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At the end of a series of stewardship sermons, one church passed out boxes containing various denominations of money to the congregation. The congregation was encouraged to take what they felt led to take and multiply it to reinvest in ministry or to simply use the money in ministry. This came as a total surprise to everyone in the congregation, except council members and children's leaders. Parent liaisons had been assigned to each children's class to devise a plan for each class to pool their money and use it for a group project.
One month later, stories about the use of the money were shared during the morning worship. As examples, one woman took $100 and asked several neighbors to match the money so they could offer some cushion to a neighbor going through a divorce and unexpectedly thrust into the job market. A middle-school class threw a party for neighborhood kids by seeking and receiving donations of pizza/party goods needed for the party. The neighborhood kids loved the party, and several began attending the church. Money that was left over was donated to the local library for Spanish videos that could be borrowed by those in the neighborhood.
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