Act on the answers: ------------------- - How can I pray for you? - How can I support you? - How can I help you achieve your dream? - How can I help? - How can I love you better? - How can I be a better friend? - Is there anything I can do? Icebreakers: ------------ - If you had to be mauled to death by any animal, what animal would you choose? - What is one of your pet peeves? - If you could be an expert in one subject, what would it be? - If you could travel anywhere for three days, and money would not be an issue, where would you go and why? - What part of your time in elementary school do you wish you could incorporate into your life today? - Which Disney character's story does your life most resemble? - What's your favorite smell and why? - What completely safe animal are you inexplicably afraid of? - If you were famous, what would you most like to be famous for? - If you were president, how would you decorate the white house? - If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be? - If you had to endorse a brand, which brand would it be? - What fictional world would you most want to live in? - If you could turn the ocean into a liquid other than water, which one would you pick? - You've been dating a person for 2 years, and you're very much in love. One day, their feeling unwell and they go to a doctor. They recieve news that in 16 hours, both of their arms will turn into tentacles. Do you you continue with the relationship? - Tentacles are not slimy, do have suckers, and do not need to be kept moist. - What question do people always seem to ask you? - What topic could you give a lecture on without any preperation? - What was the most memorable gift you've received? - If you could have a video of any one event in your past, what event would you choose? - What's your favorite word to say? - What current trend do you hope will go on for a long time? - You have a 'you' store. When your friends do nice things, you give them 'YouBucks,' and they can spend them in your store. What 3 items does your store stock, what does your store smell like, and how can your friends earn 'YouBucks'? - If you can choose one superpower, what would it be and why? - Where is your favorite bathroom? - What's the longest time you've gone without pooping? Would you rather... ------------------- - Have leg sized fingers or finger sized legs? - Fight 100 duck sized horses or 1 horse sized duck? Group: ------ - Who is your craziest/most interesting relative? - What's the biggest unexpected blessing that you've recieved? - What are some small things that your friends do to make your day better? - When people come to you for help, what do they usually want help with? - What are you addicted to? - What was the best compliment you've received? - What do you like most/least about your family? - What is something you will NEVER do again? - What creation or accomplishment of yours are you most proud of? - What's the dumbest thing you've done that actually turned out pretty well? - What incredibly strong opinion do you have that is completely unimportant in the grand scheme of things? - If you could make a 20 second phone call to yourself at any point in your life past or future, when would you call and what would you say? - What's the craziest thing you've done, and would you do it again? - What classes are you taking next semester / What classes are you most excited for in your major? - Could you see yourself starting a company? What would you do? - What do you spend the most time doing when you're by yourself? - You're given a $500 Amazon gift card. You must spend it only on yourself, you can only buy one thing, and you must spend it today. What do you buy? - What type of music do you listen to? - What is the most random thing on your resume? - Where did you see God this week? - What would your ideal job be? (If you could be paid well to do anything productive, what would you do?) - If you could add one right to the Constitution/Bill of Rights, what would you add? Debate Starters: ---------------- - Is a hot dog a sandwhich? - Is everything a salad? - Is water wet? - Is cereal a soup? - Is chili a soup? - Are bats bugs? - How do you feel about peanut butter sandwiches in chili Personal: --------- - Tell me about your family (Family), what you do for fun (Fun), who you hang out with (Friends), and your testimony and/or beliefs (Faith). - How are you doing right now? - How were you doing earlier ? - Who is / was your most interesting friend? - What challenging thing are you working through these days? - What's the title of the current chapter of your life? - What do you regret not doing or starting when you were younger? - When people look at you, what do you think they see / think? - As you get older, what are you becoming more and more afraid of? - What would be some of the most annoying things about having yourself as a roommate? - What are you most insecure about? - What bridges do you not regret burning? - What are you afraid people see when they look at you? - What's the most surprising self-realization you've had? - What emotion do you experience the most? - What makes you feel super loved? - What is something that you wish more people knew about you? - What suffering have you witnessed? - What do you think makes me smile? - How do you see me / What do you think of me? - What was the best phase of your life? - What was the worst phase of your life? - What's an ideal weekend for you? - What's on your bucket list for this (school) year? - What do you think about when you're by yourself? - What's something that you always eat/drink/do when you're sick? - What enneagram type are you? - What are you thinking about? - What is a passion of yours, and why are you passionate about it? What do you spend a lot of time on when you're not doing school/work stuff? - When was the last time you cried, and why was it?