Creative outreach ideas

Connect with your community where they already are.

Through prayer and creativity, fresh outreach strategies can build discipleship in new, and sometimes unexpected, ways.

Be encouraged by congregations who are already engaging in innovative ministries, and find resources that will help you forge new relationships with your neighbors.

Improv Church from The Vine UMC is a fun way to engage a range of people in faith activities.

How a blend of comedy and worship known as Improv Church is transforming spiritual communities.

Luke Edwards leads a fresh expression gathering at a local pub. Courtesy of Luke Edwards

Find out how fresh expressions offer a path forward in our changing religious landscape.

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Peruse these books, podcasts and more from United Methodists and partners who are learning to be more welcoming – outside of their church’s walls:

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