This year, Dino Rizzo and his team at Healing Place Church will be leading us in an effort to partner with other churches in our areas. We'll be working together to serve people in our communities, teaming up to accomplish more than we could on our own.
Serving is not an event; it is a culture. Infusing this culture into the DNA of your church will change your view of the world and your perspective of the needs of those who live around you. It is actively pursuing the lost, the forgotten, and poor to show them a God who is passionately in love with them.
| Outreach | Group Size | Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing Home Outreach | 5-25 | $20+ | Learn More |
| Hospital ER | 5-15 | $50+ | Learn More |
| Special Needs Outreaches | 5+ | Free | Learn More |
| Water at Local Parks | 5+ | $50+ | Learn More |
| Battered Women's Shelter | 5-20 | $30+ | Learn More |
| Water Outreach | 10-20 | $100+ | Learn More |
| College Outreach | 5+ | $75+ | Learn More |
| Bar Outreach | 15-30 | $100+ | Learn More |
| Widows | 5+ | $50+ | Learn More |
| Watermelon Outreach | 5+ | $35+ | Learn More |
| Midnight Outreach | 5-25 | $50+ | Learn More |
| Chapstick at Waterparks | 5+ | $50+ | Learn More |
| Gum Outreach | 5+ | $100+ | Learn More |
| Adopt-a-Block | 5+ | Free | Learn More |
| Homeless Outreach | 5+ | $100+ | Learn More |
| Lunches to Businesses | 5+ | $150+ | Learn More |
| Partner with Community Events | 5+ | Free | Learn More |
| Local School Clean Ups | 5+ | Free | Learn More |
| Free Food Pantry | 1+ | $150+ | Learn More |
| Car Prep Day | 50+ | $1,000+ | Learn More |
| Cooking for Christ | 10+ | $5,000+ | Learn More |
| Exam supply outreach | 10-15 | $100+ | Learn More |
| Local parades | 15-30 | $100+ | Learn More |
| Food/toy drives | 30+ | $200+ | Learn More |
| Prison outreach | 5-10 | Free | Learn More |
| Children of Inmates | 15-30 | Free | Learn More |
| Construction worker outreach | 10-15 | $100+ | Learn More |
| Snow shoveling/Leaf raking outreach | 15-30 | Free | Learn More |
| School faculty car wash | 10-20 | $50+ | Learn More |
| Parent's night out | 20-30 | $20+ | Learn More |
| Orphan's, Foster Care | 15-20 | $100+ | Learn More |
| Prom dress exchange | 10+ | Free | Learn More |
| Mother's Day flowers | 10-15 | $100+ | Learn More |
| School supplies | 10-15 | $100+ | Learn More |
| Church yard sale | 20+ | $30+ | Learn More |
| Windshield washing | 10-20 | $20+ | Learn More |
| Cleaning public restrooms | 10-15 | $10+ | Learn More |
| Grocery cart outreach | 10+ | Free | Learn More |
| Tootsie/blow pop giveaways | 10-15 | $75+ | Learn More |
| After Dinner packet | 10-20 | $100+ | Learn More |
| Parking meter | 10-15 | $50+ | Learn More |
| Dog park | 10-15 | $50+ | Learn More |
| Winter car washes/Desalting | 20-30 | $50+ | Learn More |
| Bike fix up | 15-20 | $35+ | Learn More |
| College dorm move in/Out day | 15-20 | Free | Learn More |
| Free gas | 7+ | $150+ | Learn More |
| Bus stop outreach | 10-15 | $75+ | Learn More |
Here are several simple and inexpensive ideas that can help ignite serving in your church. These ideas are not just outreaches or community service projects; they are culture-catalysts for your church. So take these ideas, put them into action and watch as God does something incredible in your community, your church and also in you!
Partnerships between churches can radically transform what we're able to accomplish for the Kingdom. As we intentionally build relationships with other churches and pastors our community, our potential is multiplied and we move closer to being the unified body of believers that God intended us to be.
Relationships are simple to develop, but they don't happen automatically or build themselves. Take another pastor to lunch, send cards and birthday gifts, attend the event or conference that another church is putting on to show support; you will be amazed as walls come down and a great relationship is built. At the end of the day it's not about our event or movement, it's about people knowing Christ and Him getting all the glory.
The culture of your church speaks volumes to your community about who you are and what you care about. When you intentionally create a culture of serving, it shows the lost in your city that you care about them. Here we share a few ways to develop and promote a culture of serving at your church.