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.

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