Ideas

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.

How to Create an Exceptional Church Video Streaming Experience

If you’re providing livestream, on-demand videos of your church services, you’re placing the world in a virtual front row seat in your worship space.

Idea Starter: Run for Charity

Plan a 5K for a cause or support runners with water and snacks at someone else's

Try This: Invite the Community to Be Healthy

Focus on health from a biblical perspective at a healthy living expo.

Idea Starter: Have Church Business Cards Printed

Ask church members to distribute business cards for the church around the neighborhood and with unchurched friends and acquaintances

Idea Starter: Make Newcomers Feel Genuinely Welcome

Try a handwritten note, a phone call or a personally delivered pie to thank them for their visit

Idea Starter: Don't Embarrass Your Visitors Who Arrive Late

Keep congregants from filling up back pews first by directing them to the front of the church first

Try This: Buy a Stranger’s Morning Newspaper

Purchase a rack's worth of papers at a convenience store.

Idea Starter: Take Small Groups Into the Public Sphere

Asking small groups to meet in public spaces increases your church's exposure and makes attending small groups more interesting

Try This: Give a Sick Child the Chance to Give to Others

Ask your local children's hospital if your church can run a "mobile store" where hospitalized children can "shop" for gifts for family.