Fresh Ideas: 1,000 Ways to Grow a Thriving and Energetic ChurchColumnist and pastor's wife Diana Davis has been compiling new ways of conducting various church programs for decades--paying close attention to everything from how a church interior is best utilized to how congregations most effectively engage in community outreach.These creative methods are generously compiled in Fresh Ideas for Your Church, a handy guide to inspire "how your church does church." Featuring seventy-five unique categories and scores of ideas within each one, this resource will help everyone in the church from volunteers to the senior pastor.A sampling of topics: Baptism, Children's Area, Christmas, Fall Festival, Greeters, Library, New Member Assimilation, Prayer Ministry, Scripture of the Year, Sports Evangelism, Web Site, Youth, and more. |
Contents
Baptism | 4 |
Christian Citizenship Sunday | 102 |
Christmas Eve Service | 108 |
Church Facilities | 118 |
Clergy Appreciation | 124 |
Easter | 140 |
Fathers | 152 |
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