Kim Jessie at the Norfolk Area Baptist Association has some great advice for churches planning on hosting community outreach events, like sports camps, children’s activities, VBS, movie nights, etc. The hope is that we can build a bridge from the church to the community.
Here are some easy to do tips for a more successful bridge event:
- Have plenty of smiling volunteers to meet and greet participants and parents.
- Have volunteers prepared to start conversations with parents or other adults who bring children to the event.
- If you are outside for the camp, provide cold drinks, chairs, and shade for the adults who hang out and watch their children.
- Provide a glimpse of what happens in worship. This can be done with a song and a brief devotional message at some point during the event.
- Make sure everyone is personally invited to worship, Bible study, and other summer events.
- Encourage children’s Sunday School teachers, worship leaders, mission/Awana leaders to be present to meet and interact with the children and their parents.
May God richly bless all that is done in His name!
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