Try This: Kick Your Annual Live Nativity Up a Notch

During Christmastime, put on a 20-minute outdoor dramatic depiction of Jesus’ birth, complete with live goats, sheep, a donkey and a camel. Go bigger, and set up an entire first-century Jerusalem marketplace, complete with Roman soldiers and townspeople discussing rumors of the birth of a King. Offer camel or donkey rides for kids and coffee, hot apple cider or hot chocolate to guests.

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The Timeless Whisper’s Been Here All Along

To a world on edge, defensive, and hurting, Christians have a responsibility to not only listen to God but also to speak Good News in a way that can actually be heard.

How to Leverage Existing Ministries for Outreach

“You could launch new outreach ministries without removing any existing ministries, increasing your budget or adding staff.”

Doing Unto Others

Davis maintains that ministry shouldn’t be about serving at church on a Sunday morning, because those people are already saved. Instead, it should be about doing ministry on the mission field and talking to people who are unchurched.