Outreach Ideas for Youth Groups
PENCIL EVANGELISM
This Outreach technique can be used for several ways. Food or Clothing Drive, Rummage Sale item procurement, scavenger hunt...
Contact a company to print up pencils with the name of your Church including the church address and a phone number. Many companies are available online under-imprinted pencils, and will allow up to 3 lines, 35 characters per line.
HOW PENCIL EVANGELISM WORKS:
The Youth will knock on a door. (Always go in pairs and an adult should be close by!)
- The resident is asked if they have a food item to exchange for a pencil for a local food drive.
- The resident is asked if they have an extra unwanted winter coat to exchange for a pencil for a local winter coat drive.
- The resident is asked if they have a rummage sale item to exchange for a pencil.
- The resident is asked if they have a certain
scavenger hunt item to exchange for a pencil.
- The resident is asked if they have a .....
(your idea here) to exchange for a pencil.
(Submitted by Family of God Lutheran Church, Fort Mohave, AZl)
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