Some of you have asked for a description of the Challenge Circle. We apologize for not giving you a brief description of it. We have dubbed it the AWANA Circle on steroids. The Challenge Circle was created by Glen Schrieber (founder of Urban Impact Ministries) back in the early 90's. It was designed with the urban/ inner city in mind. All the activities take place around a large painted circle, that is broken into four pie-shaped sections. Each section has a color that has a meaning. Green- God Loves Me, Blue- All People Are Sinful, Red- Jesus Died For Me and Yellow- I Want Jesus To Be My Best Friend. Points are loosely given to teams that win various games, show good sportsmanship and are "hyped" (loud and excited). They also learn various cheers that they need to know when the head coach asks them. Examples include: HC- I am a KIDS- Champion, Stay in SCHOOL, Who's In the House? JESUS. With some of the cheers their are sometimes actions that go with them. We play that for about 45-50 minutes. Each team has team members that serve as line coaches, circle coaches and hype coaches. As you can imagine, it takes a lot of coaches and helpers to keep the energy level up as well as keep the kids engaged.
We hope this helps.
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