshake and have them find a new partner. 8. Explain the cow handshake and ask the related discussion question. 9. After two minutes of discussion, tell your junior soldiers to remember who their partner is for the cow handshake and have them find a new partner. 10. Ask junior soldiers to create a unique handshake together and ask the related discussion question. Allow one to two minutes for the paired discussion. 11. Ask junior soldiers to find one more new partner. Invite them to teach their new partner the handshake they just created with their last partner. Each junior soldier will have a handshake to teach and learn. 12. Ask the related discussion question. Allow one to two minutes for the paired discussion. 13. Give instructions for the “Handshake Frenzy.” M9U2L1: Salvation Army innovation in ministry 3 IMPACT 14. Call out each of the handshakes one at a time and have junior soldiers quickly greet their partner from that specific handshake. Then after twenty seconds, or long enough for everyone to find their partner and complete the handshake, call out another handshake. Continue until all five handshakes have been completed. Say: Hi everyone and welcome. I’m really glad to see you today. Please come and stand in a circle to hear the directions for our game. We’re going to learn some new handshakes today. Everyone choose a partner. (Pause while they do this. If there is an uneven number of junior soldiers, be someone’s partner.) I once lived near some woods. Lumberjacks lived nearby. Every day, when they showed up for work, they greeted each other in a strange way that I had not seen before. Being the curious person that I am, I asked, “What was that?” They answered, “That’s the lumberjack handshake. You’ve never seen it before?” I said, “No, will you teach it to me?” Demonstrate the lumberjack handshake. Say: You begin by giving a “thumbs up,” then your partner grabs your thumb, then you grab their thumb, and finally they grab your thumb. (All four hands are in this position.) Then together you pretend to saw a log and say your names together “lumberjack style.” Move your hands back and forth saying each other’s names gruffly, in a deep lumberjack voice. Go ahead and greet your lumberjack handshake partner. Once the partners have done this handshake, get their attention. Say: Great job! When a lumberjack cuts down a tree, the lumber or wood is used to make things like furniture, houses, and even popsicle sticks! Take two minutes and tell your lumberjack handshake partner something you enjoy making or creating. Allow for two minutes of discussion, then get the group’s attention. Say: Remember who your lumberjack handshake partner is. Now find a new partner. I will teach you a new handshake with this new partner. (If you only have a few junior soldiers, they do not have to switch after each handshake. Remember to be someone’s partner if you have an uneven number of junior soldiers.) Once everyone has found a new partner, teach the second handshake. Say: The woods where these lumberjacks worked were right next to a river. Once a year salmon swam upstream to lay their eggs. Hundreds of salmon! Lots of fisherman came and tried to catch the fish. One morning I saw two 4 M9U2L1: Salvation Army innovation in ministry IMPACT fishermen greet each other in a strange way that I had never seen before. Now being the curious person that I am, I asked, “What was that?” They replied, “Oh, this is the salmon handshake. You’ve never seen it before?” I replied, “No, will you teach it to me?” Demonstrate the salmon handshake. Say: You begin by putting your arms straight out across from your partner, alternating your arms like a zipper. The palms of your hands should be even with the forearms of your partner. Make sure you roll your sleeves up because the sound effects on this one are fun. Then the tails of the salmon gently slap back and forth with one another. Very gently slap your hands back and forth against your partner’s forearms. Go ahead and greet your salmon handshake partner! Once the partners have done this handshake, get their attention. Say: Great job! Now the life of the salmon includes a challenging swim upstream. Take two minutes and tell your salmon handshake partner something that is challenging when you create something new. Allow for two minutes of discussion, then get the group’s attention. Say: Remember who your salmon handshake partner is. Now find a new partner. I will teach you a new handshake with this new partner. Once everyone has found a new partner, teach the third handshake. Say: On the other side of the river was a big dairy farm. Each morning when the workers showed up to milk the cows, I saw them greet each other in a weird way. One of them would go like this. (Demonstrate the udder hand position by lacing your hands together with your thumbs pointing up and as far apart as possible. Turn your hands upside down to create the udders.) The other person would squeeze their friend’s downward pointed thumbs and pretend to milk the udders. This is the cow handshake where one person makes the udders and the other person milks the udders. You can take turns if you want. Go ahead and greet your cow handshake partner. Once the group has done this handshake, get their attention. Say: Great job! Out of curiosity, did this handshake make anyone feel uncomfortable? (Raise your hand to elicit a response from the group.) Sometimes when we create new things, it can be scary at first. Tell your cow handshake partner something that might be scary when you are creating new things.