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ARE YOUR SUMMER MINISTRIES TRULY AN OUTREACH?

Check out these few suggestions to gauge how much outreach you are doing through your VBS, Day Camps, craft classes, and other recreation ministries: 

1.)  How do you promote an event?
Do you seek out ways to find people outside of your church? 
Do you encourage and equip your kids and families to invite the unchurched and lost? 

2.)  Can kids, youth, and adults understand what you are saying and doing?
Are you intentional about avoiding Christian clichés and "churchy" language in your publicity? During the event, do you use language that might be difficult for unchurched people to grasp?

3.)  Do you train and encourage your volunteer workers to build intentional relationships that will last after the event?
Are you training your folks to build Christ-centered relationships that can be nurtured year-round?

4.)  Do you look for ways to meet and involve families in the event and beyond?
Do you plan for an end-of-event celebration that allows participants to invite parents and friends? Do you provide for continuing activities and other ways to connect with them throughout the year?

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