Role Playing
Everyone takes on a character within a given situation and discusses a topic from that character's perspective with a partner.
- Players
- 2–100
- Ages
- 12+
- Time
- 25 min
- Prep
- Some
- Equipment
- None
Before the session
- Think of a situation or scenario to act out
How to play
Give the group a scenario and boundaries for their characters (e.g. someone listening to the Sermon on the Mount). Each person creates their character's identity: occupation, family, background. Once everyone has a character, split into pairs and give everyone a discussion question to answer in character. Repeat with new questions or new pairs.
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