|GIV| Projects - Love Bombs
The goal of Love Bombs is to extravagantly bless the people in our city. Ultimately we want LifeGroups to be aware of the real needs around them and then graciously respond to those needs by sacrificially giving time and money to meet people in their pain and brokenness.
Projects should be:
- Personal – Your |GIV| project should be personal to the group (either birthed out of an existing relationship/connection or out of some personal passion or calling).
Does anyone in the group have any specific connection to a particular person or group of people in need? Is anyone in your group already serving someone in need? Are their any specific passions or causes that people in your group are drawn towards?
- Relational – Your |GIV| project should focus on building relationships with people by serving them and meeting real needs.
How can your |GIV| project focus on serving people and making disciples (helping people to take the next step toward Jesus)? Is there a way to build a relationship with the person(s) you are serving and invite them into your group and our church family?
- Sacrificial – |GIV| projects should be costly to all of the members of the group.
What are the personal cost that our group will experience by taking on this |GIV| project? Where will you be going? How much time will it take? How often will you serve them? What are the financial costs?
Love Bombs FAQ
I don’t know what we would do for our |GIV| project?
The goal of this year’s |GIV| project is for LifeGroups to become more aware of and in tune with the needs around them. What relationships do people in your group have? Is there anyone who is in need? Who are you guys building relationships with and how can you sacrificially bless them? We do not want you to create something new, but we want to you to look at your relationships and every way life differently with the intentions of sacrificially loving and serving the people around you.
What is a Love Bomb, anyway?
A Love Bomb is our goofy way of saying we want to sacrificially bless and serve people the way Jesus has blessed and served us. It is a call to LifeGroups who are doing everyday life together to pay attention to and respond to the needs around them.
What is the time frame for accomplishing our |GIV| project?
It would be ideal if your group is able to plan and execute a project during the |GIV| series. If you are unable to accomplish your project in a matter of weeks, then we are asking groups to complete their projects by February 1.
What if our group does not have the financial capacity to accomplish our |GIV| project?
The goal for the |GIV| project is for your group to rally resources and sacrificially give so most all projects should be within the reach of LifeGroups. If you do have a good, effective project that is too great for your group there is an option on the form to check a box to request assistance. Groups should not plan as if there is built in assistance and honestly, there is no guarantee that Midtown will have the resources to support your project.