The Kindness Challenge is a 6 month jump start to learn how to successfully implement an outward focus into the DNA of your church in fun, easy and exciting ways.

Great fruit and change come as a result of people and churches tapping into the power of servant evangelism, doing acts of kindness to show God's love in practical ways.

Commit to trying various serving projects and various locations to find your church's favorite ones.   We recommend that you commit to 6 months (26 weeks) to go out and serve once a week. This is long enough to make and see a difference in your community and in your members and not so long that is seems daunting.

Commit to going out in ones, twos, in small groups, as a whole church, and also partnering with other churches.

The philosophy behind SE is that you are planting and flinging seeds. You aren't just going out and doing good deeds. You are practicing deliberate, prayerful acts of love through kindness. We believe the motto: "Serve em all and let God sort 'em out!" 

As you and your church commit to serving/doing outreach each week for 6 months (26 weeks) you will see people's lives change. 

Doing a couple projects is not the same as finding the keys that will lead into the hearts of people around your community.  THE KEYS CHANGE ALL THE TIME, what works one year may not work the next. The message of love doesn't change, but the delivery methods must be open to change.

"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can." -- John Wesley

"We realize that what we are accomplishing is a drop in the ocean. But if this drop were not in the ocean, it would be missed."

This third month builds on the previous two and after you implement this month's material you should see some momentum being built. It is key to help change your people's mindset, and in this month you will listen to a sermon Steve Sjogren gave to Coastland Church, which you can model and use with your people. You will also help your people know what to say when they are out doing outreach. Also, included in this month is an excerpt from the book Seeing Beyond Church Walls that will help your church transition into an outward-focused mindset. You are free to print off and distribute this chapter of the book to all of your people!

By this point, it is possible people you have served will call your church for more information. We have a short quiz to help you figure out if your church phone system is helping people connect to your church, or turning them away. 

Be sure to download the Month 3 Journal Notes 2 page document as a way to record your thoughts on this month of The Kindness Challenge.