Fill ‘er up.
Below is a great video showing the type of outreach and compassion the church should be doing. Too often we think there must be an altar call or invitation to salvation after every outreach event we do. Don’t hear me wrong, I think there’s a time and place for the altar and in fact I think we should be spending more time there than we do…but not everything has to be religionized.
Here’s the key part of what he’s doing here…it’s not about him. Church, please do outreach in the name of Jesus but don’t make it all about you and your church/denomination/beliefs. It just can’t be considered relevant when it’s about you, it becomes relevant when it’s about the person you are reaching.
Now some would take that all the way to the edge and say don’t hand anything out, don’t let people know you’re from a church…just a selfless act. While I do think as individuals there should be those times, letting people know the source of your act of kindness, etc. doesn’t take away from the act as long as it’s the background and not the core of the effort. Go ahead and hand them a card (as long as it looks great and not cheesy) to let them know you’d like to see them again.
Of course if you’re doing this often enough, you won’t need a card, people will know you, your church and your God…it will be contagious and impossible not to talk about. Try it, I promise you will be blessed.
