Celebrate Generosity Using “Check Us Out” Cards

I have a quick idea to share with you today as you Celebrate Generosity with us here in the month of November.

Over a month ago, I went through my own personal 10 Day Giving Challenge. This was sort of the birthplace for our current Celebrate Generosity series and 30 Day Challenge. Anyway, as part of my 10 Day Give, I came up with the idea of utilizing our “Check Us Out” cards that we’ve been using during our One campaign and combining these with extra large tips (around 50%) at restaurants. I was not only able to bless my servers with additional financial blessings, but also invite my servers to come check out our church.

I know that many of us leave church on Sunday afternoons and eat out for Sunday lunch at various restaurants throughout the Kansas City metro area. How awesome would it be if hundreds of us were spreading generosity and church invitations all across the city the next few weeks?

So, I would just encourage you to grab some extra cash from your bank account and a few of the “Check Us Out” cards this week and share the love of Christ through generosity and an invitation to our church. You will be a blessing to others and be blessed yourself through the process.

A “One” Story – Don’t make this mistake!

I was at Macy’s at Summit Fair in Lee’s Summit this past Wednesday evening. They have a Starbucks inside that location. I happened to be over in that general area of the store and I decided to order a Pumpkin Spice Latte. The young lady behind the counter and I began to talk, as she didn’t have any other customers.  The subject of Pageant and church came up. She admitted to me that she did not have a church home anymore, although she used to go to church. I then invited her to our church. However, I then realized that I did not have any of those little invite cards that have been in our bulletin and in our Bible study classroom for quite some time! So I told her that I would stop back by with more info.

It is now Friday night. I stopped back by Macy’s/Starbucks and left an invite card and a copy of the Advance Magazine.  It has a list of all the Pageant performances, which I circled, and I wrote down my cell phone number and my name.

Moral of this story – don’t get caught without those invite cards (we will have a pile of them in class on Sunday). Luckily I knew where she worked and I could remedy my mistake! Next time I may not be so lucky!

This gal told me Wednesday, “It must be that I am supposed to be getting back to church. I keep having people ask me to go to their church.” 

See you Sunday! – Don’t forget to ask people to join you. I am surprised by the responses I get. I think a lot of people are just waiting to be asked. They are interested in getting back into the routine of church; they just can’t seem to make that first step alone.

– Cheryl Sands