Helping your congregants grow from casual church attenders to passionate disciples of Christ can be a challenge. Compassion® would love to support you in this journey!

Relationships are central to Jesus’ teaching and are key to growing fully devoted followers of Jesus. Compassion’s child development program empowers your church to share — and receive — Jesus’ love through sponsorship relationships. A sponsor’s special one-to-one relationship with a child in poverty creates an environment for life-changing spiritual growth that benefits both the sponsor and child.

Compassion child sponsorship is also an incredible discipleship tool and an opportunity for your church to connect with the developing world and engage in global missions.

What’s the best way to introduce Compassion’s child development program to your church? It can start with the Compassion Experience! Hosting the Compassion Experience, a FREE event for churches, will transform lives in your church and community. Here are details to help you host a successful Compassion Experience:

REQUIREMENTS FOR HOSTING THE COMPASSION EXPERIENCE AT YOUR CHURCH

SPACE

The Compassion Experience trailer requires a minimum 90’ x 40’ space to park. This area must be level and paved (concrete or asphalt) in a highly visible location in the church parking lot.

HOST A COMPASSION SUNDAY

Link the Compassion Experience in your parking lot to a complementing activity inside your church. You can do this by hosting a Compassion Sunday the same weekend the Compassion Experience is onsite.

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REQUIREMENTS FOR HOSTING THE COMPASSION EXPERIENCE AT YOUR CHURCH (CONT.)

RESOURCES FOR HOSTING COMPASSION SUNDAY AT YOUR CHURCH

VOLUNTEERS

You need 30-40 volunteers throughout the weekend to help at the Compassion Experience, which is typically open to visitors Friday to Monday. Volunteers come from your church, and if needed, Compassion can help recruit volunteers by contacting local sponsors.

PROMOTION

Please promote the Compassion Experience on your church’s website and social media platforms prior to and during your event. We have resources to help you accomplish this. The Compassion Experience can be a great outreach tool.

Child sponsorship is an opportunity for individuals or families in your church to put faith into action. During your Compassion Sunday message, present child sponsorship as a discipleship tool to follow Christ’s example of compassion.

HERE’S HOW TWO PASTORS INSPIRE AND PROVIDE CONTEXT ON COMPASSION SUNDAY

Joby Martin, Founding and Lead PastorThe Church of Eleven22

Jacksonville, Fla.Luke 10 The Good Samaritan

coe22.com/sermons/the-storyteller-week-7-the-good-samaritan/

JR Vassar, Lead PastorChurch at the Cross

Grapevine, TexasEphesians 5: 1, 2 Imitate God’s Love

churchatthecross.com/sermon/imitators-of-god/

Pastor’s Compassion presentation starts at 27:35Compassion video shown:

vimeo.com/123867816

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OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY CHOOSE FROM TO SHARE IN YOUR COMPASSION SUNDAY SERVICE

Introduce Your Church to the Compassion Experience (1:27)

Connect your congregants to the developing world in the context of missions through the Compassion

Experience. Meet Compassion alumni Jey Mbiro as he shares his Compassion experience in Nairobi, Kenya.

vimeo.com/125943262

One Act (2:29) 

Present an opportunity for each congregant to follow Christ’s example of compassion by sponsoring a child. Compassion alumni share the significance of

sponsorship.vimeo.com/57093891

I Am Free (3:36)

Raise awareness in your church about global needs, and connect each member to the developing world in the context of missions. From Kenya, Ecuador and India, hear three true stories of Compassion alumni

who have new life in Christ and live and dream within His joy and peace. 

youtube.com/watch?v=oRagQjePTgM

What Is Poverty? (5:28)

Encourage individuals and families in your church to put faith into action and display genuine care and

compassion for those in need. Learn that poverty is not just a lack of money. It is lack of choices and hope.

vimeo.com/47684935

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST. We look forward to helping you host an amazing Compassion

Sunday and Compassion Experience at your church. Get started — tap here to request the Compassion Experience today!

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