Idea Starter: Spring Brings Fresh Opportunities for Outreach

With spring rapidly approaching, look for new ways to shower your community with the love of Christ.

Some Peanuts and Cracker Jacks. Baseball season is beginning. Buy small packets of peanuts and distribute them to fans in the stands along with connection cards. They may not care if they ever get back.

Spiritual Trimmings. Help the parents in your neighborhood with their spring yard work. Offer to trim bushes or those hard-to-reach tree branches. Accept no donations.

Study Session. College students will soon be cramming for spring finals. Plan to provide energy and inspiration by rolling a cart with coffee, tea and connection cards throughout campus.

Dried and True. Once spring is in full swing, the self-serve car wash will be busy with customers cleaning the winter off their vehicles. Bring towels and offer to dry cars. 

James P. Long
James P. Longhttp://JamesPLong.com

James P. Long is the editor of Outreach magazine and is the author of a number of books, including Why Is God Silent When We Need Him the Most?

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