As Christians, we are called fulfill the Great Commission (Matthew 28), which means sharing the gospel and advancing the kingdom of God throughout the whole world. What a privilege, but what a big task! Yet, we are so limited given our families, jobs, and responsibilities. Where do we find the time? Moreover, in light of life’s busyness, where do you go to learn how to fulfill this Great Commission? Do you really have to go over seas to be a missionary? Have you ever wondered where your gifts and talents fit in to God’s plan to change the world with the gospel? What about your neighbor across the street, your co-worker, and the waitress at your favorite restaurant? Who is reaching them with the gospel?
That’s what Seed is all about.
SEED is a ministry that will equip you to reach your neighbors, community and the city with the gospel. We do this by learning to think and act as a missionaries. We serve others together, meet others needs together, and invite others into our lives as a means of sharing the Good News in both Word and deed.
The ministry equips you on multiple levels:
- As an Individual – Join us and see a missional lifestyle modeled, which will help you to discover and use your passions to be the presence of Christ in your world. The aim is to help you think and live like a missionary in every sphere of life. For example, we help you learn to share the gospel to your co-workers and neighbors, we help get you resourced to complete service projects in your neighborhood, we help you mobilize and join with others in a way that unite your gifts and talents – to address needs you can’t meet by yourself.
- Sojourn Gathered – Seed hosts numerous large scale events for the city that pull together the entire body of Sojourn Community Church. For example, we host a yearly medical clinic, Fall Festival, and others. These large scale events open doors and reach literally thousands in the city with God’s Word and good deed. We believe that the gospel transforms everything, including the city.
- Sojourn Scattered – You will serve your neighborhood along with your Community Group to address specific needs where you gather. We learn most when we serve together.
- City-wide Church collaborations – You can join our partnerships with Jefferson Street Baptist Center (a men’s shelter), Louisville Orphan Care Initiative, and others.
Why do we do this? What do we hope to accomplish?
A Transformed City
As you live out a missional lifestyle, you are participating in Sojourn’s larger vision of city transformation. We believe that as we pray, serve, meet needs, and share the gospel with people in the city, the city will change. We believe that, because of the gospel at work in people’s lives, marriages will be restored, crime will decrease, kids will be mentored, homes will be renovated, etc.
What are you waiting for?
It is not a requirement for any individual to participate in seed, but there are many benefits:
- A missional lifestyle is lived out and modeled together with like-minded Christians.
- Your responsibilities remain small and manageable. A seed leader will be your guide and will coordinate each project.
- Participating with a group forms friendships, accountability and affirmation.
- Serving together is easier because everyone gets to know everyone.
- The structure is simple and it is easy to reproduce projects that result in genuine relationships.
- Participating with a small group aids courageous evangelism
- Serving the marginalized will help keep your attention on daily life issues.
