Lock-In, Overnight Event Hints

LOCK-IN, OVERNIGHT EVENT HINTS. I will be real I had not done a lock-in or an overnight event in many years until a few years ago at a previous church. It was a multi-church event, and it was good.

I am currently not planning one any time soon again.  I have various reasons why to be shared in a different post.

However, I know some of you are obsessed with them. I get questions all the time about them. People are looking for games, ideas, and basic survival tips.  So here it is (by request), real “Lock In, Overnight Hints & Hacks…

• Plan the Event With Students In Mind & For Them. 
• Have a 6 to 1 Ratio of Students to Leaders.
• Keep Moving Yourself and Everyone; Get Out of the Building, If You Can. 
• You: Do Not Sleep.
• You: Do Not Sit Down. 
• Have a Schedule; Stick to the Schedule. 
• You: Do Not Over-Caffeinate or Over Sugar; you Will Crash.  
• You: Eat a Healthy, Balanced Meal Before The Night Begins. 
• Keep the Lights On and Bright
• Keep it Cool…Literally, Drop the Temperature on the Thermostat; It will Keep You & Your Group Awake.,  
• You: Get a Good Nights Rest the Night Before. 
• Remember, it is a Marathon, Not a Sprint (*Like Everything Else in Ministry)