Christmas@Home is an opportunity to invite pre-believing friends and family into a warm gathering where they can experience being in a Christian community, enjoy a meaningful activity, hear about King Jesus, and take a simple next step.
This Guide will help you prepare and plan the event, suggest steps you may take Pre Event, at the Actual Event and Post Event
PRE
PRAY
- Pray over each person by name
PREPARE
- Prepare guest list
- Choose a date to host
- Invite early
- Form a team (roles below are suggestions only)
- Activity Lead
- Food & Logistics
- Testimony Sharer
- Kingdom Gospel Sharer
- Other Roles (as necessary)
PLAN
- Decide on testimony to be shared
- In person personal sharing OR use of testimony video resource provided
- Prepare Activity & Logistics
- Decide on Kingdom Gospel sharing format
- Programme Flow
- Collect Thank You Cards for guests in service
Resources:
Suggested Activities
Kingdom Gospel Sharing
ACTUAL
Programme Flow
(1.5 - 2hrs)
- Welcome Meal
- Activity
- Reflection
- Testimony (in person or from resource)
- Kingdom Gospel
- Response
- Dessert/ Gifts & Invitation
- End
Resources:
- Suggested Programme Flow
ACTUAL
Programme Flow
(1.5 - 2hrs)
- Welcome Meal
- Activity
- Reflection
- Testimony (in person or from resource)
- Kingdom Gospel
- Response
- Dessert/ Gifts & Invitation
- End
Resources:
- Suggested Programme Flow
POST
The gathering is a bridge to stay connected and to keep reaching out and praying for our pre-believing loved ones.
Thank them for coming to the gathering and explore further next steps to keep that connection and relationship with them going.
Suggest attending the Christmas service(s) together!
Resources:
- Suggestions On Next Steps