SBTC Church Planting

The Super Bowl is less than a month away. Here are 3 outreaches to try on or around the Super Bowl by Austin Cooper

1. Roadside Dr. Pepper & Popcorn Giveaway

Our church has served 1000’s of people in our community the day before the Super Bowl and sometimes a few hours before the Super Bowl with this outreach. It is simple, cheap, and powerful.

Find a busy, but safe traffic light in your community and when the light turns red, hold up signs that say, “Free Dr. Pepper”. Have members of your team go right up to the windows of stopped cars with a smile on their face, a Dr. Pepper, and a popcorn packet and say, “Here’s your free supplies for the Super Bowl. This is our way of showing God’s love in a practical way.”

We have had people break down crying in their cars, ministered to people on their way to funerals of loved ones, and met many of people who have just moved to our area, who are now a part of our church family through this outreach.

2. Super Bowl Block Party

The day before the Super Bowl try throwing a Super Bowl themed block party in a neighborhood, park, or at a local sporting event. Have games, face painting, food, etc. that all connects to football/Super Bowl. A great idea for a neighborhood block party is to invite everyone to bring their favorite Super Bowl themed appetizer.

There aren’t very many outreaches that bring the joy of the kingdom of God to people in a visible way than block parties. These are great tools to get to know people on a deeper level.

3. Door-to-Door Dr. Pepper & Popcorn Giveaway

Like the roadside giveaway, this outreach works the same, but it is door to door at an apartment complex or neighborhood. Usually, we load up coolers with Dr. Peppers and popcorn packets and blitz multiple neighborhoods with the love of Christ. We simply knock on doors, tell people what we are doing and ask them how many people are in their household. After we give them the Dr. Peppers and popcorn packets, we ask if we can say a quick 10 second prayer. If they agree, we ask if there is anything specific we could pray for.

I could write a book about what people ask us to pray for. We have prayed for deaths in the house the night before, cancer diagnoses, lost dogs, and ministered to family members of a father who had been deported that week. All of this shows that God uses His Church serving the community to create divine appointments in which He uses to draw people to Jesus.

Have any questions about these? Please do not hesitate to reach out.

Very excited about the launch of Living Water Church - Gladewater, Texas! Praying for GREAT things to happen with this new church plant! Please pray for Pastor Teddy Sorrells and Marilyn Sorrells as they start this new journey!

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Southern Baptists of Texas Convention - SBTC church planter assessment this weekend in Houston with seven potential couples. Thankful for a healthy process to help prepare these couples for the calling has on their lives!

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