{"id":5448,"date":"2014-03-05T15:26:21","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T20:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/?p=5448"},"modified":"2014-03-05T15:27:21","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T20:27:21","slug":"the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate\/2014\/03\/05\/the-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of finding yourself the target of all those messy, muddy, mucky games your students thoroughly enjoy? <i>The Challenge<\/i> allows you to capture the energy of those crowd-pleasing competitions without the nuisance of cleaning up!<\/p>\n<p>Hosted by veteran youth pastor Kurt Johnston, these 20 video-based contests will engage and entertain your students. The concept is simple: Your group will watch the premise and setup for each game and guess the outcome or results\u2014and then watch it all unfold!<\/p>\n<p>Each video features a contestant competing in a wide range of imaginatively wild and zany pool challenges, outdoor challenges, and gym challenges, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How many frozen fish can the contestant get out of the pool in two minutes\u2014using only his mouth?<\/li>\n<li>How far can the contestant slide on a chocolate-covered sheet of plastic?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the total distance the contestant can hit five objects that are tossed his way?<\/li>\n<li>How long will it take the contestant to go around cones three times\u2014once in a burlap sack, once on a skateboard, and once on a pogo stick?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You&#8217;re intrigued, aren&#8217;t you? You can&#8217;t wait to watch these for yourself, can you? If the government issued an Addictive Fun seal of approval, <i>The Challenge<\/i> would be the first item on the list! Let it fuel the embers of enthusiasm and competition in your youth ministry!<\/p>\n<p>Each video consists of an Apple QuickTime or Windows Media Player file to drop into your visual media player for easy integration into your program. Check it out!<\/p>\n<p>Part One:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/youtu.be\/T3IemSMg268<\/p>\n<p>Part Two:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/youtu.be\/g4t5NfX4PW8<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ywupdate?moderation_action=report_form&#038;object_type=post&#038;object_id=5448&#038;width=250&#038;height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of finding yourself the target of all those messy, muddy, mucky games your students thoroughly enjoy? 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