Event IdeAs
The mission week is about you doing something to reach your community with the gospel. But to help you get thinking, here’s 30 ideas for building community relationships, sparking conversations and sharing the good news.
- Worship by the Station – whether it’s a Gospel choir or a guitarist with a couple of friends, or just a recording, take the message to the stations. If we could do this for two hours in the morning and again in the afternoon at peak hours, we’d be saturating London in worship as people start/finish their commute!
- Car wash – It’s an old favourite, but on a sunny day is great fun and a good way to serve. Mobilise the congregation to bless the street and remember to share why you’re doing it!
- Ceilidh/ Barn Dance – a great event for bringing young and old together in an evening of jovial dance.
- Prayer Couch – head out onto the street with a couch and a simple sign saying ‘FREE PRAYER’. Then offer those that take a seat prayer. Simple.
- Ice Cream Give-Away – nip to the cash and carry and get the cool boxes ready. Then hit the streets with a free ice cream on a hot day and demonstrate the love of Jesus practically.
- Worship Flash mob – hit the streets and creatively spark faith conversations.
- Pampering session – give the ladies a chance to relax in an ambient space and be looked after with massages and facials.
- Social action – Show the community you care: clean up, repaint, make a stand for the change you need to see. Better still, do it with them!
- 5-a-side – Competitions for all ages, works well as part of a fun day or as a stand-alone event.
- Choir from scratch – invite people to come for a day of workshops with a talented conductor and produce a piece in a day to perform in the evening.
- Word Up – find some creative ways to communicate the Gospel with stories and hit the streets.
- Pottery Session – Buy some clay and let everyone have a go and create something to take home. A good family event!
- Quiz Night – hall, a quiz master, a prize: job done!
- Mini Olympics – Olympic sports on a mini scale in your local park. For kids or grown-ups.
- Get to know your heritage tour – get out the town archives and see if you can help a few people find out something new about their history. A great opportunity to share about some of the Christian history too.
- Acoustic nights – a pub or a coffee shop after hours make ideal locations for an acoustic night with a couple of performances from people in your church.
- Film night – maybe a big screen movie and discussion. Just make sure you’ve got the correct licences and don’t forget the popcorn.
- Lectures – get an expert to talk about a current or challenging issue that touches on the Christian faith.
- Exhibitions – gather the artists and involve your local community, setting up somewhere to exhibit their work. And include some Christian artists who can share about their work.
- Story Night – invite the community to share a short story and finish off the evening with couple of parables. A great space for deeper conversations to flow.
- Meditation Space – host a meditation space with calming Christian music and reflective prayers.
- Fashion show – partner with the local charity shops and set up a catwalk! A great way to explore themes of fair trade and God’s heart.
- Cooking Challenge – whether it’s a bake off or an opportunity to learn to cook authentic Indian food, the skills God’s given you will help you connect with the community.
- Console Competition – load up the switch and find out what is fastest on Mario cart who is the local FIFA champion.
- Live Theatre – whether it’s in house or getting in a Christian Theatre Co, share the news with some theatrics.
- Photo marathon – make a list of things to photograph and send people out on a race around your town. Who can get the most creative photos in the shortest time?
- Bible Give away – a table, some Bibles and sign saying FREE. And remember to offer to read it with those who take one!
- Charity Mile – invite the community to run a mile and raise sponsorship in support of a local charity.
- Team challenge – an assortment of team challenges that require balance, speed and quick thinking. With some great prizes to be won!
- Comedy Night – yep, God has given us the gift of joy! Book a Christian comedian – lots of laughs and an opportunity to breaks down some barriers.
If you’re thinking through an event, then this little booklet may be helpful in helping you explore what you are doing and how it can be as effective as possible.
We want to get a picture of what God is doing and it’d be great to hear what you’re planning! We can then also pray for you!
If you don’t quite know what you’re doing yet, but know your church will do something, still fill in the form and we’ll put a map together with churches involved and events happening all plotted out. And we’ll start sharing stories via this mailing list to help spur one another on.