news articles & ads…radio & TV…distribution of flyers & hand-outs… posters & signs …outdoor electronic sign…user-friendly website…direct mail…internet devotions …hotel church listings…city welcome center… yellow pages…part of Chamber of Commerce packet to move-ins, etc.

(intentional approaches to seniors, singles, youth…to move-ins & referrals…to the hurting & needy…to parents of new-borns…to former members & drop-outs…to English Second Language folks…to area schools & social groups…to the military…to nursing homes & hospitals… religious surveys…circuit meetings to consider/plan new mission starts, etc.)

(welcome center….identifying & greeting guests…testimonies by lay people…Friendship Sundays…gifts & follow-up contacts for guests…”Come Home for Christmas/Easter” themes… early service for bikers…provide rides to church…outdoor Nativity or Easter displays…services for people with special needs…religious concerts…services designed with the guest in mind…prayer service after national or local disasters…honor community servants, etc.)

(parade floats…participation in community events… picnics in the park…craft fairs…family fun days…sports events…free car wash…volunteers serve for community caring agencies…gifts to school kids & teachers…rent public places for community hay rides, wave pools, ice or roller skating rinks, horseback rides, miniature golf…help form neighborhood watch groups…pass out seasonal gifts in malls & stores…give a plant to move-ins to establish “roots”…gift baskets to needy people…children make cards for parents of new-borns…off-campus Vacation Bible School…windshield cleaning…tutoring…free soft drink stands …childcare during shopping…blood draws…servant events for all ages…Thrivent community projects, etc.)

(assimilation/orientation activities…small groups caring ministries… website invitations…host community groups…dinners for policemen & firemen…host support groups….adoption & foster care parties,,,ESL classes…day school/day care/preschool/after-school outreach emphases … American Idol talent nights…plays…divorce/single parent groups…AA groups… Thanksgiving dinners…children/teen/adult groups invite the public…church as disaster response & relief center…book & video loan library …visitor parking…post-funeral dinners…host community counseling services, etc.)

a personal witnessing class or workshop…Bible class course…training to make outreach visits…emphases on relationship & lifestyle outreach …courses on other world religions & Christians denominations…giving out witness cards & tracts…how to use demographics studies to know & serve changing community, etc.