I love doing stuff at any given moment that I’m almost positive no one else in the world is doing. There’s something fun about the thought that “could I be the only one in the world doing this right now?” A few years I ago I tried to do such a thing…I was at Milligan College and got a ton of Barq’s root beer and threw a huge root beer party. It was a blast and created quite a few memories and new friendships. In our ministry I believe we’ve taken a similar approach to how we do events, camp, and worship…we think way outside the box and usually get a little crazy in the process (like a singing memory verse puppet using only a sock named Sir Stink A Lot that stole the show at camp last summer week after week).
So where in the world am I going with this? I have no idea other than the thought that I believe we need to think way outside the box, get original, and get crazy to reach the kids in our ministries. If you get a chance, take some time and post some things that are possibly unique to your ministry…perhaps the way you do worship, small groups, games, events, camp, choir, puppets, decision counseling, announcements, etc.
Sir Stink A Lot reminds me of an idea I got from Karl Bastian a few years ago to buy a puppet and name it after you - just with a twist. We have a puppet named “Fryan Rank”. The kids think it’s funny that there’s a puppet named after me and they always laugh when they hear his name.
i love being around street evangelists who travel. the things they come up with never cease to amaze me. one guy i know, “unkle button” from singapore is a clown (literally.) he dresses like a clown almost everywhere he goes to draw a crowd. another guy likes to mime and do street illusions. i also have a good friend who does this thing called the broom trick. you line people up, they hold hands and then you have to find a way to interweave a broom through the entire line while keeping it in a certain position. i love hearing about original and intentional ways to affect people. be outrageous… we have an outrageous God!