By 2026, many churches are participating in some kind of community service or compassion ministry. But are we carrying out those initiatives to the best of our missional ability? What would it take to make sure our community service actually leads to more people hearing about Jesus?

This session will examine the community service-minded culture of post-Christian America and then bring in a church’s unique opportunities to connect and collaborate. Participants will be challenged to comb through the many “perfectly adequate” service opportunities in their community and single out those “very best” initiatives that will maximize opportunities to share the gospel in the long run. (HINT: It’s not necessarily about how you’re serving your community but rather who is serving with you . . .)

The prayerful goal of this breakout is to help you “dial in” your community service initiatives to produce as many evangelism opportunities as possible.