Ideas

Oak Park Church: Outreach in the City

Rather than solely coming alongside communities following major natural disasters, the church decided to use the ministry’s life-saving—and life-giving—equipment year-round.

First Baptist Leesburg: More Than Sunday Morning

“We minister to the broken people in our community through many ministries, and we attract a lot of people who want to join our church because of our ministries,” says Art Ayris, executive pastor of administration at First Baptist.

Evangel Church: Never Stop Serving

Last year, Evangel started a church two hours away inside the largest women’s prison in New York. A pastor and a team go every Thursday to share a message, preach and lead worship for the prisoners.

Freestyling Fun

The riders and onlookers, who represent all different ages, aren’t very different from the people who attend Freedom Hill Church.

An Ice (Cream) Breaker

The church gutted one of their vans to convert it into an ice cream truck.

Finding the Balance

Our guest engagement begins before they even think about going to church.

Timely Team Up

Church members from all three churches purchase goods they probably would have bought elsewhere anyway, except now their money is poured back into uplifting the community. 

A Small Church with Big Plans

First Baptist raised a pickleball net and 40 people from across the community came to play within the first two weeks.

Church Without Walls

“This outreach is an opportunity to add some walk to our talk and be partakers, not just spectators,” remarks Gregory, who feels privileged to witness people move into a personal relationship with the living God.

Taking the Next Step for New Parents

The church targets new parents in particular by handing out personal hygiene products, diapers, onesies and baby formula.

3 Benefits of Your Church Having an App

All you need to know is that a church app may just be the game-changing tool you never knew you needed.