Bible Exploration - Workshop:        Job Fair         

 

Month:      Oct.      Bible Theme:              Following Jesus                   

 

Year (B):      1          Scripture:         Mark10:17-31                                   

 

Bible Memory Verse:           Go, sell what you own, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.  (Mark 10:21b).

 

Workshop

Concept

Teacher

1.      Temple

 

What it means to inherit eternal life – Treasure Hunt!

 

2.      Video

 

Affluenza – Identifying pro­blems of a materialistic life.

 

3.      Computer

 

Identifying the poor & what we have to share.

 

4.      Drama

 

Ways to follow Jesus

 

5.      Job Fair

 

Vocation: Work as a call­ing; a way to follow Jesus

Committee Plans. All ex­plor­­ers together in gym.

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES: 

·         The explorers will understand the many ways a job or career that one choses in life is a vocation, a calling in which we follow Jesus.

 

MATERIALS:

·         Booths

·         Puppets, Dramas, etc.

·         Food, Drinks, etc.

 

PLAN:

·         (Talk with explorers ahead of time and find out what they want to be)

·         Welcome all the explorers and go over memory verse.

·         Set up a job Fair with booths (Do on one Sunday with all the explorers)

o        Ask persons from all kinds of careers come and set up booths (include persons that have careers the explorers are interested in)

o        At each booth, have person bring things associated with their work

§         Have each person talk about their work and faith

§         Ask them to explain how they follow Jesus in their work

·         Break up with the workshop with skits, puppet shops, etc., on how our work (including school work) is a vocation or calling.  They are one way to follow Jesus.

·         Include some “career” game booths (pin the stethoscope on the doctor)

·         Close in prayer.  Thank God for the many ways we can follow Jesus.

 

ADAPTATIONS:

Children

Youth

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Job Fair Sunday!

Information for participants sharing their careers with our church

 

Date:  ______________

 

Time:  ______________

 

Place:  ______________________________

 

Thank you for helping us!  In the educational program at our church, we are exploring ways we can follow Jesus.  We a sponsoring a job fair in which we want our children and youth to experience the many ways they can follow Christ in their lives.  We believe that:

 

  1. Each career is a vocation, a calling to serve God.
  2. Whatever our work, at a job, as a student, or as a homemaker, we can follow Jesus in what we do

 

Therefore, please come and set up a booth with information on your work.  Please include:

  1. Examples of what you do, if applicable
  2. Pictures of where you work, etc.
  3. How you feel your work serves God
    1. This can include providing for a family, providing a product or service, etc.
    2. Also, what drew you to this line of work, etc.
  4. If possible, bring work that the children and youth can do during the fair as an example of what you do
  5. Do a demonstration, if possible, of your work
  6. Have fun!  Come up with your own ideas of what to share with the explorers.

 

If you have any questions, please call.  If you need special preparations, let us know a week or so in advance.  Thanks again for helping.

 

 

Job Fair

Ideas for things to include

 

1.      THE CAREER BOOTHS.  Ask a variety of persons from all sorts of careers to participate.  Look outside your church, too.  Interview the explorers ahead of time and include persons in careers that interest them.  Give persons willing to share their careers an information sheet like the one above.

 

2.      SKITS.  Take a break during the morning to see a skit or a puppet show.  You may want to use the skits the explorers put together in the drama center.  Maybe have the teachers come up with their own skit using the skit from the drama center.

a.      Puppet Show:  Have a puppet who is in school who frantically wants to follow Jesus.  This puppet could keep trying to take up the different careers s/he has seen at the job fair.  S/he could keep getting distracted by having to study for a test, having to help a fellow student, etc.  S/he could become frustrated that s/he has not been able to follow Jesus in one of the careers.  S/he finds out, though, that by being a student, by learning, helping, etc., s/he has followed Jesus.  School is her/his vocation for now.

b.      Other:  Clowning, litanies or other prayers, etc., could all break up the morning and allow some time for the whole group to focus their energies together.

 

3.      “CAREER” GAME BOOTHS.  Set up some game booths just for fun.  Some ideas you may want to develop:

a.      Pin the ______________ on the ____________ (e.g., vestment on the minister, etc.)

b.      Doctor Darts:  Have a balloons with a malady written on them.  Explorers get two or three darts to toss at the malady and cure it (pop the balloon).

c.      Race Driver: Have explorers pick a hot wheels type car and race them down parallel tracks. (Our church facility is about ¼ mile from a race track)

The idea is to have a few “just for fun” booths mixed in with the career booths.  Don’t put too many in!

 

4.      VENDORS!  Don’t forget the food! 

a.      Maybe make popcorn and put it in bags and have someone go around offering it like a vendor at a ball game.

b.      Include drinks and other snacks at the kitchen window or at food booths.