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Ideas to support the poor, marginalized, marketplace people, college students, women, men, families, youth, and young adults. Activities include donations, mentoring, prayer, Bible studies, tutoring, and bonding events. Enhance engagement and discipleship in a welcoming environment.
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English MinistryInfluential Ideas for 2014 Town Hall Meeting December 8, 2013
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
For Marketplace People • Pray that the stock market doesn’t crash • Strike up casual conversations about Christian topics • Pray with them
For College Students • More care packages, they need them • Tutoring younger kids
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!
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
For Families • Bible studies at peoples’ houses • with baby sitting
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!
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