you’re invited!
3 Simple Ways to Invite Someone to Village Church this Easter
Let’s face it. When we invite people to church, the idea of it can be nerve-wracking.
Did you know that people are much more likely to attend a church when they’ve received a personal invitation from someone they trust? It helps ease the anxiety of navigating a new place and the concerns many have about church.
When you’ve been transformed by Jesus, you feel the urge to invite others to experience that same life change.
So you grabbed an invite card and decided that you were going to invite your friend, neighbour, co-worker, or family member to join you at church.
Where do you even begin the conversation? Inviting people to church can feel scary and even awkward sometimes.
begin the conversation
Here are 3 simple ways to engage others:
2. Send an Invite Text
Text messages are an easy way to send an invite. Did you know that 98% of text messages get opened?
Copy one of these sample texts below, fill in the blanks, and invite a friend to join you this Easter. Just make sure to insert the location and service you plan to attend before hitting send!
Sample Text:
- “Hey, are you going to church anywhere for Easter? I thought you could join me at Village Church [location] for Easter Sunday. Would you be up for going to the [service time] service with me?”
- “Hey, would you be up for going to church with me this Easter? I go to Village Church [location] at [service time]. I’d love to save you a seat.”
- “Hey, Easter at Village Church is going to be fantastic, and I’d love for you to be there with me. The message is always encouraging, and the company would make it even better. Are you up for it?”
- If they reply yes, send them the location and service time details.
3. Hand Out a Easter Invitation Card
The invite cards you grabbed at the Connect Desk area can be used to invite people in your life to join you at Village Church this Easter.
In the lead-up to our Good Friday and Easter Sunday services last year, we heard one story of someone taking enough invitation cards to pass out to the twelve neighbours closest to their house. They wanted to make cookies for their neighbours and include the invitation when delivering the cookies.
Maybe God is prompting you to do something similar this Easter.
Start by praying about who God might want you to invite.
It could be the neighbour you always talk with while you are both outside doing yard work. It could be the mom you chat with when picking up your kids from school.
Or maybe it’s the co-worker that you eat lunch with at work.
How Do I Start to Have Conversations About Church?
There’s a lot of inner dialogue that happens. How do I bring it up in conversation? What if I come across as judgemental? What if I get rejected?
We tend to think of all the possible ways things could go wrong. Do you find yourself asking a lot of negative “what if” questions when you start to think about having spiritual conversations?
What if you changed your perspective?
- What if they say yes to your invitation?
- What if God has already been working in their life and has been waiting for you to invite them?
- What if they find true healing and community at church?
- What if the gospel transforms their life, and the lives of those around them are changed as a result?
While each conversation is going to look different, remember it’s a conversation, not a sales pitch for going to church.
Here are some ways to get the conversation started:
- Did you grow up going to church with anyone?
- Do you go to church now? Where at? Or why not?
- Have you ever thought about going again?
Pay attention to the conversation and engage as much or as little as you feel the other person is comfortable with. That’s the key to inviting someone (or having a conversation about faith) without the person feeling judged or uncomfortable.
Remember, you don’t have to invite people to church the very first time you talk to them about faith.
Be willing to risk hearing “no thanks” because a “yes” could transform someone’s life for eternity.
