5 tips to make social events affordable!

Coming up with fun events can be a daunting task.  Factor in that you'll want the majority of your events to be very affordable to maximize participation, and it can get a little more daunting!  But worry not, dear friends.  Today I give you five tips to make your church social events more affordable.

1. Have potluck meals.  Originally a term meaning a meal that's available without preparation (i.e., showing up at someone's house and being invited to whatever they have going for supper), potluck is a great way to spread around food costs.  Whether it's dessert or a full-on buffet, you can have a great variety of refreshments by

3 Elements of great church events

In the future of Rebecca's Inkspot, I hope to share with you some great ideas for church events.  Today, I am going to tell you three elements that make an event great and memorable.

1. Great events are INCLUSIVE.

Inclusive means making a space and a way for everyone in your group to participate.  This means:

• Choose an activity that everyone can do.  If you have someone in your group with a disability or an allergy, make every effort to find ways of including that person.  It will mean the world to him or her, and is a visible demonstration of Christ's love and compassion, which He speaks to in Luke 14:12-14: "He said also to the man who had invited him, “When you give a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, lest they also invite you in return and you be repaid. But when you give a feast,

Putting the team together - 6 key roles

We've seen it so many movies and television shows, from Blues Brothers to Avengers, Leverage to Scorpion.  It takes a group of people with different skills and personalities but a common goal to accomplish a big task.

Growing your Sunday School class and your church, spreading the word of God, creating a community and making it a healthy place for needs to be met and joy to be shared is, indeed, a big task.

Consider this as you recruit members of your leadership, caring, and outreach teams for your class.  Here are six suggested roles: