Ideas

Trinity Baptist Church: Follow the Clues

The children’s ministry at Trinity Baptist Church in Kerrville, Texas, created a gospel-centered escape room that was a big hit.

25 Winter Outreach Ideas

This winter and holiday season, try these 25 idea starters to reach your community in creative ways.

Try This!: Winter Christian Outreach Ideas, Open Dinner Invitations at Easter and more

Embrace the spirit of Lent by fostering unity in your church. Find creative ways to connect ministries, reconcile relationships, and serve your community with these winter Christian outreach ideas.

Prepare to Plant: Church Prelaunch Communication

Build an Internet presence with your local community several months ahead of a church launch. Here’s how:

Progress Out of Poverty: Progressive Community Church

Progressive Community Church builds a beacon of hope in downturned Stockton, Calif.

Try This: Holiday Ministry Game Plan

Advent will be here before you know it. It's time to map out what the Christmas season will look like at your church.

Focused and Creative: Brazos Fellowship

Brazos Fellowship Uses Creative Methods to Attract Newcomers During Normally Slow Season

Try This: Be a Winter Refuge

When the temperature drops, open your church as a place for the homeless to warm up.

“A Lot of Innovative Ideas” — Lessons From a Mystery Visit

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

Heart of a Family: Blueprint Church

Blueprint Church leverages geography-based missional communities to turn neighbors into family. Here's how they do it.

Raising Funds for Shelter Families: St. John’s Episcopal Church in Ohio

How St. John's Episcopal Church in Lancaster, Ohio, addresses its community's fractured families and opiate addiction.