Idea Starter: Greet Your Neighbors

Feb. 7 is sometimes observed as “Greet Your Neighbors Day.” Help your church attendees get to know their neighbors and serve them in the process. Encourage them to welcome new residents, take cookies to neighbors or perform other random acts of kindness. Provide attendees with invitation cards they can use to invite neighbors to church.

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Mind, Body and Soul of a Pastor

“Ministry is sacred, but it is also human, done by people with limits, wounds and a nervous system that can only take so much.” —Mark Mayfield

City Church: ‘It’s Worth Being a Little Uncomfortable’

Because we have been a church plant with steady growth, we have always had to be very openhanded and very open to change.

Pantano Christian Church: A Change of Life

Making people feel welcome is everyone’s job. Pantano sees a wide diversity in the congregation across nearly every demographic: ethnicity, race, socioeconomic, etc.