Church events: How wide should we cast the net?

Over the Christmas period our church, like many others, had several evangelistic events. We had the classic Christingle and Nativity services, as well as a youth carol service.

We also had a meal for our youth to invite friends to, as well as a big, immersive theatre event for Year 2 children from local primary schools to attend.

As I look back over these events, I am aware of a tension that exists between the events that seek to reach the friends of those at church (like our youth meal) and those that try to reach as many as possible regardless of any connection (like our immersive theatre event).