Outreach Ideas for the Growing Church

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Outreach Ideas for the Growing Church

• By
• Dr. Tom Cheyney

www.PlanterDude.com www.BoomerangChurches.com Face
book Church Revitalization Network
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Outreach Ideas

• 1) Who do you already have?
• Military families
• College students
• Senior citizens
• Immigrants/Internationals
• Dog lovers
• Artists/Musicians
• Special needs children
• Foster children

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Outreach Ideas

• 1) Who do you already have?
• Deaf/Blind
• Etc.
• A) Photographic memory
• Offer free photos for community events and post
  on church website, which also displays the
  gospel.
• B) A worship/praise team
• Play secular music during community events and in
  public businesses.

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Outreach Ideas

• 1) Who do you already have?
• C) Baseball coaches
• Teach character through baseball create baseball
  training center applies to other sports as well.
• D) Cooking
• Huge interest in cooking shows right now offer
  classes for healthy cooking.

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Outreach Ideas

• Who do you already have?
• E) Auto Repair
• Take non-working, but repairable cars and fix
  them to give to needy families. Men can also
  mentor troubled teens by teaching them how to fix
  cars.
• F) Oil change ministry
• Oil change ministry to single mothers also offer
  car advice.

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Outreach Ideas

• Who do you already have?
• G) Cycling club
• H) Techy people
• Free computer repairs/tutoring for senior
  citizens.
• I) Free babysitting service
• J) Free translators for multi-ethnic community

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Outreach Ideas

• Who do you already have?
• K) Empower ethnic leaders
• Ethnic leaders are encouraged to start ministries
  on the campus of the church in order to reach
  ethnic communities.
• L) Migrant worker ministry
• Greet workers with basic hygiene products,
  shuttle services, etc.

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Outreach Ideas

• 2) What do you already have?
• A) Wireless internet access
• Free wireless internet access, even during
  service times.
• B) Hire unbelieving construction workers
• Church members must minister to construction
  workers all week long given a Bible must attend
  a devotional with pastor meals are provided.

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Outreach Ideas

• 2) What do you already have?
• C) Chairs
• Offer free folding chairs to the community.
• D) Sermon series
• 3x a year, design a sermon series for outreach.
  Needs-based sermons. Kick off series with a big
  event.
• E) VBS
• Re-package VBS free day camp. Publicize in
  local schools.

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Outreach Ideas

• 2) What do you already have?
• F) Races/Marathons
• Host carb-breakfast the day of carb-dinner the
  night before. Offer water throughout the race.
• G) Prison ministry
• Drive families/friends to prison for visitation.
  Offer transition ministry.
• H) Faith football
• Host a Monday night football gathering Bible
  study at half-time.

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Outreach Ideas

• 2) What do you already have?
• I) Literacy ministry
• Have current and retired teachers tutor children
  and adults. Offer free shuttle service.
• J) Book club
• K) After-school tutoring
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Outreach Ideas

• 3) Be their Christ in the crisis.
• Your church should be the hub of help in the
  community.
• A) Be a Red Cross station in the case of a
  crisis.
• B) Provide free counseling.
• C) Be active in helping area schools on an
  ongoing basis painting, picking up trash, etc.
• D) Have church members trained in disaster relief.

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Outreach Ideas

• 3) Be their Christ in the crisis.
• E) Minister to those suffering from post-trauma
  affects.
• F) Offer free training courses for times of
  disaster.

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Outreach Ideas

• 4) Transitions of life.
• A) Offering help to those who have recently moved
  to the community.
• Can be as easy as creating welcome baskets for
  member to take to their new neighbors church
  brochures are also included. Give welcome mat
  with church brochure.
• B) New parent classes
• C) Career/job center
• D) Financial counseling

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Outreach Ideas

• 4) Transitions of life.
• E) Divorce care/counseling ministry
• F) Post-abortion ministry
• G) Pre-marital counseling
• Can even pair engaged couples with older couples
  to be mentored before the wedding and during
  their first year together.
• H) Parents of teens in crisis class
• I) Leaping from high school to college class

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Outreach Ideas

• 4) Transitions of life.
• J) Grief recovery

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Outreach Ideas

• 5) Miscellaneous ideas
• A) Web sites
• Is your web site friendly?
• B) Give really big visitor gifts makes them
  easily identifiable.
• C) Short-term missions
• D) Comedy nights
• E) Rescue the rescuers
• Deliver food staples to local fire station, as
  well as offering 1 cooked meal a week and
  counseling.

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Outreach Ideas

• 5) Miscellaneous ideas
•  F) Adopt a school program
•  G) Movies
• Offer free movie nights for community.

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Outreach Ideas for the Growing Church

• By
• Dr. Tom Cheyney

www.PlanterDude.com www.BoomerangChurches.com Face
book Church Revitalization Network