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SEEDSSEEDSAgriculture and MinistryAgriculture and Ministry

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What biblical parables can you What biblical parables can you think of that are based on think of that are based on agriculture?agriculture?

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SEEDSSEEDSAgriculture and MinistryAgriculture and Ministry


What biblical parables can you think What biblical parables can you think of that are based on agriculture?of that are based on agriculture?


What lessons from agriculture What lessons from agriculture can be applied to ministry?can be applied to ministry?

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Seed Principles Seed Principles for Local Church Ministryfor Local Church Ministry

ScriptureScripture Description Description PrinciplesPrinciples

John 12:24John 12:24 A seed falls to A seed falls to the groundthe ground

Fruit Fruit requires requires sacrificesacrifice

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Seed PrinciplesSeed Principlesfor Local Church Ministryfor Local Church Ministry

ScriptureScripture Description Description PrinciplesPrinciples

John 12:24John 12:24 A seed falls to A seed falls to the groundthe ground

Fruit requires Fruit requires sacrificesacrifice

Matthew 13:31-32 Matthew 13:31-32 Parable of the Parable of the mustard seedmustard seed

John 4:37-38John 4:37-38One sows and One sows and another reapsanother reaps

I Corinthians 3:6-9I Corinthians 3:6-9One plants, One plants, another waters, another waters, God makes it God makes it grow grow

II Corinthians 9:6-II Corinthians 9:6-13 13

Sowing Sowing generously generously

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Principles for MinistryPrinciples for Ministry

Nothing is too small or Nothing is too small or insignificant.insignificant.

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Each “harvesting” task is Each “harvesting” task is important.important.

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Each “harvesting” task is Each “harvesting” task is important.important.

God brings multiplication.God brings multiplication.

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Nothing is too small or insignificant.Nothing is too small or insignificant.

Each “harvesting” task is important.Each “harvesting” task is important.


God blesses us so we will minister God blesses us so we will minister to others.to others.

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Nothing is too small or insignificant.Nothing is too small or insignificant.

Each “harvesting” task is important.Each “harvesting” task is important.


God blesses us so we will minister to God blesses us so we will minister to others.others.

Our generosity brings thanksgiving Our generosity brings thanksgiving to God.to God.

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Elements for GrowthElements for Growth

SacrificeSacrifice

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SacrificeSacrifice

HumilityHumility

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SacrificeSacrifice

HumilityHumility

ObedienceObedience

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SacrificeSacrifice

HumilityHumility

ObedienceObedience

Cheerful generosityCheerful generosity

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Personal Illustrations of Personal Illustrations of Seed Principles Seed Principles

Scripture DescriptionDescription Personal Personal IllustrationIllustration

Matthew 13:31-32 Matthew 13:31-32 Parable of the Parable of the mustard seedmustard seed

John 12:24 John 12:24 A seed falls to A seed falls to the groundthe ground

John 4:37-38John 4:37-38One sows and One sows and another reapsanother reaps

I Corinthians 3:6-9I Corinthians 3:6-9One plants, One plants, another waters, another waters, God makes it God makes it grow grow

II Corinthians 9:6-II Corinthians 9:6-13 13

Sowing Sowing generously generously

Seed ProjectsSeed Projects

PurposePurpose

Definition Definition

BenefitsBenefits

CharacteristicsCharacteristics

Long-term ImpactLong-term Impact

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The Purpose of Doing The Purpose of Doing Seed ProjectsSeed Projects

1.1. To use a simple, effective and To use a simple, effective and proven tool to help a local proven tool to help a local church to begin to demonstrate church to begin to demonstrate God’s love to people outside of God’s love to people outside of the body of Christ.the body of Christ.

2.2. To enable local churches to be To enable local churches to be proclaimers of the gospel in proclaimers of the gospel in deed.deed.

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DefinitionDefinition

DefinitionDefinition: A seed project is : A seed project is smallsmall, , short-termshort-term ministry by believers. It ministry by believers. It is done with is done with local resourceslocal resources to to demonstrate God’s lovedemonstrate God’s love to those to those outside the faith communityoutside the faith community..

Note: Seed Projects are usually Note: Seed Projects are usually done by small groupings of church done by small groupings of church members, such as a cell groupmembers, such as a cell group

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Seed Project DefinitionSeed Project Definition

Outside the Church

DemonstrateGod’s Love

LocalResources

Small,short-term

SEED PROJECT

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Three Principle BenefitsThree Principle Benefits

1.1. Wholistic EvangelismWholistic Evangelism

2. Freedom from Dependency2. Freedom from Dependency

3. Experience and Confidence for 3. Experience and Confidence for Larger ActivitiesLarger Activities

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1. Wholistic Evangelism:1. Wholistic Evangelism: Seed Seed Projects help believers experience Projects help believers experience the power of wholistic ministry for the power of wholistic ministry for evangelism and for the extension of evangelism and for the extension of the Kingdom of God.the Kingdom of God.

