I try to make it accessible for everyone. Great care is taken to plan a meaningful children's time in the service, and the bulletin includes the words to all responses, prayers, and choruses. When it comes to food We usually serve something simple for lunch, like barbecue, which is purchased. Volunteers bring bread, condiments, beans, coleslaw, and deserts. Because our budget always seems to be tight, we do put out a basket for people to make donations toward the cost of the meal, but the donation is certainly not required.
Congregations seem to have better attendance when the meal is provided.
Inviting folks Our team teaches folks how they can invite adults, children and youth to Sunday School and church. Sunday School classes and the UMYF usually send out invitations to friends, and I speak from the pulpit on ways in which people can be invitational. We also use the tools provided for this purpose in the Bring A Friend Sunday Workbook. We have found that linking youth and children's events to Bring A Friend Sunday makes the day even more fun and successful. This year, our youth group is having a Bring A Friend Sunday retreat, which will end with the youth sponsors bringing the youth back to the church for Sunday School and worship on Bring A Friend Sunday.