One of the final lessons in our curriculum of church strengthening is teaching leaders God’s intentions for the church today. What is the role of the church and how does God want the local church to be an instrument of transformation in its community? We teach this principle through a lesson called “seed projects.” Seed projects are small projects that any church, family, or individual can do to have impact or influence for the gory of God in their community or neighborhood. Seed projects are motivated by Jesus love and example of growth (Luke 2:52) and service (Acts 20:53), and they seek to plant seeds of transformation in the community. These projects also speak to God’s desire for stewardship, development, and our care of creation.
An important aspect of seed projects is the fact that they use the resources of the local church or family to complete the project. It does not involve outside resources but rather a faith venture within the individual or group. Their own time, money, creativity, and tools. Breaking the mentality of dependence in materially poor areas is extremely difficult, so seed projects seek to empower the churches to see the abundance of resources in their midst. The Bible illustrates through a variety of stories how God desires to multiple our obedience for His glory. As the church embraces its God given role in the community, healing, restoration, and reconciliation will be the result.
Several of our churches have done seed projects over the last few months. (Many with great motivation and creativity.) Below are a few highlights from some of the seed projects completed this summer by small churches in the slum areas of Sucre.
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| First fix the basketball back board |
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| Then paint it! |
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| Pastor Severino (left) leading his team of servants |
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| Final product for this project.... a sparkling clean street! |
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| Though we have lived here for two years Ella is still a novelty. People often ask to take their picture with her. |
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