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2. Freedom from Dependency:2. Freedom from Dependency: Seed Projects demonstrate that Seed Projects demonstrate that the local church can do wholistic the local church can do wholistic ministry without being ministry without being dependent on outside resources.dependent on outside resources.

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3.3. Experience and Confidence for Experience and Confidence for Larger Activities:Larger Activities: Seed Projects Seed Projects develop experience in project develop experience in project planning and implementation and planning and implementation and develop confidence for ongoing develop confidence for ongoing wholistic ministry projects. Seed wholistic ministry projects. Seed Projects often lead a church to Projects often lead a church to larger demonstrations of God’s larger demonstrations of God’s love.love.

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Seed Project BenefitsSeed Project Benefits

ThreePrinciple Benefits

Wholistic Evangelism

Freedom from Dependency

Experience & Confidence for Larger Activities

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Additional BenefitsAdditional Benefits

1.1. People come to ChristPeople come to Christ

2.2. Discipleship of Followers of Discipleship of Followers of ChristChrist

3.3. Organic Multiplication of the Organic Multiplication of the ChurchChurch

4.4. God is HonoredGod is Honored

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10 Characteristics10 Characteristics

1.1. Motivated by Motivated by God’s Intentions God’s Intentions

2.2. Covered in Covered in PrayerPrayer

3.3. Simple and shortSimple and short

4.4. Well plannedWell planned

5.5. Local resourcesLocal resources

6.6. Doesn’t Doesn’t manipulatemanipulate

7.7. Outside the ChurchOutside the Church

8.8. Beneficiaries Beneficiaries ParticipateParticipate

9.9. Intentionally Intentionally WholisticWholistic

10.10. God is praisedGod is praised

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Seed Project Seed Project CharacteristicsCharacteristics

1.1. Motivated by God’s IntentionsMotivated by God’s Intentions2.2. Covered in prayerCovered in prayer




6.6. Does not manipulateDoes not manipulate

7.7. Done for those outside the church Done for those outside the church

8.8. Beneficiaries participate Beneficiaries participate

9.9. Plan intentional wholistic impact Plan intentional wholistic impact

10.10. God is praised God is praised

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1.1. Motivated by God’s IntentionsMotivated by God’s Intentions

2.2. Covered in prayerCovered in prayer3.3. Simple and shortSimple and short








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2.2. Covered in prayerCovered in prayer

3.3. Simple and shortSimple and short4.4. Well plannedWell planned







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4.4. Well plannedWell planned5.5. Local resourcesLocal resources






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5.5. Local resourcesLocal resources6.6. Does not manipulateDoes not manipulate





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6.6. Does not manipulate Does not manipulate 7.7. Done for those outside the church Done for those outside the church




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6.6. Doesn’t manipulateDoesn’t manipulate

7.7. Done for those outside the church Done for those outside the church 8.8. Beneficiaries participate Beneficiaries participate



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8.8. Beneficiaries participateBeneficiaries participate9.9. Plan intentional wholistic impact Plan intentional wholistic impact


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7.7. Done for those outside the ChurchDone for those outside the Church

8.8. Beneficiaries ParticipateBeneficiaries Participate

9.9. Plan intentional wholistic impactPlan intentional wholistic impact10.10. God is praised God is praised

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7.7. Done for those outside the ChurchDone for those outside the Church

8.8. Beneficiaries ParticipateBeneficiaries Participate

9.9. Plan wholistic impact areas as much as possiblePlan wholistic impact areas as much as possible


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10 Characteristics10 Characteristics

1.1. Motivated by Motivated by God’s Intentions God’s Intentions

2.2. Covered in Covered in PrayerPrayer




6.6. Doesn’t Doesn’t manipulatemanipulate

7.7. Outside the ChurchOutside the Church

8.8. Beneficiaries Beneficiaries ParticipateParticipate

9.9. Intentionally Intentionally WholisticWholistic


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Check Your UnderstandingCheck Your Understanding

__ Game day for community __ Game day for community children as an evangelistic children as an evangelistic outreachoutreach

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____ A picnic for hungry children A picnic for hungry children based on a community needs based on a community needs surveysurvey

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__ Latrine repair at the home of a __ Latrine repair at the home of a church memberchurch member

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__ A government-sponsored __ A government-sponsored literacy program bathed in literacy program bathed in prayerprayer

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__ A garbage cleanup the day __ A garbage cleanup the day following the decision to do itfollowing the decision to do it

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__ A seminar on nutrition, where __ A seminar on nutrition, where the organizing committee the organizing committee serves so well that the serves so well that the community participants only community participants only attendattend

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__ Media coverage of the seed __ Media coverage of the seed project to get publicity for the project to get publicity for the churchchurch

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__ Development and operation of __ Development and operation of a child-care centera child-care center

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__ Community meeting to discuss __ Community meeting to discuss formation of a child-care formation of a child-care center as a result of a time of center as a result of a time of seeking God’s intentions for seeking God’s intentions for the community.the community.

