Ep 084: How To Do A Great Trunk-or-Treat At Your Church, with Darrell Stetler

The Church Lobby

In September and October over 1.2 million people will search online for “Trunk-or-Treat near me.” Here’s how to be one of the churches they find.

Karl Vaters talks with Darrell Stetler about practical steps to help churches of any size put on a high-quality, gospel-centered Trunk-or-Treat event. Darrell is a small-church pastor in Oklahoma City and he has created a free 23-page guide called Trunk-orTreat Planning for Churches: A Step-by-step Guide.

Karl and Darrell talk about:

• The benefits of having a church Trunk-or-Treat
• Picking a theme
• Who it’s designed to reach
• When to start planning
• Recruiting volunteers
• How to gather info from attenders
• How to follow up

Podcast Links:

• Free 23-page Planning Guide with Trunk-or-Treat Ideas for Churches
• The Gospel Trunk-or-Treat Planning System
• Previous Darrell Stetler Interview (Ep 38)

Also from Darrell Stetler:

• NewStart Discipleship Curriculum
• Free New Believer Bible Reading Plan (1 Page PDF)
• Free audiobook on Discipling Your Children
• Free NewStart Discipleship Journal: A 54-page Discipleship Bible Study for new Christians.
• Free one-hour Discipleship Training workshop

Social media:

• facebook.com/darrellstetler2
• facebook.com/newstartdiscipleship
• youtube.com/@newstartdiscipleship
• twitter.com/newstartdisc

Bonus Summary

Yes, Your Church Can Do Trunk-or-Treat without Compromising Your Christian Values, with Darrell Stetler

If you have problems with Halloween, I'm right there with you. Not a fan. In this short video, Darrell Stetler and Karl Vaters talk about:

• Why our churches do a trunk-or-treat
• The three attitudes Christians can have toward Halloween
• The misunderstood non-pagan origins of Halloween
• Why it’s okay for churches to offer a safe, Bible-based alternative

Bonus Content Links:

• Halloween: A Distinctively Christian Holiday
• Free 23 Page Planning Guide with Trunk or Treat Ideas for Churches
• The Gospel Trunk or Treat Planning System
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