Halloween is only a few weeks away. If you're going to host a Fall Festival, it's time to start planning.
I will be hosting a Fall Festival at the church where I am the children's pastor. We will host this on Halloween night. I know many churches do their fall festival on a different night other than Halloween. Personally, I prefer to do this on Halloween night since that is when the most families will be out looking for good, safe options for their children.
One big component of our Fall Festival will be sharing the Gospel with the families who attend.
Here is our strategy for this.
We will direct families to our worship center to start with. They will funnel through the worship center to get to the trunk or treat area.
We will start with a 10 minute family show in the worship center. Here are some of the elements of the family show.
- We will sing a fun, high-energy song.
- Family game - We will bring 3-4 families on stage who will participate in a high-energy game. I will give the families a prize for playing the game.
- We will then share the Gospel using black lights. We are currently writing the script for this. If you'd like a copy of the script, feel free to email me.
- Prayer for families.
- We will give each person a glow bracelet as they exit.
Families will exit to the trunk or treat area.
We will repeat the family show every 20-30 minutes during the night.
I am excited to try this strategy. I believe we are going to plant a lot of seeds that will bring fruit in the weeks and months that will follow the fall festival.
What about you? Are you hosting a Fall Festival? What is your strategy for this? Share your ideas in the comment section below.
