New 2020 BTCS Blogs
3 Quick Tips to Maximize Your Back to Church Sunday Celebration
You have been praying and preparing, and Back to Church Sunday is almost here! If you want to make the most out of your celebration this year, here are three helpful tips that you do not want to miss: Invite Your People to Invite Their PeopleBe Ready to Welcome Your...
Grow your Outdoor Church Service by working on the logistics.
This is part 2 of a 2 part series - read Part 1 "How to Hold an Outdoor Service That People Love" here. We didn’t imagine being in this position. Our building is off limits for church, and the parking lot is the center of ministry. Here’s something else we never...
7 Ways to Make Your Visitors Feel Safe and Welcome This Fall!
September is here and Back to Church Sunday is just a couple weeks away. No matter how you plan to host your visitors, in person or online, you should be prepared to help them feel welcome visiting your church or online page. Here are 7 ways to ensure your church...
5 Ideas for Fall Ministry Impact
Planning an effective outreach into your community during a pandemic is pretty challenging! The usual fall activities with large crowds are not an option this year. So what will fall ministry look like this year? How can you reach and re-engage your church attenders,...
Using Digital Resources to Plan a Powerful Event
Don’t let a small budget, time restrictions or online-only services stop you from planning a powerful Back to Church Sunday event, most of the items you need are right there in the free digital resources download and the 2020 Stronger Together church kit download. So...
How to Hold an Outdoor Service That People Love
Here’s why we’re loving our outdoor church service and what we’re doing to make it work. We held our first coronavirus-inspired parking lot church service on May 31st, just as California was emerging from our stay-at-home lockdown. Now, two months later, we’re loving...
18 Tips for Planning an Online Back to Church Event By Jason Daye
National Back to Church Sunday is next month! Wow, how the time has flown! With all of the uncertainty about how the next month will play out, it is wise to prepare your church for celebrating Back to Church Sunday online this year. Don’t know where to start? No...
Community Outreach In the New Normal
During this new normal our team at Back to Church Sunday understands that outreach and ministry looks different than it did before. To help you as a church leader leverage your outreach opportunities, we are offering a FREE 4-part webinar series: Leveraging Back to...
We are Stronger Together: Reaching Your Community
National Back to Church Sunday, is a great time to embrace this opportunity, mobilize your people, and make a lasting Kingdom impact. Officially celebrated the 3rd Sunday of September each year (9/20/20), National Back to Church Sunday has seen nearly 50,000...
2019 BTCS Blogs
3 Important Tasks for the Week Leading Up to Your Back to Church Sunday Celebration
As you are counting down to Back to Church Sunday and making sure final preparations are in place for your church’s celebration, here are three important tasks that you do not want to overlook: Encouraging Your People to Take the Plunge Last Minute Prep for Guests...
read more8 Last Minute Planning Tips!
National Back to Church Sunday is just 10 days away! Here are a few last minute things you can still do that will help you see more visitors and connect with them when they come to your church! Update Your Church Website and Announce Your Plans. Be sure to include...
read more10 of the Best Ways to Make Visitors Feel Welcome at Church
Visiting a new church for the first time tends to be intimidating -- there’s a lot for visitors to figure out! You want to welcome visitors to church and make them feel at home and at ease once they arrive, but how can you make that happen? Here are 10 ways to make...
read more5 Ways NOT to Welcome Guests this Fall
As you gear up to welcome visitors to your church for Back to Church Sunday and other fall events, consider how your church can greet them, and make them feel comfortable and welcome so they will want to return. And while we all would like to think we’re good at...
read moreTaking it to the Streets: 5 Ways to Evangelize Your Community
It’s probably not a surprise that recent surveys and studies show that secularism is on the rise and church attendance is on the decline. But what may come as a surprise is that in our digitally-connected society, recent studies show that “social media” can be...
read moreResources & Tips to Engage The Kids This Back to Church Sunday
National Back to Church Sunday is not just for adults, but for people of all ages. Church is supposed to be a community, and we want families to come and experience Jesus together. Part of getting families to come to church is having a strong children’s and youth...
read moreHow the “Together” Sermon Series Can Launch Your Fall the Right Way!
The summer is flying by and before we know it, it will be fall and Back to Church Sunday! We are gearing up for Back to Church Sunday and hope that you are busy praying and planning for September 15th! The heart of this event is to reach people who do not regularly...
read more3 Ways to Use Video to Create Excitement
You’ve added your church to the map and are excited about participating in Back to Church Sunday... but you need a memorable, relateable and practical way to get your church excited about inviting. By getting your congregation excited about Back to Church Sunday, you...
read moreTogether We Can Reach Our Cities for Jesus
Every church is the local expression of the Body of Christ. As such, every church has the capacity to passionately address the issues of brokenness and loneliness that pervade our society. The Church, as messy as it might be, is a beautiful place where people can...
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