Economic Concerns. When fears of a recession even drown out a major election you can be sure that it is and will be the uppermost thing on the mind of people in your community this Christmas. Surveys show most people will be looking for ways to simplify their celebrations, some because they have no choice.

What will you say? A church can speak into these hard times with both practical solutions and spiritual answers, and bring people together around the things that matter most. Economic hardship has a way of recentering values and bringing a community together. But how can you be a voice, how can you connect with those deep, widespread felt-needs?


The Strategy