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.

Loving Through Laundry: Freedom Church

Freedom Church in California Makes a Local Impact in a Laundromat

Make Mother’s Day More Meaningful

12 idea-starters to reach women on this special holiday

Try This: Show Love and Support to Young New Moms

Assemble new-baby supply baskets for clients of a nearby crisis pregnancy center

Try This: Distribute Butterfly Chrysalises During Good Friday Services

Butterflies inside chrysalises distributed during Good Friday services can emerge on Easter Sunday, if you time it right.

Try This: Provide Sleeping Mats to the Homeless

Transform plastic grocery bags into a practical, helpful commodity.

5 Hints for Guest Follow-Up

Use this checklist to assure a second visit.

6 Steps to a Facebook Ad

How to leverage the social media site for your church

Keeping Small Groups Evangelistic

How to maintain an evangelistic focus in your small-group ministry.