Project BLESS: Based on Genesis 12:3 "and all the peoples on earth will be BLESSED through you." Instead of inviting people to a church building, we are going out with the purpose of being a BLESSING. To do this, we are initiating creative projects with an evangelism and discipleship focus that will BLESS people by bringing the Kingdom of Jesus Christ to them in their city and their community. Currently, we have two projects, with the hope of initiating other as as God provides.
BLESS Volleyball is a new project that began with the simple question to some Christian student leaders. "If you had a dream to reach students for Christ what would it be?" Volleyball was their answer. So we purchased six volleyballs and rented a court. Practices started, players selected, we entered two teams into the city league, and we're developing materials and an integral discipleship curriculum just as fast as we can!
BLESS Leadership started as a test project in answer to the question "Where can we find more pastors?" We work with an association of 250 churches that only has 70 trained pastors. The solution? A School of Biblical Leadership for college students. We're now working in 7 of the 9 departments in Bolivia. Those who finish all 7 modules in the course receive enough training to be preaching elders in their church. We're training college students to be lay-pastors in their local churches!