Ideas

Crossroads Church: Make Yourself at Home

“We have worked very intentionally to create a family home feel as we have grown from 300 to now 3,000.” -Pastor Matt Thrasher

Faith Assembly: Enter the Mission Field

Faith Assembly offers a range of ministries aimed at every age group and stage of life so people can encounter Jesus.

Fight Church: A Fighting Chance

“Here was a people group that wasn’t being served by any form of chaplaincy like many major sports have,” says Pastor Joshua Boyd, of the local MMA community. “And they needed care just like anyone else.”

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

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.