Mission Ideas

INTRODUCTION

The dawn of a new year brings with it a sense of new beginnings and untold possibilities for the

future. People look ahead to ways they can improve themselves, their communities, their nation and

their world with a heightened level of hope and optimism.

Amid this environment, your church has the potential to accomplish great things for the Lord—

to elevate a community; to build lasting relationships with local schools; to reach least-reached

people groups; to make a profound difference in the lives of those in need and looking for answers.

What will outreach look like for you and your church in 2013? We’ve compiled 13 fresh outreach

ideas for you to consider. Some are multistep processes; others are events or initiatives you may

have heard of or tried before, only with a new or unique twist. As your church adapts and engages

with these ideas and suggestions, our hope and prayer is that congregants will start to understand

what it means to carry out the mission of Jesus (missio Dei)—both inside and outside church walls,

wherever they are.

With this overarching goal, these ideas have the potential to take root, augment, gain strength

and start to transform your church, local community and our world in 2013 and beyond. We hope

they surprise and change not only your people, but more importantly those in your sphere of influence who need to hear and see the love of Jesus in demonstrative, meaningful ways.

We’d love to hear how these ideas impact your church and community. Tell us your stories of how

you adapted them for your context. Email us at TellUs@OutreachMagazine.com. For more ideas

and information on becoming and being a church on mission, go to OutreachMagazine.com.

For Outreach resources for churchwide curriculum and campaigns, click here.

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INSIDE YOUR CHURCH

If you’re not intentional about the things you do and say inside your church to cultivate a missional DNA, you’ll likely fall short when trying to make a difference outside your church....