How to Set Up a Church Revival

Revival preaching has roots in John Wesley's open-air meetings.

While revival in Biblical terms refers to a church awakening inspired and empowered by God, a church revival meeting has come to mean a series of special services or talks meant to inspire church members to follow Christ and call unbelievers to faith. Setting up a church revival is a logistical feat that requires an organizer to be a recruiter and promoter. Essential elements include an outside speaker and being able to build support in your congregation.

Things You'll Need

• Speaker
• Musician(s)

Instructions

1. Find a speaker. A good revival speaker will be from outside your area and will bring a perspective interesting enough to draw in your congregation. Work with the speaker and your local church calendar to set a date for the revival.

2. Recruit musicians from your community or from outside the area. The ideal is for the music to be at least a little better than your regular Sunday morning worship.

3. Promote the revival within your congregation. State the purpose of the revival meetings and build excitement around what the speaker will say.

4. Equip your congregation to promote the revival meetings. Give then fliers and invitations, and encourage them to invite friends and acquaintances.

5. Promote the event to outsiders. Make full use of free media such as newspaper or radio announcements and your church's website. Strongly consider paid advertising or mailed invitations.

Tips & Warnings

• Pray.

• Start early.

• Get as many people on board as possible.

• Don't promise more than you can deliver.

References

• Baptist Missionary Association of Texas: How to Plan for a Revival