Outreach Ideas

Photo by Erik M. Lunsford/The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.

Outreach in today’s culture calls for us to be innovative and creative. The ways in which we engaged with the nonchurched people in our communities in the past might be very ineffective in our current contexts. One good source of ideas for effective outreach is to look at what other Lutheran congregations are doing and evaluating it to see how it might be used in your context.

One word of caution about using outreach ideas from other congregations: What works well in one context may not work well at all in another context. Borrowing ideas is fine, but those ideas need to be evaluated and, quite possibly, adapted for use in your congregation.

Keep these things in mind when considering outreach ideas from outside sources. Rather than seeing them as “off-the-shelf” solutions, use them for inspiration for your congregation’s outreach efforts.

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Connect To Disciple Quick Guide

“Connect To Disciple” (CTD) is focused on equipping congregational leaders and members for effective outreach. Although the re:Vitality module CTD isn’t filled with specific outreach ideas, it does provide a framework for identifying, evaluating, and implementing outreach ideas. Using the CTD process and tools, a congregation can determine which outreach ideas (whether their own or from other sources) have the potential for being effective in their context.

Music Evangelism in Every Setting

Recorded as a session in the January 2021 Making Disciples for Life conference, this video features an innovative outreach program called “David’s Harp.” David’s Harp uses music instruction to engage nonchurched people and share the Word of God through sacred music.

Ideas for Outreach to Multicultural Neighbors

Recorded as a session in the January 2021 Making Disciples for Life conference, this video captures ideas for outreach focused on reaching the multicultural people who live in the congregation’s community.

360 Inactive Member Ministry

Recorded as a session in the January 2022 Making Disciples for Life conference, this video gives ideas for preventing and reengaging inactive members.

Opposing and Surviving Critical Theory Influence in Cross-Cultural Mission Outreach

Recorded as a session in the January 2022 Making Disciples for Life conference, this presentation helps participants oppose both critical theory and all racially prejudiced actions while providing faithful framework that enables true cross-cultural collaboration on the mission fields of America.

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LCMS Revitalization Initiative

re:Vitality Facebook Page

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Outreach (Congregational Evangelism)

Outreach Process and Tools

Inactive Members

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