On the Moses Project ballot, we offered five ways for members to participate throughout the year:
- Book Group—Read a book related to the focus of the project.
- Drama Team—Prepare and present a dramatic performance in a worship service.
- Art Team—Organize an art show related to the focus of the project.
- Movie Night—Organize a movie night related to the focus of the project.
- Video Team—Make a video to either raise awareness about the cause or to celebrate what the church is doing.
Different churches may want to offer different options depending upon the interests and talents of members.
The ballot intentionally did not list the culminating social action as one of the options. We wanted to recruit members for that event later in the year through one-to-one invitations by persons they already knew through either longstanding relationships or a group within the church.
For the book group and the movie night, we gave participants options for what they wanted to read or watch. The Mission and Outreach Ministry researched options and presented them. In the case of the books, we gave three options. Each option had at least ten people select it, so we decided to form groups for each book. For the most popular book, we formed two groups to maintain optimum sizes for discussion. The book groups met in the homes of members. Each group had a designated discussion facilitator. Discussion questions were provided. In two cases, we successfully contacted the authors of the books to obtain discussion questions.