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.

Host an Art Walk: Northland Village Church

Nortland Village Church Taps Their Los Angeles Neighborhood’s Creativity by Hosting an Annual Art Walk

Try This: 6 Ways to Connect With Parents During VBS

Are you maximizing all the opportunities your VBS affords to meet and get to know parents?

Try This: 5 Summer Outreach Ideas

Use the summer months to connect with your community in and on the water near you.

Spring Cleaning for the Community

This spring, why not set aside a day to help clean up the community?

Mother’s Day: Shoutout to Moms

This Mother’s Day, acknowledge the wide continuum of mothering; help all women feel welcome, appreciated, seen and needed.

Recycling for Clean Water: Bear Creek Community Church

Bear Creek Community Church Uses Ongoing Community Recycling Project to Fund Clean Drinking Water

“No One Approached Me”—Lessons From a Mystery Visit

An unchurched person reports on an unannounced visit to a local church. Could it be yours?

Families for Foster Care: City of Grace

City of Grace and Other Arizona Churches Band Together to Meet Their State’s Foster Care Crisis