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Seeds and Seed Projects. Trainer Name Ministry. SEEDS Agriculture and Ministry. Question 1 : What biblical parables can you think of that are based on agriculture?. SEEDS Agriculture and Ministry. Question 1 : What biblical parables can you think of that are based on agriculture?
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Seeds and Seed Projects Trainer Name Ministry
SEEDSAgriculture and Ministry Question 1: What biblical parables can you think of that are based on agriculture?
SEEDSAgriculture and Ministry Question 1: What biblical parables can you think of that are based on agriculture? Question 2: What lessons from agriculture can be applied to ministry?
Principles for Ministry • Nothing is too small or insignificant.
Principles for Ministry • Nothing is too small or insignificant. • Each “harvesting” task is important.
Principles for Ministry • Nothing is too small or insignificant. • Each “harvesting” task is important. • God brings multiplication.
Principles for Ministry • Nothing is too small or insignificant. • Each “harvesting” task is important. • God brings multiplication. • God blesses us so we will minister to others.
Principles for Ministry • Nothing is too small or insignificant. • Each “harvesting” task is important. • God brings multiplication. • God blesses us so we will minister to others. • Our generosity brings thanksgiving to God.
Elements for Growth • Sacrifice
Elements for Growth • Sacrifice • Humility
Elements for Growth • Sacrifice • Humility • Obedience
Elements for Growth • Sacrifice • Humility • Obedience • Cheerful generosity
Seed Projects Purpose Definition Benefits Characteristics Long-term Impact
The Purpose of Doing Seed Projects • To use a simple, effective and proven tool to help a local church to begin to demonstrate God’s love to people outside of the body of Christ. • To enable local churches to be proclaimers of the gospel in deed.
Definition • Definition: A seed project is small, short-term ministry by believers. It is done with local resources to demonstrate God’s love to those outside the faith community. • Note: Seed Projects are usually done by small groupings of church members, such as a cell group
Three Principle Benefits 1. Wholistic Evangelism 2. Freedom from Dependency 3. Experience and Confidence for Larger Activities
Three Principle Benefits 1. Wholistic Evangelism:Seed Projects help believers experience the power of wholistic ministry for evangelism and for the extension of the Kingdom of God.
Three Principle Benefits 2. Freedom from Dependency:Seed Projects demonstrate that the local church can do wholistic ministry without being dependent on outside resources.
Three Principle Benefits 3.Experience and Confidence for Larger Activities:Seed Projects develop experience in project planning and implementation and develop confidence for ongoing wholistic ministry projects. Seed Projects often lead a church to larger demonstrations of God’s love.
Additional Benefits • People come to Christ • Discipleship of Followers of Christ • Organic Multiplication of the Church • God is Honored
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Does not manipulate • Done for those outside the church • Beneficiaries participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Does not manipulate • Done for those outside the church • Beneficiaries participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Does not manipulate • Done for those outside the church • Beneficiaries participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Does not manipulate • Done for those outside the church • Beneficiaries participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Does not manipulate • Done for those outside the church • Beneficiaries participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Does not manipulate • Done for those outside the church • Beneficiaries participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Doesn’t manipulate • Done for those outside the church • Beneficiaries participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Doesn’t manipulate • Done for those outside the church • Beneficiaries participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Doesn’t manipulate • Done for those outside the Church • Beneficiaries Participate • Plan intentional wholistic impact • God is praised
Seed Project Characteristics • Motivated by God’s Intentions • Covered in prayer • Simple and short • Well planned • Local resources • Doesn’t manipulate • Done for those outside the Church • Beneficiaries Participate • Plan wholistic impact areas as much as possible • God is praised
Check Your Understanding __ Game day for community children as an evangelistic outreach
Check Your Understanding __A picnic for hungry children based on a community needs survey
Check Your Understanding __ Latrine repair at the home of a church member
Check Your Understanding __ A government-sponsored literacy program bathed in prayer
Check Your Understanding __ A garbage cleanup the day following the decision to do it
Check Your Understanding __ A seminar on nutrition, where the organizing committee serves so well that the community participants only attend
Check Your Understanding __ Media coverage of the seed project to get publicity for the church
Check Your Understanding __ Development and operation of a child-care center
Check Your Understanding __ Community meeting to discuss formation of a child-care center as a result of a time of seeking God’s intentions for the community.
Three Principles forLong-term Effectiveness • Balanced • Focused • Ongoing
Three Principles for Long-term Effectiveness • Balanced – Ministry in all areas • Focused – • Ongoing –
Impact of Doing Seed Projects in All Four Areas One Church Physical Seed Projects Social Seed Projects Wisdom Seed Projects Spiritual Seed Projects Balanced
Example of “Balanced” in Carapita, Venezuela • Wisdom: Lectures about drug prevention at a public school • Physical: Organized 50 members to fix the lighting system, collect garbage, and clean out weeds from the main walkway