You will need to bring a soft ball like a beach ball, tennis ball, Nerf ball. Tell your group that you are going to throw the ball to someone and when they catch it they are to share one thing about himself. Then he throws the ball to someone else. That person must also tell something about herself. Play until everyone has gotten an opportunity to receive the ball at least once. Play at least ten minutes. If the group is new and people need to learn names, have them state their names and then one fact about themselves.
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Rick Howerton is a church consultant in the south-central region of Kentucky
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