Practical Ways to Show People Jesus
Michael Lukaszewski has posted “40 Ways You Can Invite People to Church”. We’ve reprinted them below:
You don’t need me to organize it…you and your Home Group, class or friends can just do it.
- Grill out for the employees of a company or business.
- Set up a party trailer, which includes a grill, moonwalk, helium tank and balloons, video games, chairs, etc. at any community events.
- Dress up like a Star Wars character wherever there are people and take pictures with kids and families. Give them a special invite card with the location they can download the picture. You will have a blast and invite a bunch of people to church.
- Tailgate at high school football games. Give away hot dogs and invite people.
- Set up a moonwalk at a local park while events are happening.
- Volunteer at community runs and bike races
- Hand out beverages at an Uptown Greenville event
- Give out hand warmers with the Harmony logo (email hello@harmonydc.com) at winter events like the Christmas parade
- Do a free oil change or car inspection in a public parking lot
- Hang out with people at the UFC fights shown on every TV in town
- Host a block party for your neighborhood.
- Provide “full service” at a local gas station – wash windows and leave a car freshener
- Show free family movies at a park or your backyard
- Help local schools with their fall festivals. Instead of re-creating the wheel, just help a school make their event better.
- Take professional pictures at local school talent shows
- Visit a nursing home
- Take a couple of hours and put out door hangers in your neighborhood or apartment complex.
- Go put invite cards on car windshields. Try not to get arrested…that keeps it fun.
- Be intentional about coaching a kids sports team.
- You and your kids set up a lemonade stand.
- Have a free garage sale…give away things and invite people to church
- Do a free car wash
- Walk around a neighborhood and collect canned food. Invite people to church while asking for food.
- Hand out helium balloons at special events
- Get a truck, ladder and a bunch of light bulbs and walk around and ask people if they need light bulbs changed.
- Set up a bounce house at the movie theater when a big kids movie premiers. Or in front of another store. Managers are often open to anything that draws attention to their store.
- Put out road signs on the weekend
- Put a giant leaf sign in the back of your truck. Politicians do it – our cause is way more important!
- Custom order Harmony Church silly bandz
- Enter a float in one of the parades. Walk along side it and give away candy and invites.
- Take breakfast to school teachers. Simply email the principal and ask if you can do it, set a day, and make it happen.
- Get a giant backpack sprayer and offer to spray for bugs in people’s homes. It might seem strange, but what a great way to talk to someone and invite them to church.
- Salt driveways when it ices during the winter.
- Help with field days at a local elementary school. What school wouldn’t appreciate volunteers?
- Take food to fire stations. Let them know you appreciate them and that they are always welcome at your church.
- Valet cars when a school has an open house.
- Provide childcare for high school graduations.
- Cook team meals before home games at local sporting events
- Pass out candy and invites at your own house on Halloween for actual kids, or downtown where hundreds of “children” come to “trick or treat” every year.
- Start a BBQ Cookoff
Better yet…come up with your own idea, get your friends or group involved, and make it happen. Let us know how we can help.
