Unique Outreach Tool Connects with Community

Church Planting: Mark Jackson
Monday, September 1, 2008

Joe and Michelle Boyd, church planters of Aviator Church, have used many innovative methods to connect with people in their community but one method has especially caught my attention: Superheroes! Timed with the release of the latest Batman movie, five superheroes began making daily appearances in Derby.

These roles were filled by five of our summer missionaries. They would carry flyers advertising the first preview service of Aviator and autograph them as they passed them out. Imagine the attention they received when knocking on doors in neighborhoods. Mothers would ask them to pose with their children for pictures and patrons at a local restaurant would often cheer when they showed up.

Aviator's first preview service attracted 164 people and they had sixteen salvation decisions. These costumes can be purchased online for under $50: www.discountsuperherocostumes.com.