Try This: Serve as Designated Drivers

Enlist a team of volunteers from the church and use the church van to serve as a designated driver or free taxi service to take people home from local bars or after local festivals or summer events. Train church volunteers to converse with the people who are receiving a ride home and invite them to church.

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