Ideas

100 Creative Ministry Outreach Ideas for Every Size, Budget, and Neighborhood

100 creative ministry outreach ideas that will work in your church — from community events and compassion ministries to online engagement and family outreach.

Morningside Bible Church: Biker Sunday

“We’re trying to establish relationships. We think that if [bikers returning to our church] didn’t happen this year, then maybe they’ll come back next year, feel more comfortable, and then come out for something else.” —Motorcycle enthusiast Duane Kraayenbrink

The Greatest Youth Church in the World

Explore how Heart of God Church in Singapore empowers youth to lead, serve, and disciple peers with intentional community and relational discipleship.

How to Really Be a Church Where All Are Welcome

Lead Pastor Jim Burgen shares how to get people to relax and stay to figure out their relationship with God

Pooling Resources to Support Global Missions: St. Delight Pentecostal Church in South Carolina

How St. Delight Pentecostal Church in Little River, S.C., sends its pastor to Kenya multiple times on missions

How to Encourage the Gift of Time for Service

How a small New Jersey church connects its people with opportunities to serve

On This Rock: Rock City Church

Rock City Church: “We have one mission, and that is to reach the unchurched and awaken the spiritually restless to love God and love people.”

Engaging in International Ministry With the Community: The Community Church in New Jersey

How The Community Church in Harrington Park, N.J., engages the community with hands-on international service

Idea: Simplify Your Website

How to keep your church's website from becoming a time-management monster

Uniting With Other Local Churches for Outreach: Cross Pointe Community Church in Georgia

How Cross Pointe Community Church in Aragon, Ga., demonstrates Jesus' love to its community in a no-pressure way

New Beginnings at Legacy: #3 Fastest-Growing Church

Read about what the nation's #3 Fastest-Growing Church does to reach and retain new believers, and as a result, grow the kingdom for Christ.