Seated in a circle of chairs, sitting on the floor, or even standing, while one circle of people faces outward towards a partner in a second circle of people facing inward. It’s a great face-to-face, heart-to-heart, and person-to-person experience with multiple uses.
After each discussion, shift one of the circles. “Outer circle move two spaces to the right.” Or “Inner circle move three spaces to your right.”
- Halloween
- Haircut
- Family gathering
- Class
- Teacher
- Music
- Religious experience
- Movie
- Feeling
- Food
- Travel experience
- Rule or Law
- Attempt at something new
- Trait about me
- Family
- Place to travel
- Childhood memory
- Time of year
- Sport
- Discussions
- Food I gag on…
- If an imaginary friend became real, I would want…
- Something I carry or wear that holds meaning is… because…
- Three favorite words that describe me are…
- My favorite technology is… Frustrating technology is…
- My least favorite haircut was…
- If I could win an award, it would most likely be for…
- If I didn’t have to sleep, what would I do with my extra time?
- One thing that takes up way too much of my time is…
- The grossest thing I tried to eat…
- My most unique relative is…
- If I were famous, it would most likely be for…
- If I got to endorse a brand, it would be…
- If I had a superhuman power, it would be the power to…
- If you looked in my closet or school locker…
- My “go to” snack food is…
- I procrastinate when it comes to…
- Three things I love to smell…
- If I gpt to choose the pizza toppings, they will be…
- My morning waking up routine…
- Education should focus on…
- In order for the church to survive…
- Peace can only happen when…
- People mostly think about God when…
- Three words that describes the whole human species…
- Human morals everyone should follow are…
- People with vastly different beliefs and cultures…
- A person who lives life to the fullest is…
- 42,000 religions. Christianity divided into 30,000 versions, probably because…
- In order to eliminate poverty…
- For a society, music, art, theater…
- In 1,000 years, people will…
- The best ways to help people in need are…
- The biggest waste of human energy is…
- Justifying the taking of a human life…
- Every human should have the rights of…
- Fertile soil for hatred is created when…
- Morality is decided by…
- The difference between knowledge and wisdom is…
- Faith in God comes from…
- My faith is…
- One of the deepest things I often think about is…
- I worry about…
- My life has been made better because of…
- I could be described as quirky because…
- Sometimes I don’t tell everyone… because I am afraid they might…
- I feel uncomfortable when…
- Something I carry or wear that holds meaning is… because…
- One thing that makes me very angry…
- A couple of important things on my bucket list are…
- I am passionate about…
- One thing I do to fit in is…
- I have a hard time with people when…
- Some things that make me anxious are…
- I feel most genuine, most real when…
- I feel I have to pretend, put on a mask, perform for people when…
- I used to believe… but now I…
- The last time I cried was because…
- Things that give me meaning, purpose, and hope are…
- I measure my own life by…
- Where are you from?
- Where else have called home?
- What do you like most about your neighborhood? Town? Area?
- If I considered moving there, what would you tell me?
- What do you enjoy doing in your free time?
- What are you most passionate about?
- How did your interest begin?
- What is most satisfying about…?
- What do you hope to do in the future with…?
- What is a favorite life experience or event?
- What life event has shaped you? Or defined who you are?
- What is something at your church, (school, family) that has challenged you?
- What has been most significant (exciting or meaningful)?
- Do you know…?
- Who is a person you think I would want to know? Why?
- Who is one of your favorite people?
- How did you meet…?
- What do you enjoy most about…?
- What is your favorite memory with…?
- What is your favorite place to get away to?
- Any travel adventures coming up?
- Any travel mishaps? Something that didn’t go as expected?
- What drew you to go there?
- What is the best thing about being your age? Most challenging?
- Who and how has someone of a different generation influenced your life and faith?
- What is an early memory of being included in your faith community? When did you hear or sense these words, “We need you!”
- Age groups are often separated from each other. What could happen if age didn’t divide us?
- What does your culture value about various ages? What do they not seem to value?
- When might people feel dismissed, ignored, or not valued because of their age? Do you?
- In what ways might an age gap be beneficial to our church? A hindrance?
- What is unique about the people in your age group?
- What has influenced values and interests of your generation?
- What stereotypes do people have about various generations?
- How does your generation feel about church? Relevant? Trusted? Important?
- What does your church need to hear from your generation? What is your generation looking for?
- What are the advantages of being in your age group? Disadvantages?
- What types of things are people in your age group looking forward to? Hopes? Dreams?
- What is some of the favorite music of your age group?
- How does worship connect or disconnect people in your age group?
- How does your congregation assist people of every age to discover and use their gifts in Christ’s service?
- What are some of the opportunities already present in your congregation for all of the generations to gather together?
- Where are there opportunities to build relationships across the generations?
- How might your congregation be more intentional in linking the generations in worship, learning, service, and building community?
- Include one prayer experience as you conclude your circle.
- Use the whole circle time to share prayers with various people.
- NOTE… many of the ideas found in the CANDLE TIME prayer kit <CLICK> could be used for this.