Think Big About Big Days

Big Days are a great way to reach new people in your community. These are opportunities to be intentional about outreach. It’s important that when we cast vision for Big Days, we emphasize that our target is to invite people who are not active in another church. It’s great to have our friends and family visit who may be from another church, but that doesn’t do much to grow the kingdom. We emphasize to invite everyone you come in contact with, but make sure your priority is inviting those who are lost or needing a church home. I’ve discovered after several years of having Big Days at our church that a well promoted and well planned Big Day can bring in double your average weekly attendance and increase your weekly attendance by as much as 20% going forward. Additionally, you should pray for, plan for and expect people to accept Christ as their Savior. (This is why it’s important to have a New Believer follow up plan in place. I will be sharing our plan in the near future.)

Each year, our church plans several Big Days designed to encourage members and regular attenders to place a special emphasis on inviting friends, acquaintances, co-workers, and strangers to church. Big Days also provide a unique opportunity for evangelistic outreach during the service, as many of the guests on these days have not yet heard a clear presentation of the gospel. It also gives those in our church a great way to bring God into a conversation by way of a simple invite.

There are generally two categories of Big Days at our church: holidays and special outreach. Keep reading