Photo Shoot Outreach
What would you think of an outreach event that attracted 50% of your normal worship attendance as visitors? I want to tell you about such a plan. One of the things I am going to love about pastoring is the opportunity to experiment with ideas. Anyone who knows me knows I am an idea guy. I love ideas. I never met an idea I didn't like. In my old life I only got to smile about ideas. Now, I get to experiment with ideas and see if they work. The good ones I will pass along to you. Most ideas don't work. I was in a church once that was having lots of visitors. I asked them how they attracted so many visitors. "Banners" was the pastor's brief reply. They were on a busy street. They had a pile of seasonal banners. Seasonal, but not dated. So, they would put up a banner for two weeks, then have nothing for two weeks. Then, a different banner for two weeks, and take it down for two weeks. This was one pastor's explanation for lots of visitors. I ...