Engagement Opportunity Rhythms by Josh Reeves 12. Organize a tasting tour on your street (everyone sets up food and table on front porch)

Engagement Opportunity Rhythms by Josh Reeves 11. Have a garage sale.

Below is a recommendation from the National Institute on Aging. The list is for those experiencing loneliness. While the list has some great ideas, MY FRIEND’S HOUSE believes followers of Jesus are to be the initiators in connecting the lonely with the local church. It’s our responsibility to seek out and to pursue…to find people…

Engagement Opportunity Rhythms by Josh Reeves 10. Offer to mow someone’s yard who needs it on your street.

Many years ago, when I was newly divorced and raising two boys basically on my own, I was able to live through a beautiful picture of the verse in the book of John that tells how the world will know that we follow Christ. It tells us that disciples of Jesus were those who practiced…

Engagement Opportunity Rhythms by Josh Reeves 9. Host a music share party in your home (everyone brings 5 favorite songs and discusses)

The Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has released a new advisory that highlights the public health crisis of loneliness, isolation, and lack of connection in the United States 1. The advisory calls for action to address this issue and lays out a framework for a National Strategy to Advance Social Connection 1. Even before the…

Engagement Opportunity Rhythm #8 by Josh Reeves 8. Do a food drive or coat drive in winter and get neighbors involved

by Stephen Blandino 4. GROWTH This passage concludes with an interesting statement. “And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47b, NIV). This phrase fits the passage but seems to have a different flavor from the previous description of community. I don’t believe this is an accident. When you look…