English Ministry Influential Ideas for 2014

1. English MinistryInfluential Ideas for 2014 Town Hall Meeting December 8, 2013

2. For The Poor & Marginalized • Donate holiday food, presents, and money • Food drive • Clothing drive • Volunteer at homeless shelter • Change oil for single moms • Donate toys • Free food on weekends • Soup kitchen group activities

3. For Marketplace People • Pray that the stock market doesn’t crash • Strike up casual conversations about Christian topics • Pray with them

4. For College Students • More care packages, they need them • Tutoring younger kids

5. For Women • Teach one another to cook! Then eat  • Mentorship bible studies with the older ladies and the young adults • Arts/crafts night!! • Tea/desserts (afternoon tea) at someone’s house – older hosts younger, then vice versa!

6. For Men • Updates on what each group has been studying/doing. Biannual? Annual? • Men’s prayer meeting • Manly stuff like “No shave November” • Paintball • More church outing events • More bonding activities – sports • Cross-generational discipleship programs: organized, structured, planned

7. For Families • Bible studies at peoples’ houses • with baby sitting

8. For Youth • More serious lessons (preferably on apologetics) given the big amount of high school students losing their faith in college • Movie night  • More youth attendance! • More teenage boys – there’s too much girls • Yeah, word! • Activities outside of church • More exciting Friday activity nights with more youth!

9. For Young Adults • Community building activities – outreach • Life groups • Volunteering with the community as a church • More outside of church activities • Discipleship • More events with the purpose to welcome non-believers • More people sign up in worship team