Sep 16, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
How can we show up for our neighbours? As the fall season progresses, connect with local schools, inviting high schools to get volunteer time, post secondary students to get to know the community and help in the process. Connect with families and plan a day of caring...
Sep 9, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Your community of faith has a growth mindset, is interested in growing, strengthening invitation and people are being intentional to try new things to create an invite culture. Support one another with regular check-ins like a monthly, bi-weekly or weekly small group...
Sep 2, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Does the community know you have a kitchen ready to offer helping hands to prepare foods, would welcome people to cook together, feed each other? Or maybe you don’t have a kitchen to share, but you are people who love to cook and share food together. Who might you...
Aug 26, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
How might prayers and helping hands support your neighbourhood schools? As the new school year soon begins, another way of strengthening invitation is accepting God’s invitation to go out, build relationships, notice our neighbours, and participate in the life of our...
Aug 19, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Every community of faith believes it is welcoming, but we rarely see our spaces through the eyes of a stranger. To strengthen your invitation and connect with new neighbors, challenge your leadership team to step outside and conduct a physical and digital audit. Begin...
Aug 12, 2026 | BNS Growth and Stewardship Ideas
Curiosity is a form of holy wonder. When we look beyond our own doors, we find a vibrant ecosystem of ideas waiting to be explored. To help spark fresh energy in your community of faith, consider adopting a practice championed by recently retired stewardship lead Dave...
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