Planning for Easter 2011 at Church by the Bridge continues (see links at the end of the post for more inspiration). I’m still thinking about the best campaign for our external marketing – i.e. how best to encourage people in our community to join us at church over Easter.
Below are some (very rough) ideas I’ve come up with as I’ve continued brainstorming. I’d love to hear your thoughts too – I’m praying these discussions and ideas will be useful for churches everywhere as they seek to make the gospel known this Easter.
Idea 1
Friday – dead.
Sunday – alive.
This isn’t your average long weekend.
Idea 2
The number ’1′ would be the main graphic on the page, with the narrative on either side of the ’1′.
come for one hour
hear about one man
who died one time
to offer every one forgiveness
to bring every one hope
The ending still needs some work, but you get the idea!
Idea 3
SIDE A
His friends betray him.
The crowds mock him.
The soliders spit on him.
The government kills him.
Why?
SIDE B
You.
Idea 4
Image of a flatlining (e.g. http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-4908006-pulse-monitor.php) monitor, that ends in a flash of light.
The heading would be: “Death isn’t the end”.
Idea 5
Jesus: 1.
Death: 0.
“Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
Idea 6
Image of broken chains, or the door to a morgue blown open, or a ladder coming out of a grave site.
The heading would be: “Death couldn’t hold him down”.
Idea 7
What happens when we die?
Beneath this heading, have some checkbxes, with the following:
a) nothing, we rot.
b) reincarnation.
c) depends on how good you’ve been.
d) eternal life for people who know Jesus.
The last option would be circled, and text inviting people to come and hear what Christians believe.
