At Third Place Youth we launched a new project called “Bless Back” I got the idea last year from an awesome church on the east coast, you can check them out here. The main idea behind this project is for our students to give to someone who they want to sow into. This week instead of taking an offering like any normal service, we GAVE our students an envelope with cash in it. Amounts ranging from $3 to $5. They were challenged to go sow into people. I’ve been captivated by the parable Jesus told in mark 4:26-29, where he said the kingdom of God is like a farmer. I’m praying our students will learn from this that they should have a farmer mentality, constantly sowing. I love how Galatians 6:10 says that when ever we have the opportunity to do good we should do good to everyone. I’m seeing that the lack we get so annoyed with is caused by our lack of sowing. I’m not sure everyone “got it” tonight, but I’m praying they will. I ask our students to write about their experience during this “bless back” project, so as the stories come in I’ll post them.
UPDATE:
One of our students wrote a blog about “bless back” here go check it out.
later
p.thad
