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.
Author: Heather Schnese
Finding the Balance with Personal Engagement
Our guest engagement journey centers on personal engagement before they even think about going to church.
From Attraction to Connection
We do old-school visitations. Once a month we will go and make a home visit in teams of two or three. We bring a gift bag to the door of someone who has already visited our church.
Rocket Pops and Disciples
Every Sunday is different. We celebrate Rocket Pops and Disciples as part of our community rituals, including cupcakes or cookies on Sunday mornings.
Start With Serving
Start with serving: We’re very intentional about providing quality opportunities for people to serve and to make a difference in our community. Through that we have a lot of success in getting new people connected to the life of the church.
‘Together We Church’
The Lord gave me two words: together we. After that, we penned our mission statement out of Together We: Together we are a reaching, discipling, sending church impacting generations for Christ. This sentiment shapes our identity as a together we church.
Intentionality Is Key
We’re very intentional about being welcoming and friendly. I tell people on Sunday mornings at the end of the services, “If you’re our guest, I’d like to meet you.” And so I go to the hospitality room and meet people every week.
Multiplication Through Service
We didn’t know it at the time but it turns out we were training our leaders right there. It was an opportunity for discipleship through serving we hadn’t anticipated, and we ended up serving 3,000 meals per day after that.
5 Evangelism Tips for Your Small Group
Simple and quick exercises added to small-group meetings can encourage people to take their faith stories into the community.
Getting Honest About Mental Illness in Church
Jarrid Wilson, church leaders, and the specter of mental illness