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Halloween, a great time for evangelism…..really!!

4 October, 2023 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Halloween Evangelism card
Halloween is a fantastic time to get people to consider the one person who conquered death--Jesus.

I realize a lot of churches have problems with Halloween and I understand why, but along with the problems it is a fantastic opportunity for evangelism!

Here's why: people are thinking about death, dying, and the afterlife more than any other time of year. Yes, their views are totally wrong and distorted, but at least they are thinking about it. Following are some not very subtle suggestions that people may want to consider Jesus—the one person who conquered death.

These cards have the thought-provoking challenge on the front and then on the back you can either put websites for them to check out in more detail (as I did on one of the cards) or you can link them to other websites or sources at your church. Best of all, consider a time at your church holding some Bible Studies for people to consider the Christian faith.

If you hold a Trunk or Treat or other event, these are great to put into goodie bags. You can do that at home also.

Just like the Apostle Paul used the idols of Athens as a bridge to sharing the true God, we can take an admittedly horrible time of year and use it to tell people about Jesus.

Resources to help you share the gospel at Halloween

Below are both business cards and half-page size cards or bulletin inserts for your inspiration.

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Halloween Outreach Materials: postcards, invitation cards, bulletin inserts, sign-in and follow up cards

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Cover of Overview of the Editable MS Publisher Files
Click here to download the PDF. It is an overview of the editable MS Publisher files and how to use them for effective Halloween Outreach.

This publication is from several years ago, yet it has some materials that are also useful and the process is very useful also. You can change images or the media, but the strategy of what to do before, during and after a special event to get the most out of it remains the same.

The publications illustrated here cover every aspect of preparation for, what to use during and follow-up for effective Halloween outreach including:

***Motivational bulletin insert
***Invitation Cards
***Case-study, volunteer recruitment brochure
***Sign-in cards
***Cards to give out as people leave your event

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A non-scary way to share your faith at Fall Festivals and Halloween

3 October, 2023 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Use Halloween to share your faith
Halloween and Fall Festivals are a great time to share your faith that isn't scary! Use these flyers to encourage your church to make the most of it.

Halloween is a fantastic time for outreach and many churches make the most of it with Trunk or Treat, a Fall Festival and similar outreach activities.

In addition to that, it can also be a great time to encourage your people to invite their friends to these events. To do that, I did up a flyer or bulletin insert that encourages your congregation to use this time of year and the events of your church as a great time to share their faith. Below are images of the flyer, a podcast that I did for it, and below that the text of the flyer you can use in whatever way you want.

Click the link that follows to download a ZIP file of the flyers: PDF Halloween Sharing

Podcast that talks about the handout and how to use it:

Text for the flyer to use however you'd like:

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Successful Seasonal Strategies for Halloween and Fall outreach

3 October, 2023 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

This video builds on the basic course Successful Seasonal Strategies with specific resources and strategies for Halloween and Fall Festivals.

Though there are many things about this time of year that are offensive to many Christians, it is a fantastic time for outreach and not only because it provides a time to give away free candy and keep kids out of trouble, but because with its emphasis on death and the afterlife it is a great time to introduce people to the ONE individual who conquered death and is alive and that is Jesus. This video gives you ideas on how to make the most of this and outreach to your community with links to FREE templates you can use Before, During, and After your event.

To get the resources mentioned in the video go to:

https://www.effectivechurchcom.com/templates

https://www.Bible805.com

https://www.payhip.com/Bibleverseshop

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Why everything sinful about Halloween makes it perfect for Outreach!

2 October, 2023 By Yvon Prehn Leave a Comment

Halloween outreach
How to take what is evil about Halloween and turn it into a reason to share about Jesus!

Lots of churches don't do outreach events at Halloween because they think they are sinful--but this brief video shows you how the very things that make Halloween sinful and repulsive to many church people--the focus on death, the supernatural and similar things are what make Halloween a PERFECT time for outreach.

We can use these topics and the interest people have in them as bridges to conversations about Jesus. The video here shows you how the Apostle Paul did that and how we can use this time of year to do it in our communities.

CLICK HERE TO go to LINKS to motivation and tools to help you share the good news about Jesus at Halloween

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