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Church Ideas – Fun Church Activities

2/27/2011

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Fellowship Should Be A Total Blast!
A friend of mine recently emailed a YouTube video to me that is as informative as it is entertaining. Kudos to Volkswagen for putting this together. It serves as the foundation of this post and a great reminder to us about life in general. Have a look:



The goal of this video project wasn't to get people to make noise or learn how to play the piano with their feet. They wanted to see if they could get more people to take the stairs by making it fun to do. As you saw in the video, they accomplished their mission. They concluded that, “Fun can obviously change behavior for the better.”

This idea should be applied to more areas of our life!


Not sure if taking out the trash will ever be fun...but I'll keep thinking about that one.

If you read the last post about An Interactive Church, then you had a chance to read 1 Cor. 14:26, which is what I like to use as the blueprint for what should happen when we come together as a church:

How is it then, brethren? when ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done unto edifying.
(1 Corinthians 14:26)

Having fun isn't the goal of the church coming together, but isn't it a reasonable question to ask if there is room for more spice and variety when we gather as a church?

“Fun” is obviously going to vary from one person to another, but I think it's a worthy topic of discussion. Coming together shouldn't be a chore or something to get through. If we have an attitude of expectation and look forward to what God has in store for us, then the stage is set for wonderful things!

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Thou Shalt Not Freak Out!
NOTE: 
If you're freaking out reading this because all you 
can see is one more thing to add to your already 
overloaded schedule, then stop. 
This isn't supposed to be more work to do.


In the latter part of Acts 2, here's what we read:

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers. And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles. And all that believed were together, and had all things common; And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men, as every man had need. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart,  And  they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. (Acts 2:42-47)

I don't know about you, but that sounds like a good time to me! 

Allow me to throw some ideas out there to make a church gathering more fun:
  • Have a potluck or meet at a restaurant (church should be a spiritual potluck!)
  • Fellowship at the park, beach, top of a mountain, etc., 
  • Join forces on needs within the church 
  • Church Fellowship Road Trip to some neat location (everyone in an RV?)
  • Progressive lunch or dinner with a spiritual topic
  • Prayer hike
  • Creative short story writing and sharing
  • Make a short movie and put it on YouTube
Okay, some of those are more like group projects rather than fellowship enhancements, but a little out of the box thinking now and then doesn't hurt. I'm sure you've got better ideas!

So, enough of me. I'd love to hear your comments. What church ideas have you come up with to make things more exciting and interesting? What works for you just might be exactly what another home church group is looking for!

Fun shouldn't just be limited to childhood, should it? Solomon wrote,

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven... A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance... (Ecc. 3:1-4)

So long as we're living according to the Word, let's really enjoy our moments with each other. In between our time of weeping and mourning, let's be sure to take time to laugh and to dance!

I think we could all use more wholesome excitement in our lives. Please take a moment to share your comments below on how you creatively season your fellowship with fun!


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Jesse Imgrund link
10/16/2017 10:22:54 am

I appreciate your insight to body ministry...The Lord has shown me it is the crux of our being effective for the gospel...It is the very portion necessary for our ability to grow, mature and exemplify Christ in our human bodies as one spiritual body the church.

Therefore, a very serious missing link to all of the confusion are theseTwo simple understandings. One is ye must be born again...And once born ye are immediately made, Two, " a member in particular" of the body of Christ. When a person becomes born again they immediately become one of the Seven fold ministries as listed in the Corinthians 12 KJV 1611 version only. If we understood this simple truth then Christ being head would not be difficult to ascertain and we would be a body when we gathered not a program...And this member in particular is too cause us equal care one to another...no separation...As we mature as HIs Bride.

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Trevor Wanderlust link
12/9/2020 07:49:14 pm

Thanks for postinng this

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