Fifty Icebreaker Discussion Starters
One especially effective way to introduce a Sabbath School lesson discussion is also a valuable way to draw class members into a more closely knit fellowship. Here are 50 discussion starters that will get your class to share their feelings with one another. Some of them will necessitate more vulnerability among them; be sure not to try to discuss a topic that will make the group or any individual uncomfortable.
- Tell the group about two persons who had a great spiritual influence on you.
- Share one sad experience from your childhood.
- Why do you want to go to heaven?
- How do you plan on getting to heaven?
- Share a spiritual high and low point in your life.
- Share a time when you felt close to God.
- Share a time in your life when you were sure of God’s leading.
- Share what someone said or did recently that made you feel loved or appreciated.
- What prayer of yours was not answered in the way you requested?
- What do you least like about your appearance?
- What about your personality would you like to change?
- What do you most like about yourself?
- Describe God using only one word.
- List the three major reasons that you love God.
- What makes you think God loves you?
- In what way has God revealed His love to you this week?
- What would you like to do for God if you were not limited by lack of time, talent, or money?
- What most concerned you this week?
- What brought you the most joy this week?
- When did you last cry? Why?
- To what prayer did you recently receive an answer?
- To you, what are the three greatest benefits of knowing Jesus?
- What is the most painful change Jesus has asked you to make?
- If you had to be an animal, which one would you be? Why?
- What person living today would you like to know better? Why?
- What do like about spring?
- What do you like about summer?
- What do you like about autumn?
- What do you like about winter?
- What season of the year best describes your life right now? Why?
- Which is your least favorite day of the week? Why?
- What sport do you most enjoy? Why?
- If you knew a 7.5 earthquake were coming in ten minutes, what would you do?
- Excluding Jesus, who is your favorite biblical character? Why?
- What three things do you like most about Sabbath?
- What would you be if you had to change your profession or occupation?
- To what person did you feel closest as a child?
- Of the fruits of the Spirit (i.e., love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control), which do you least manifest?
- Of the fruits of the Spirit (i.e., love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control), which do you most manifest?
- To whom did you last express appreciation? For it?
- To what person would you like to say thank-you?
- Whom did you last hug? Why?
- What teacher have you most admired? Why?
- What minister do you most appreciate? Why?
- What was it that last caused you to be angry or upset?
- What color would you use to describe yourself? Why?
- If you could live the words of one sentence, what sentence would you choose?
- What would you buy if you could afford it?
- What is the first question you want to ask Jesus when you’re in heaven
- Tell about one of the most meaningful gifts you have ever received.
© 2006 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists