We’re aiming to have 100 parties in 100 days!

Why, you may ask? While it’s generally accepted that you don’t need a reason to party, here’s our rationale: in Acts 2, the Holy Spirit comes and fills a group of waiting believers. Those believers start speaking in tongues, Peter starts preaching the gospel, thousands respond in belief and baptism, and the Church was born. Immediately, that Church starts doing life together. Not in a somber, dutiful way, but in a celebrative, joyful outpouring:

“And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having favor with all the people.”

That last part sounds like they had some great parties, don’t you think? From the beginning, the Church has been a partying Church! So here at Sojourn, as we look to the beautiful summer months, we want to be like the early Church and have lots of parties. Now, we can’t put on 100 official Sojourn parties, since we don’t have the resources or energy for that. But if everyone pitches in, we can definitely do it! So we’re asking all Sojourners to consider organizing some of those parties. Maybe you’re a social butterfly and you’d like to organize a few parties a month. Or maybe you’re already feeling anxious at the thought of throwing a party, and you’d like to commit to throwing 1 party over the 100 days. Wherever you’re at on that spectrum, we’d like you to consider how many parties you’d like to organize over these 100 days (you can sign up below!).

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You may be asking: what constitutes a party? Do I have to invite the whole church family? Or can it just be me and my neighbor? Well, in order to simplify this, we’ve boiled it down to this basic definition: a Sojourn party has to include 3 or more Sojourn households. Pretty simple, huh? Beyond that, though, the sky’s the limit. Consider some best practices:

  • Try inviting some folks outside of the Sojourn family. The early Church partied with each other, but they clearly invited others as well. Their partying couldn’t be contained - it flowed out into their community.

  • Take your party up a notch (or two). The early Church partied with “glad and generous hearts”. How could your parties feel glad and generous? Hint: confetti bombs and piñatas could help.

  • Party here, there, or anywhere. The early Church partied it up in their homes, so that’s a great place to start. But the early Church didn’t live in Traverse City! So consider having a party at the beach, at a park, at a restaurant, or any other place (that you’re legally allowed to go).

  • Party with those ya know, and party with those ya don’t. As you’re thinking of who to invite, definitely think of the people you like to hang out with, but also think of those that you don’t normally rub shoulders with. These parties can be great opportunities to deepen old friendships and begin new ones.

We will have a table set up outside of the sanctuary where you can sign up for the number of parties that you’re committing to. Or signup by clicking the button below!