The Easter season is one of the most significant opportunities to invite people to church or share our faith. In just over a week, people who don't regularly attend church will be attending church someplace, and I am asking you to help make Harmony the place where they attend this year.

If you can follow the steps outlined in the 30-minute mission trip, that would help invite people to hear a clear presentation about how they can Step Into the Story of Easter and honestly know the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

30-minute mission trip guide for social media and a special day…

When we hear the phrase “mission trip”, we think of traveling overseas or making a journey somewhere with a specific destination. As we have talked about prayer, care, and share, we have discovered that over and over, Jesus encouraged and commanded His followers to be witnesses and to start right where they are. We read this truth in Acts 1:8 “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Jesus said, start in Jerusalem or right where you are.

I’m inviting you to carve out 30 minutes and live on a mission for Christ by taking a few steps together to invite our family, friends, and community to Easter services at Harmony.  A simple plan is outlined below. If you can take every step, that would be great; if not, just take the steps you can.

3 minutes: Change your social media cover image or profile pic to one of the images below for Easter that Harmony has provided. You can take a picture of a handout or download it from an email we have sent.

As you change your picture/cover image, make a post that says something like this- “We are living in difficult times. Come to church with me Easter Sunday, April 20th and discover hope. https://harmonychurch.com"

10 minutes: Record a simple, quick testimony of what Easter means to you or how Jesus has changed your life. Please post it on social media and tag your friends.

7 minutes: Start conversing with friends on Messenger or email and ask them- What are you doing Easter Sunday? Come to Church with me. (Then invite them to the service at 9 or 11 that you will attend.)

9 minutes: Text 10 people, call 5 people, and invite them to church on Easter.

1 minute- Pray for the efforts that you have made and ask God to work as only He can.

Here are a few other simple local mission trips you could take with a friend:

1.    Prayer walk your neighborhood and leave invites/postcards inviting them to church.

2.    Serve at a local park Easter Egg event and invite those you meet to the Easter service at Harmony.

3.    Host an Easter Egg hunt in your neighborhood for the houses immediately around you (or make it as big as you would like) and invite those attending to Easter service at Harmony.

Thanks for your help in sharing Jesus' mission.

Jon