Worship Filters
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts. Worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth. – Psalm 96:8-9 (NIV)
- Target – Consider how existing members and new members are motivated to participate.
- Goals & Purpose – Identify how corporate worship is enriched, developed or multiplied.
- Measures & Success – Outline how quantitative and qualitative success is measured.
- Follow-Up – Define how this contributes to the church’s worship strategy.
Worship Strategy Examples
II. WORSHIP OUTREACH EVENTS
Create both strategic Make-a-Friend and Invite-Your-Friend processes and events throughout the year as a tool for each member’s relationship-building and evangelism efforts.
- DANIEL CREWS CONCERT – Invite the community and other churches to join CFBC for a special concert featuring Daniel Crews.
- Morning Worship Service Promotion – Promote the concert in the morning service and ask members to invite friends who enjoy gospel music. Use the song “Oh, What a Savior” with the Worship Choir and Orchestra in the morning service.
- Invite Tickets – Promote through Bull Bramlett’s organization and create invite tickets for member use.
- “THERE STANDS A CROSS” PRESENTATION – Ask members to invite friends to a Palm Sunday morning service featuring Jay Rouse (April 17).
- Jay Rouse – Schedule composer and artist Jay Rouse to supplement the Worship Choir & Orchestra. Make this morning a high energy, inspirational and intergenerational worship event.
- Invite Tickets – Create invite tickets for member use.
- EASTER SERVICES – Present an evangelistic message on Easter Sunday and schedule two morning services at 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. (April).
- Small Group Connections – Highlight the ministry of Bible Fellowship classes on Easter Sunday to make connections between classes and inactive members and prospects. Recognize Bible Fellowship teachers in the service by asking them to stand up.
- Invite Card Distribution – Ask members to distribute Bible Fellowship invite cards to guests they meet in the service.
- Class Fellowships – Ask each class to have special food and fellowship activities.
- Promotion – Promote Easter services in both Collierville community newspapers.
- CHILDREN’S EASTER MUSICAL – Ask members and parents to invite family members to a children’s Easter message musical presented on Palm Sunday night at 6:00 p.m. (April).
- Sowing Purpose – Plan a children’s Easter musical that includes a clear presentation of the gospel.
- Invite a Friend – Coordinate outreach with CFBC’s children’s ministry and ask parents and kids to invite unchurched friends.
- Personalized Photo Tickets – Create personalized tickets that feature each child’s photo as a tool that families can use to invite extended family members to the event.
- SPRING DINNER THEATRE – Ask members to invite a friend to one of the three Spring Dinner Theatre presentations of “Virgil’s Wedding” (April).
- Relationship Building Purpose – Encourage members to utilize the light atmosphere of comedy and fellowship at CFBC’s Spring Dinner Theatre as a relationship-building springboard.
- Response Cards – Present the ABC’s of Salvation and provide a response card to receive prospect prayer requests.
- First Steps – Promote as a “break-the-ice” event for believers as they build relationships with unchurched friends.
- Complimentary Tickets – Provide complimentary tickets for outreach use.
- “KNOWING THE WILL OF GOD” MESSAGE SERIES – Preach a 6-week series that addresses what it means to know and follow God’s will throughout the seasons of a person’s life (May-June).
- Invite Tickets – Create invite tickets for member use.
- Promotion – Promote the message series with a mailer to the entire community. Run a series of ads in “The Collierville Herald.”
- JOHN, HIS STORY DESSERT THEATRE – Present the gospel creatively through two dramatic presentations of the book of John (October).
- Invite a Friend – Challenge believers to invite their SNAP Card prayer list to join them for the play. Provide complimentary tickets for outreach use.
- Sunday Night Inreach – Promote Sunday evening’s 6:00 p.m. presentation as a night for church members to see the play.
- Monday Night Outreach – Promote Monday evening’s 7:00 p.m. presentation as an “Invite-Your-Friend” night. Target young and median adult Bible Fellowship classes with Monday night tickets.
- CHRISTMAS EVENTS – Encourage each member to invite friends to CFBC Christmas concerts and events (December).
- Legacy of Love – Present “Legacy of Love” (a musical by combined children’s and senior adult choirs) and invite friends, parents and families to be a part of the event. Build cross-generational connections through this event. Promote with invite tickets for family use.
- Light of the World – Present “Light of the World” (Brooklyn Tabernacle Christmas worship) with the Worship Choir and Orchestra and creatively present the gospel through music and drama. Create invite tickets for member use.
- An Instrumental Christmas – Present “An Instrumental Christmas” with the Worship Orchestra and The Burchfield Brothers. Invite the church and community to the event and include CFBC Performing Arts School string players in the program. Create invite tickets for member use.