SOD Farm

Have you ever wondered if Jesus really meant the stuff he said?  What if he meant "Go and make disciples"?  What if he meant all that stuff about loving your neighbors (and even enemies)?  What might it look like for the church to live some of this out in radical obedience?

Some of us at Mechanic Grove have been asking those same questions.  In our world; in our culture, what would it look like?

Enter SOD Farm.  This is a new idea at Mechanic Grove, but one which is very much in line with our tradition, our core values and our calling.

SOD Farm is short for School of Discipleship Farm.  What we are trying to do is have a place that takes discipleship very seriously.  It's not that the rest of the church doesn't take it seriously, but this would be an experiment in costly discipleship.

The idea is to have a farm where people commit 10 months of their lives to come and live in community, learn the Bible and theology, serve the community and larger congregation, and explore what God is doing in the world.  These partners would come to live at the farm and work the farm.  They would engage with rigorous biblical and theological training.  They would also serve in different community ministries such as food banks, rescue missions, etc. as well as different ministries of the church.  My hope is that they would also get three cross-cultural experiences during the 10 months as well.

In the coming posts we'll explore some of the questions that need some answering as we begin this journey.