Creatively Connecting w/ Your Community

I. Discovering Community Needs

1. Develop a community survey
2. Train Members how to survey
3. Organize data
4. Develop Ministries -> community focused? only do what you can do well and maintain
5. Church leaders should meet with

• local school administration
• Civic leaders
• other community leaders
• to discover other ministry opportunities.

II. Through Special Events

1. Mass evangelism - Movie Night, Youth Rally, Ministry Day
2. Multi-Site Events

• Felt needs events - parenting, marriage finances
• Focused events - sports clinics, teacher's day, public safety day
• Community events - parades

3. Covering Your City with Prayer

• pray for your neighbors, follow up and invite them to your church!

III. Discover Sources for New Ideas

Get on the mailing list or consistently visit the website of 10 churches you want your church to be like, or in similar cultures who are effectively reaching their community.

Books:
101 ways to outreach your community
Minister to others