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HOW TO BE MISSIONAL THIS HALLOWEEN Halloween seems to be the one holiday we just don’t know what to do with. We are happy to celebrate cultural or historical holidays like the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, or New Year’s Day. We love religious holidays like Easter and Christmas. But Halloween… Halloween has quite a mixed history, and so we don’t always know how to approach it. And living on mission during Halloween can seem daunting. Sadly, we live in a culture where the idea of knocking on your neighbor’s door and having a conversation sounds completely alien. Many of our neighborhoods operate on an unspoken understanding of “If you ignore me, I’ll return the favor.” Since the invention of the automatic garage door it has been possible to go months without even seeing the people you live next to, never mind actually talking to them. However, once a year culture lobs us a soſtball called “Halloween,” and with just the slightest amount of intentionality the stranger down the block can become a friend. You just have to be willing to swing the bat. Here is a free guide packed with 46+ helpful tips and resources for making the most of your opportunity this Halloween. 12 Simple Ways To Be On Mission This Halloween 3 Tips for Discipling Your Kids on Halloween Halloween: Trick, Treat or Missional? 3 Practical Ways To Be Missional This Halloween Why Throwing Parties Is Missional Halloween Is For Mission – 5 Practical Ways to be Missional on Halloween 3 Tips For Reaching Your Neighbors This Halloween How To Use Hospitality To Reach Out To Your Neighbors 5 Simple Ways To Move Neighbors From Strangers To Missionaries How To Listen To Your Neighborhood 3 Simple Ways To Give True Hospitality How To Have A Missional Meal 5 Ways To Bless Your Neighbors Simple Ways To Share Your Faith Halloween Is Not Important Use this Free 14-point Guide to help you be on mission this Halloween: *Click the links below to access each resource

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HOW TO BE MISSIONALTHIS HALLOWEEN

Halloween seems to be the one holiday we just don’t know what to do with. We are happy tocelebrate cultural or historical holidays like the Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, or New Year’s Day.We love religious holidays like Easter and Christmas. But Halloween…

Halloween has quite a mixed history, and so we don’t always know how to approach it.

And living on mission during Halloween can seem daunting. Sadly, we live in a culture where the ideaof knocking on your neighbor’s door and having a conversation sounds completely alien.

Many of our neighborhoods operate on an unspoken understanding of “If you ignore me, I’ll returnthe favor.” Since the invention of the automatic garage door it has been possible to go months withouteven seeing the people you live next to, never mind actually talking to them.

However, once a year culture lobs us a so�ball called “Halloween,” and with just the slightestamount of intentionality the stranger down the block can become a friend. You just have to bewilling to swing the bat.

Here is a free guide packed with 46+ helpful tips and resources for making the most of youropportunity this Halloween.

12 Simple Ways To Be On Mission This Halloween

3 Tips for Discipling Your Kids on Halloween

Halloween: Trick, Treat or Missional?

3 Practical Ways To Be Missional This Halloween

Why Throwing Parties Is Missional

Halloween Is For Mission – 5 Practical Ways to beMissional on Halloween

3 Tips For Reaching Your Neighbors This Halloween

How To Use Hospitality To Reach Out ToYour Neighbors

5 Simple Ways To Move Neighbors From StrangersTo Missionaries

How To Listen To Your Neighborhood

3 Simple Ways To Give True Hospitality

How To Have A Missional Meal

5 Ways To Bless Your Neighbors

Simple Ways To Share Your Faith

Halloween Is Not Important

Use this Free 14-point Guide to help you be on mission this Halloween:*Click the links below to access each resource