Reaching Your Community in the Summer
A church in Norwich held a week-long festival in a nearby park during the summer to reach their local community.
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In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) is joined by Andy Rees (Lead Pastor, Surrey Chapel, Norwich) to talk about Summer Fest- an event the church held in Waterloo Park in Norwich in summer 2022. How was it run? How did it go? Would they do it again?
00:00 - Introduction
02:33 - Surrey Chapel's Summer Fest
10:20 - Shifting from a social event to gospel intentionality
12:26 - Planning a summer festival
16:29 - Connecting with local media
19:43 - Moving the holiday club out of the church building
20:24 - Church buy-in for community events
22:51 - Planning a kids' holiday club
24:42 - Use what God has given you
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Local Churches and the Media (fiec.org.uk)
- Faith in Kids (faithinkids.org)
Photos of Summer Fest
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Summer Fest in Waterloo Park, Norwich
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The Summer Fest team
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Line dancing in the marquee
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Talking to BBC Radio Norfolk
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