Making the Most of “Come & Go” Events

March 9, 2010 – 7:49 am

Many churches offer “come & go events” in spring. Lots of them! Easter breakfast. Mother’s Day teas and Father’s Day donut gatherings after services. Graduation and Confirmation receptions. Sunday school staff meet & greets.
Honoring members in this way is a good idea. But how could you step the value up from merely good to great, [...]

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By Jane Fryar | Posted in Encouragement, Encouraging Volunteers, Graduation, Lent/Preparing for Easter, Ministry, Visitors | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Sweet, Free Help for Your Children’s Valentine’s Day Party

January 13, 2010 – 9:26 am

Did you know that February 14 falls on Sunday in 2010? Have you considered ways you might “seize the day” for the children’s ministries in your church? Maybe you’ve been thinking about it, but aren’t quite sure what to do. Or perhaps you find yourself knee-deep in the planning process.
In either case, you may want to consider the [...]

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By Jane Fryar | Posted in Children's ministry, Free Resources, Ministry, Valentine's Day, Visitors | Comments (0)

Two Easy Outreach Ideas for Summer

May 19, 2009 – 4:37 pm

Here are two easy outreach ideas you can use right now as you reach out to people in your community with the Gospel of our Savior:

Use the addresses in your guest book from the last two or three months to create a mailing list and announce plans for summer Sunday school and VBS. Send a [...]

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Contacting Easter Visitors–Now & in the Future

April 14, 2009 – 5:24 am

Happy Easter Season!
 
At our church we had more visitors than usual for Easter worship. We especially noticed a lot of families with young children. What happened at your church? Did you have more visitors than usual, as well? Did you hear any thought-provoking comments from your visitors? As you look back on your preparations for [...]

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By Jane Robinson | Posted in Easter, Ministry, Outreach/Evangelism, Pastor, Visitors, Witnessing | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (2)