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Three Principles forThree Principles forLong-term EffectivenessLong-term Effectiveness

1.1. Balanced Balanced

2.2. FocusedFocused

3.3. OngoingOngoing

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Three Principles for Long-Three Principles for Long-term Effectivenessterm Effectiveness

1.1. Balanced Balanced – – Ministry in all Ministry in all areasareas

2.2. Focused –Focused –

3.3. Ongoing –Ongoing –

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Impact of Doing Seed Impact of Doing Seed Projects in All Four AreasProjects in All Four Areas

Physical Seed

Projects

One Church

Spiritual Seed

Projects

Social Seed

Projects

Wisdom Seed

Projects

BalancedBalanced

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Example of “Balanced” in Example of “Balanced” in Carapita, VenezuelaCarapita, Venezuela

Wisdom: Wisdom: Lectures about drug Lectures about drug prevention at a public schoolprevention at a public school

Physical: Physical: Organized 50 members to Organized 50 members to fix the lighting system, collect fix the lighting system, collect garbage, and clean out weeds from garbage, and clean out weeds from the main walkwaythe main walkway

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Example of Balanced inExample of Balanced inCarapita, VenezuelaCarapita, Venezuela Spiritual: Spiritual: Children’s Vacation Bible Children’s Vacation Bible

School; The JSchool; The Jesusesus film; Door to door film; Door to door prayer for families; Testified that prayer for families; Testified that projects were done as an expression of projects were done as an expression of God’s love.God’s love.

Social: Social: Two youth gangs were Two youth gangs were adversaries. Church repaired a adversaries. Church repaired a basketball court and organized games basketball court and organized games and competition. This activity brought and competition. This activity brought the youth together and healed the the youth together and healed the division between the groups.division between the groups.

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1.1. Balanced – Balanced – Ministry in all Ministry in all areasareas

2.2. FocusedFocused – – Balanced ministry to Balanced ministry to

the same communitythe same community

3.3. OngoingOngoing

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Impact of Doing Seed Impact of Doing Seed Projects in Each Area in Projects in Each Area in One CommunityOne Community

One Community

Physical Seed

Project

One Church

Spiritual Seed

Project

Wisdom Seed

Project

Social Seed

Project

Physical Seed

Project

FocusedFocused

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““Focused” QuestionFocused” Question

What do you think the long-What do you think the long-term impact would be if your term impact would be if your church did four community church did four community projects in each of the four Luke projects in each of the four Luke 2:52 areas, but each project 2:52 areas, but each project was in a different community?was in a different community?

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1.1. BalancedBalanced – – Ministry in all Ministry in all areasareas

2.2. Focused – Focused – Balanced ministry Balanced ministry to the same communityto the same community

3.3. Ongoing – Ongoing – Many Seed Projects Many Seed Projects done over timedone over time

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Impact Over TimeImpact Over Time

One Community

Physical Seed

Project

One Church

Spiritual Seed

Project

Wisdom Seed

Project

Social Seed

Project

Physical Seed

Project

OngoingOngoing

God’s Good Intentions

The Church As A Window

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Example of Ongoing Seed Example of Ongoing Seed Projects in 1 Year in Projects in 1 Year in Tegucigalpa, HondurasTegucigalpa, Honduras

Fasted one meal a week to feed the Fasted one meal a week to feed the hungry hungry

Hosted community soccer leagueHosted community soccer league Medical clinic in the churchMedical clinic in the church Child-care class for mothers Child-care class for mothers Painted speed bumps in the street Painted speed bumps in the street Ministered to social needs of 20 Ministered to social needs of 20

alcoholics alcoholics Filled potholes on a street Filled potholes on a street

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““Ongoing” Ongoing” (continued)(continued)

Collected clothes for needy children Collected clothes for needy children Placed garbage barrels in the Placed garbage barrels in the

community community Constructed concrete stairs on a steep Constructed concrete stairs on a steep

path path Distributed bed sheets to prisonersDistributed bed sheets to prisoners Collected and distributed school Collected and distributed school

supplies for children whose fathers supplies for children whose fathers were in jailwere in jail

Note: Projects need to progressively Note: Projects need to progressively improve in their ability to demonstrate improve in their ability to demonstrate God’s love.God’s love.

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Principles for Long-term Principles for Long-term EffectivenessEffectiveness

BalancedBalanced – Ministry in all – Ministry in all areasareas

FocusedFocused - On the same - On the same peoplepeople

OngoingOngoing – Done over time – Done over time

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ApplicationApplication

Memorize the following Memorize the following aspects of Seed Projects and aspects of Seed Projects and consider their implications:consider their implications:

PurposePurpose DefinitionDefinition 3 Benefits3 Benefits 10 Characteristics10 Characteristics 3 Long-term effectiveness principles3 Long-term effectiveness principles

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