Carey Nieuwhof posted this article on his blog on Christmas Eve. It seemed like it was rather late to post such an article for Christmas this year. However, the things that Nieuwhof and his church has done to connect with unchurched people not only can be done at Christmas, Easter, and other special occasions, they can be done all year round--on Sundays or whenever your church meets.
If you’re like many church leaders, you’re probably looking for vvery opportunity to connect with people who don’t normally go to church and who aren’t yet in a relationship with Christ.
At Connexus, the church I lead, we have the privilege of being able to speak to a fairly high percentage of unchurched people every weekend.
As much as we angle every weekend as a great opportunity to bring your unchurched friends, there is simply no other time like Christmas.
People who never go to church will go to church at Christmas.
Connect well with them, and you will see some back in January. Offer up a predictable or uninspiring service, and they will all be gone again until next year (or never come back), unchanged, uninspired and still, unreached.
So here area few things we’ve done to try to connect with unchurched people that have helped.
Of course, there are many other ways to connect with unchurched people by serving in your community, serving the poor, getting out into the neighbourhood and more. But for the purposes of this post, I want to focus on what happens when they come to your church. Read more
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