• Teamwork makes for more creative work in church committees.team image by Sonja Janson-K?????rwers from Fotolia.com
  
  Many churches have committees in charge of different ministries. The ministries may include liturgy, children's Sunday school, music and worship, and grounds and facilities. Teamwork should be the primary objective, and many team-building activities can help build cohesive church committees.
  
  

Quizzes

• Test your knowledge and build teams at the same time.taking test image by Petro Feketa from Fotolia.com
  
  With your committee's ministry theme in mind, write up a few short questions that will take from 10 minutes (for icebreakers) to 30 minutes (for knowledge and review) to answer. For instance, a liturgy committee could have questions regarding the parts of a worship service, the holy vessels used, the garb that is worn by the minister or the areas of the church. Have teams try some themed quizzes from Bible stories, church seasons or upcoming special events.
  
  

Games

• Try a treasure hunt.golden treasure image by JoLin from Fotolia.com
  
  In the game "Who Am I?," the leader pins the name of a famous person from the Bible on each person's back. While one person tries to guess the name he's wearing, the rest of the committee members give clues to help him figure it out.
  
  Treasure hunts are always fun. You can do one by hiding items related to your ministry, or simply list what to look for on the church grounds and have the team members mark the items off the list as they locate them.
  
  As another alternative, try a game of Hangman with a religious theme.
  
  

Creating With a Team

• Create a game to spark committee members' creativity.casino crabs game image by sumos from Fotolia.com
  
  Have each team create a different religion-based game (the birth of Christ, Easter, the Flood, etc.) that children or adults can play. Each team can try out its creation by sharing it with another team. Provide time for brainstorming and provide the groups with specific items such as paper, glue and dice with which to create.
  
  Or try challenging the group to build a bridge using only tape and newspaper. Have members create a bridge that can support different items such as apples or tennis balls.
  
  

Making Things Happen

• Have the committee come up with a motto or slogan for the group. You can break into teams and brainstorm ideas.
  
  To help them practice training and observation skills, break committee members into small groups. One or more persons (the trainee) will create or do something simple, such as drawing a butterfly or making a paper airplane, from instructions given by a "trainer." When the task is done, an observer provides feedback about how well the trainee followed the trainer's instructions. Everyone in the group should have a chance at all three roles, so when one task is completed switch to a new role.
  
  

Reflections

• Reflect with God, and the committee, after worship.church image by Mat Hayward from Fotolia.com
  
  After a worship service, the church committee can gather and share their favorite and least favorite part of the service. They can also share how they were motivated or what could have been done differently as motivation. Another idea is have members draw pictures representing the message they have received and share their God moments with each other.