Following Up with Christmas Guests
Christmas welcomes your highest number of first-time guests. Make their experience memorable with prompt, personal follow-up. A simple text message within 24 hours shows you noticed them and care. This light touch creates a bridge, inviting them into a community where everyone belongs.
Making the Most of Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve serves as our greatest outreach opportunity to welcome those seeking meaning amid life’s uncertainties. By creating intentional experiences—from personal invitations to thoughtful worship elements—we can help visitors encounter Jesus in a way that radiates hope and inspires them to return.
Angels: God’s Messengers of Comfort and Joy
What if angels are more than Christmas ornaments? Scripture mentions these messengers hundreds of times, bringing comfort, peace, and joy—exactly what we need today. This five-week Advent series explores how welcoming strangers might mean welcoming angels unaware, complete with sermons, graphics, and Christmas Eve resources.
Is Your Congregation Ready to Welcome Christmas Guests?
Christmas welcomes diverse guests seeking connection, from regular attendees to those experiencing church for the first time. By creating an inviting atmosphere, choosing familiar music, and equipping your congregation to demonstrate radical hospitality, you transform a once-yearly visit into an opportunity for meaningful community that reflects God’s kingdom.
Advent Family Experience Kit
This comprehensive Family Experience Kit helps families engage fully in Advent through devotions, activities, and worship enhancements. Originally created for online worship in 2020, these materials work for any year or as Sunday School curriculum. Includes design graphics, activity cards, crafts, and vendor information.
Advent Devotion Guide: Incarnation
This Advent devotion guide helps families engage with Advent candle lighting at home during worship or personal devotions. Originally created for online worship in 2020, it works as a standalone resource or part of an Advent kit. Includes customizable PDF guide, invitation, and graphic files.
A Christmas Carol – The Songs of Advent
This three or four week study explores beloved Advent and Christmas carols, originally developed for women’s ministry but adaptable to various settings. Includes a comprehensive leader’s guide, activity handouts, and slide presentations with embedded YouTube video links for easy implementation.
Incarnation
A baby born in Bethlehem received many names—Messiah, Lord, Savior, Emmanuel, Word, Light of the World. This 6-week Advent and Christmas series explores what these biblical titles reveal about Christ’s identity and mission. Complete with weekly sermons and comprehensive resources for meaningful worship planning.
