My family and I love to play board, card, and dice games. There is at least one game on my Christmas list every year. Though we all enjoy the bonding time and delicious snacks, it seems to me that my family has the most fun when they team up against me. While I prefer strategic games like Settlers of Catan, Risk, and Ticket to Ride, my wife enjoys simpler games like Mexican Train Dominos and Yahtzee. And when we play cooperative games like Pandemic or Escape Room the Game, I am often amazed by our genuine selflessness and impressed by our collective ingenuity to solve the challenges of the game.

It is not surprising then that I fell in love with Teen Bible Quizzing. In addition to the Bible study, disciple-making, and spiritual growth this ministry offers, the game appeals to my fondness for strategy and teamwork.

Yet at times home study or team practices can get routine or even boring. And if you are bored, you are not learning. To keep everyone engaged, it is good to add a little variety every now and again.
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With the goal of making reviewing at home and team practices fun and engaging, playing Tribute: The Youth Bible Quiz Board Game just might do the trick (assuming, of course, you enjoy board games as much as I do). Now you can review at home without it feeling like you are studying. Or play it during a team practice to keep practices from getting stale. In addition, the beauty of this game is that it is different every time you play. The types of questions are in a different order every game and you decide in advance from which chapter or chapters you want questions asked. There are 2 versions available: physical game board or a print-your-own version.
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While some of the board games I like to play are so complicated that they take hours to learn, this game is so simple that you can learn how to play almost faster than you can set it up.

​​In my business, I’ve observed that a solid strategy to recognize outstanding achievements results in stronger engagement, increased employee morale, and lower turnover. In quizzing terms, think of those as stronger relationships, increased enthusiasm, and fewer dropouts. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Well, it’s not as easy as it seems. You need to find the right recognition program that fits the values and culture for your church or District quiz program - and it can change each season.

Given that more than half of my District is brand new to quizzing this year, I decided to focus less exclusively on rewarding performance and to start celebrating accomplishments. We aren’t quite large enough to have separate Novice and Experienced divisions, so finding a way to encourage the new quizzers while the Experienced quizzers likely dominate the standard awards was imperative.

​The aim of Bible Quizzing is to become an avenue of meaningful Bible study, fellowship, discipleship, mentoring, mission, and exciting Christian competition. So this year we are celebrating quizzers and teams for their spectacular effort, great results, and inspirational support in ways that align with these values.
 
Celebrating success is fun and energizing and shows students that their efforts are being seen by the leaders and by their peers.
 
Your quizzers are your best recruiters. If they come home excited and equipped with fun stories and loot in honor of their accomplishments, you can be sure they will tell others either in person on their social media accounts.
 
So if you are looking to modify or refresh your own quizzing program, here are some award ideas you can use.