TOTALLY GEEKED!

Get a stripper.

Do you do Dave Ramsey ,FPU? People like learning about good money habits. Or, how about a church volleyball team or something like that?

TrudyML wrote:

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Get a stripper.

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 That would definitely bring them in.  Although you COULD do a pole dancing class.  They have serious and non sexual pole dancing classes for exercise.

Are talking outside the box?

You could have a Christian comedian.

Or, and this could be so much fun, a Spring festival!

Talk about getting families on the property.

Carnival games, petting zoo, cake walk, puppet show.

Make it as inviting and family friendly as possible.

Have a schedule of church events, service times, classes and such in a prominent place and printed on flyers, as each family leaves, they get a personal invitation with the flyer.

Those painting classes seem to garner a lot of interest.

A Mind, Body and Spirit Wellness Workshop?

Parenting Workshop?

A relationship workshop, or even series of workshops?

Parents Day out?

Resume Building Workshop/Mock Interview sessions?

Host a craft fair?

Storytime or reading workshop?

Budget workshop?

Anything that basically fits a need for your community. Are there quite a few out of work? Looking to better themselves? Need better money management skills? I think identifying a need and trying to fill that will garner the best results. Also, something that can be done a regular basis (monthly, quarterly, etc) will help more than a random one time deal.

Here's an idea. It would require a little bit of work so not sure how much time you want to put into it... Just as random people like other school parents or people at places you go that aren't related to your church what would bring them out. It would give you some ideas of what people around you are interested in.

Targeting women?

You need something fun. And you'll need to provide child care.

Something fun.

I wonder how hard it would be to get Chonda Pierce? She's a comedian. 

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There's a church around here that started doing s couponing class once a month.

The paint thing is popular with women.

A craft night?

Our local Tae Kwon Do school puts on a womens self-defense class- maybe something like that?

Cooking class/cake decorating?

Mommy and Me day

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:

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TrudyML wrote:

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Get a stripper.

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Kisses! 

We have a program for kids. We are the only church around that does our Awana program on Sundays rather than Wednesday - so we actually get kids that can't do Awana on Wednesdays.

Here's the thing I notice with every church.

The men do things like concerts and fishing trips.

The women do classes and workshops.

How often do you get to go just have fun without having to "learn" something.

I know I would be more apt to going to a fun event where I can socialize and have fun instead of feeling like I have to "improve" myself.

A fun dancing class like salsa that men never want to attend.

Mellow Momma wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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OK - just a few things.

We already do an Easter event and a Fall event.

We are supposed to target women - the men are targeting men.

We do scrapbooking once a month.


I need something bigger than usual.

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 How is a BBQ and concert targeting men? Not being snarky, just not sure why women wouldn't be all over that! Because the men's group is doing it and chose to target men.  

If we are going stereotypical female things how about having a professional organizer come in and do some classes? Making th most of your closet space, the perfect linen closet organization, stuff like that. Something you couldn't neccessarily get somewhere else. This I like.

Painting classes, scrap booking, a lot of that you can get somewhere besides a church. You want things that bring people in that they can't get anywhere else. If the goal is to bring people into the church that don't already attend, it needs to be so compellimg that they come even though its at a church.  I agree.

What about having local political candidates come in and have a q&a ? Do you have a parishioner who is a government teacher or professor who could moderate? Our church did this when I was growing up and it was HUGE. People came from surrounding towns just to hear the candidates talk. It was mostly candidates for judge I think but any local office would work. Churches are not supposed to do politics.  

Healthy cooking on a budget classes? You could incorprate the how to coupon, how to can, etc and make it a series.  We've considered this, but we don't have a big enough kitchen to host more than a few. 

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Yoga classes.

Well, wine won't work. It's a Baptist church. No drinking or dancing on church property.

Lawyerlady wrote:

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Well, wine won't work. It's a Baptist church. No drinking or dancing on church property.

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 I think I know why you need new members. 

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NAOW wrote:

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I like the Mother/Daughter idea.

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 We did a mother/daughter thing before, but the general feeling is that it excludes people whose mother's have passed or don't have daughters. 

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 And so they can bring a niece or close neighbor!  Don't over think it.  you can have multiple events.

weltschmerz wrote:

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NAOW wrote:

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I like the Mother/Daughter idea.

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 What if you only have sons?

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 Yea, I see that would be a problem. I was just thinking of the churches that do a Father/Daughter dance and how it'd be nice to have something for moms. 

Our church is doing a class on the Constitution. They're just going through it and teaching us about it and what it means to our lives and what rights it spells out for us. DH and I are going to go. Sure, it's "political" but they're not telling us about politics really.