If nothing else, the COVID crisis over the last nine months has often pushed local churches outside their walls to minister to their community. Needs have been more obvious, and congregations have been more open to making a difference. I’m grateful for this change, and I pray it will continue.
Here are posts that might help you reach your community:
- 10 Community Questions Pastors Should be Prepared to Answer We who lead the church should know the community we seek to reach.
- 9 Markers of Churches who Strongly Influence Their Community with the Gospel I hope your church might show some of these same characteristics.
- 10 Community People I’d Want to Know as a Pastor There are others, but here’s a start as you get to know your community.
- 5 Ways to Connect with Unchurched and Non-Believing Folks Most of us know somebody in one or both of these categories.
- 6 Ways to Strengthen Your Church’s Evangelism I don’t know a church who doesn’t need to grow in this area.