Ideas

Mountain Life Church: Christmas Blessings

Mountain Life Church purchased Christmas trees from a local nursery at cost and organized a Christmas tree lot on church grounds.

Quay Church: Sled Dogs Over Show Dogs

The area’s unique demographics—theme park employees, young professionals, retirees and tourism workers—have led to a congregation with an eclectic mix of people.

Boyd Avenue Baptist Church: Open Invite

Some of the players on the women’s basketball team were initially reluctant to come until a woman from the congregation befriended them.

Doing Whatever It Takes to Reach the Lost

The pastor of Daybreak Church in Hudsonville, Michigan is committed to doing evangelism at any cost.

Empowering the Congregation to Make a Local and Global Impact

Sandy Hook UMC in Columbus, Indiana, has an impact that far exceeds its size. The secret? Decentralized funding.

Maryland Churches Team Up to Bring E-Readers to Zimbabwe School

Community UMC and Mt. Harmony-Lower Malboro UMC partner to deliver e-books to children across the world.

Try This: Start a Mentoring Ministry

Invest in the lives of kids without fathers by encouraging members to get involved.

Illinois Church Offers Ex-Cons Hope—and Purpose

River of Life Family Church offers ministry to help former prisoners get back on their feet.

5 Last-Minute Tips for VBS

How to make the days leading up to VBS more manageable, and possibly even more enjoyable.

How a Dying Texas Church Was Transformed Through Service

Numbers started growing at Living Proof Church once people saw that the church was helping their friends and neighbors.

A Father’s Day Lesson for Kids Without Fathers

For Father's Day, use these words to remind children of their heavenly Father.