Youth Retreat Theme Ideas
It is important that you create a theme for your next youth retreat that targets the age group you are working with and is relevant to your particular group.
You should also consider the socioeconomic level of your target group and plan a retreat accordingly. It does no good to plan a wonderful experience that the families you are working with are economically unable to afford unless you also provide fundraising or scholarship opportunities.
Selecting a youth retreat theme is very important, and once you have selected that theme, consider scheduling your retreat at Tekoa Retreats in Hendersonville, NC.
Benefits of Selecting an Effective Youth Retreat Theme
There are many benefits to your youth group if you have successfully planned and implemented a youth retreat. A few of these benefits are described here to reflect on as you decide on a theme.
- A youth retreat gets you away from the ordinary, everyday routine.
- A youth retreat can offer a place for you to enjoy God’s creation.
- Building relationships.
- A youth retreat can bring personal, spiritual, emotional, and physical refreshment.
- A youth retreat will impact your relationship with Jesus.
Before selecting a theme for the retreat, consider listing goals you wish to accomplish with your youth. Are you primarily focusing on building relationships within the group? Are you developing a week-long discipleship training course, or are you focusing on developing future youth leaders within your organization?
One focus on selecting a theme is to concentrate on biblical training ideas that you wish to share.
NIne Discipleship Youth Retreat Themes
Before selecting a biblical theme for your next youth retreat, it is imperative that you spend time in prayer and allow God to lead you in the direction that God wishes for you to go. You should prayerfully consider the spiritual and emotional needs of your youth group. You should already know the relevant challenges they are facing and their level of spiritual maturity and plan accordingly.
Here are nine themes that have worked well in the past to help with your own creativity.
- God and the Royal Inheritance (Ephesians 1 and 2) Did you know you are a child of God? What does that really mean? God constantly reminds us that we are His children, and that means we are heirs of God—princes and princesses. What does it mean to be royalty for the Kingdom of God on Earth?
- Legacy (Psalms 78, Genesis 11-21) You aren’t the first person on Earth, and it’s not likely you’re the last. What you do now affects the future—whether your personal life ten years from now or generations to come. What kind of legacy are you going to leave behind for the future? In fact, what is a legacy, and what does any of that have to do with you?
- Relentless in the pursuit of God (Isaiah 40:31. Hebrews 12) It’s easy to put a pause on your relationship with God. Everyone has done it. God desires a relationship with you—for you to be able to pursue Him because your love for Him is great. What does it mean to truly pursue God, even amidst life happening, chaos, heartbreak, and our most joyous moments? How can you stay relentless, willing to fight for what God has for you?
- Limitless (Mark 10:27, Ephesian 3) With God, all things are possible. What does that mean for you—in the world you live in? Stop putting limits on what you can do—don’t put God in a box because He’ll break it! What does it truly mean to be limitless?
- What it means to be a Christian/Living like Christ (The Gospels) Christianity seems to be different depending on the person you’re talking to, but what does Jesus Himself say about it? How can you be more Christ-like in your actions, not just what you say you’re going to do?
- Who am I? (1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4:11-13, Matthew 28:16-20) This is a question everyone has asked at some point in their lives, and yet many people turn to wrong answers to help them find a career or something handy they can do with their lives. God has created you for His Purpose, but what does that purpose have to do with you? He created you with numerous gifts for Heaven and Earth, but what do they have anything to do with what the heck you’re supposed to be doing?
- God’s Greatest Heroes (Stories of Gideon, David, and Moses) Who are the heroes of the Bible? Tales of the greatest men who ever lived include… a shepherd? The weakest dude of the weakest tribe who hid inside a bush so no one could find him? Sure… How come God chose these people to lead His people? What did their relationship with and confidence in God have to do with any of that? What does that mean for us?
- How to Change the World / Here I Am—Send Me (Isaiah 6:8, Matthew 28:16-20) The world can be changed—one person at a time. It starts with you. As you are created new in Christ, you get to share the word and spread the Gospel to the rest of the world. Being a world changer is real, and you can step up to the task should you choose to do so.
- Having a Friend in God (John 15:15, Psalms of David) God is more than your Lord and Father. He is your Friend—Helper to those who call on Him. You have a relationship with Him, but are you allowing Him to be more than a figure, in the distance, in your life? Get intimate with God—understand Him and the mystery around Him.
Tekoa Retreats in Hendersonville, NC: Excellent Facility for Your Youth Retreat
Now that you have developed a youth theme for the retreat, you should take advantage of the wonderful facilities at Tekoa Retreats in Hendersonville, NC, as a destination. Tekoa Retreats offers excellent facilities for groups of up to 300 individuals, including abundant outdoor activities for the youth. If you are interested in scheduling a youth retreat, check out Tekoa Retreats in Hendersonville, NC.