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Easter is a key time in the calendar year where Churches see non-believers visiting. How does Easter fit into your evangelistic pathway? How can you get Easter guests back? How do you create an atmosphere which helps believers celebrate the truth of the resurrection and equally, helps newcomers consider the resurrection for the first time.

This week we will speak with Luther Symons lead pastor of Hope Anglican Church and Matt Varcoe Maturity and Mission Director at Grace City Church about how they approach Easter. They’ll be sharing their approach to Easter including:

They’ll answer questions like: How does Easter fit into your evangelistic pathway? How can you see Easter guests return? How do you create an atmosphere which helps believers celebrate the truth of the resurrection and equally, helps newcomers consider the resurrection for the first time.

Matt and Luther share their approach to Easter including: 

• Specific issues Churches face, and how to address them 
• What not to do 
• Meeting (and breaking!) expectations 
• How to address different demographics
• Who is likely to be in the room 
• Which services to emphasise 
• Follow up opportunities and pitfalls 
• How Easter needs to fit in with a wider, year long evangelistic strategy  

However, this conversation is not at all limited to Easter. 

Instead, Matt and Luther share how to create “credible, trusted, mission events” that our congregations will feel confident to invite people to, the problem with having one-off evangelistic events and how to create clear and specific next steps which your Church is working together to achieve. They discuss specific strategies like movie nights, carols in the park, “open house” Sundays and using baptisms or videos during the event. 

While it is not too late for this to impact how you address Easter, it wi

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