Missional Living Tips

Host a block party for your neighbors. The upcoming holidays can provide a great opportunity to host your neighbors and get to know them better!

Participate in one of the missional projects next week. You’ll be creating opportunities to build and/or enhance your relationships.

TRICK-OR-TREAT! As super heroes and princesses visit your house this year, get to know their names, and their parents’ names, and where they live in your neighborhood.

Be nice to your family. When others see you speaking kindly to your spouse, kids or parents they will be more likely to trust you and form a relationship.

Be praying about anyone you know who would be blessed by a Thanksgiving fixins’ package next month and let us know for our missional project day!

Maintain relationships with people! Use notes, calls and Facebook to keep in touch and send a "hello."

Invite a friend to our Chiefs Watch Party next week as part of our Grand Opening weekend!

Get to know the other parents on your kids’ sports teams. Exchange phone numbers so you can help with each others' kids, and brainstorm ways to get to know them outside of game days.

Take a non-church going friend to breakfast next Sunday morning. (After you’ve slept in, of course!)

Take a bundle of Avenue pens and use them to help start a spiritual discussion with friends this week!

Tip extra next time you're at a restaurant and write the server a note of encouragement on the restaurant's copy of the receipt.

Make a list of three relationships that are missional opportunities for you. Begin praying for opportunities to have a deeper conversation about beliefs.

Wear your Avenue t-shirt around town! It might be a great conversation starter when someone asks "What's new?"

Bake your missional cookies for your new teachers this week!

Go see the new Batman movie with coworkers. Already see it? Go see it again. It’s awesome. It’s only $5 if you to go AMC Monday-Thursdays!

Work with our Avenue Kids and invest in the lives of the next generation.

Host a cookout and invite the neighbors you want to get to know better.

Build a relationship with your hairdresser (or salon) and surprise them with a small gift next time you get your haircut.

Send an encouraging note to your mortgage lender and/or realtor letting them know you're thinking of them.

Is there a co-worker or neighbor you've been wanting to build a relationship with? Ask him or her to lunch in the next week.

Offer to babysit your friends' kids for free so they can have a date night.

Next time you buy a special treat for your dog, buy one for your neighbor's dog, too!

Take bagels and coffee to work. It could create a water cooler effect with lots of people gathering around one main area, and stimulate good conversation.

Ask a neighbor how you can be praying for them.

Did you get invited to an event hosted by your neighbor or co-worker? Go! Your interest in their activities will strengthen your relationships.