Oct 1, 2025 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Make small a better fit, a manageable action plan! How will you create small components of big ideas? Tidy up, declutter, refresh one small part of your space at a time. Sit on every chair and remove what is not comfy and welcoming. Set up small themes to make your...
Sep 24, 2025 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Ensuring your signage on your building is clear and that information is current and up to date on websites and social media is really important. Including information unique to your community of faith, other visible place markers nearby, street address provided, local...
Sep 17, 2025 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
September 21 is World Gratitude Day and International Day of Peace. It is also the fall equinox. One church I know is putting out portable white boards inviting people to leave messages of gratitude. Is there a local public space you can invite sharing of expressions...
Sep 10, 2025 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Are your greeters ready? If you have one or two people who greet, increase the positive impact by creating a team. Encourage and equip all people in your congregation to increase their comfort in greeting others, deepening relationships and creating connections....
Sep 3, 2025 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Open the doors! Every time you can safely do so, make a point of opening your doors, perhaps putting out a sandwich board invitation sign, a sign on the door, posting on social media or your website, posting intentional times of “open doors” for people to come in, to...
Aug 27, 2025 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
People have offered a lot of drinks of water through this hot summer, to family, to friends, to strangers and every cup has provided connection to a person. It might be a brushing of hands, eye contact, a smile, a nod, a “thank you,” a time of conversation....
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