I have a friend who decided years ago to make Halloween a night for creative witnessing. Her particular neighborhood goes “all out” for Halloween. Everyone participates in an elaborate and coordinated decorating project. The display is so popular and well-visited that over 3000 trick-or-treaters pass through their street each year. My friend is also an artist. On Halloween she and her husband turn their front yard into a graveyard. The gravestones are engraved with Scriptures in calligraphy that provoke visitors to think about eternity and mortality. The messages spark questions, and she has had endless opportunities over the years to share her faith.
Some churches like to take advantage of the Halloween holiday by planning an evangelistic outreach as an alternative. This is the perfect night to plan an outdoor venue in a park. You can rent a space or use a neighborhood park. Music, drama and a message can easily draw a crowd on a night when so many are out and about. Consider involving the youth of your church. Put together a cutting-edge sound and some well-rehearsed dramas, complete with makeup and costumes. Make it an attractive, quality production and the interest level will be high.
Thinking along the same lines of evangelism, some churches even put together a “haunted house” at their church and invite the crowd inside to hear an imaginatively delivered, evangelistic message.
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