@ Group: Experience Required - Hands-On learning

The opening this session we were given a Candy Land game and a 2 liter bottle. With the instruction of you can't change the bottle in anyway but you have to get the entire game with pieces into the bottle in 25 minutes.

It was an experience that you should try sometime. It is very hard even with lighters, scissors, and other tools.

You learn a lot about yourself and your leadership.
Are you willing to follow?
Are you willing to lead?
Are you willing to fail?
Are you willing to experiment?
Are you willing to not use your idea?


Experiences should be R.E.A.L.

Relational - let your teachings of faith become relational and not just relational with the speaker

Experiential - have the participants experience more than lectures/videos but participate in the lesson

Applicable - if there is not an action for the participant to take away then they won't take action

Learner-based - if I can't understand it then it does me no good


People remember so much more through experience than anything else. The problem is letting people experience things is risky and less consistent. It is also impossible to be perfect but it lets the person take home something that isn't just your teaching but their learning.