Plant To Harvest (PTH) is the youth initiated ministry that provides a seed to gain a Harvest of souls for the Kingdom of God.
Our mission as believers is clear. We are to work toward the salvation of every individual on earth. For many years, missionaries have been coming to South Africa. Now it is time for us—as South Africans—to impact the world!
Missions giving is above and beyond our tithes and offerings. The heart of missions is to give our lives and our finances to a cause beyond ourselves. The rewards of which may only be seen in Heaven.
In order to create a culture of giving to missions, PTH will begin by supporting district mission projects. Every year a different district will be chosen with their mission project. Districts must submit their projects to PTH for review and approval. Projects should be missions focused (e.g. windows, doors, or toilets for a new church plant). As the IAG begins to support their own missionaries to the world, PTH will shift their focus to include their mission needs.
Projects will be announced at the annual National Youth Summit every year in July. PTH funds will be given throughout the next year for that specific project. Then around September of the following year a mission trip will be held to go to that district and implement the project through labor work and practical ministry to the local community.
Every church should set a PTH faith promise goal for the year. Every local church can hold a PTH emphasis day asking youth to set personal faith promises. These are then gathered to create a Church’s faith goal. These are then forwarded to the district so the district has a goal and then to the National Youth Ministries. Remember to add a little FAITH in setting, your goal. What is impossible with man is possible with God.
We ask every youth group to set a PTH goal using this 3-point strategy.
1) Motivate youth to personally support PTH with their personal finances.
2) Do one or two big fundraisers per year for PTH.
3) Receive an offering from the church for PTH
All districts/churches/individuals should send in the remainder of their PTH faith promise at least two weeks before the next Summit. This will allow time for the top givers to be calculated and certificates to be printed. All offerings giving at the Summit will be designated to the next year’s PTH project.
Appropriate awards will be given to the top giving churches and districts to encourage the efforts of the youth. These awards will also be based on the average attendance of a local church’s youth and their giving total.
PTH Missions Trips
What is a PTH Mission Trip?
PTH Mission Trips are designed to equip, train, and send young people to experience the Great Commission. The National program is a partnership between the National Youth Ministries and the International Assemblies of God pastors and missionaries.
The National Youth Ministries seeks to mobilize thousands of South African youth for ministry on national and international evangelism and help outreaches.
Every September NYM will host a PTH mission trip in connection with the previous year’s PTH project. In this way the youth will see the impact of their giving first hand. The trip may include ministry in connection with planting a church, evangelizing communities, compassion outreaches, as well as physical labor at Bible Schools, church plants, etc.
As PTH grows, more mission trips may be planned to help meet strategic needs in our “Jerusalem (local), Judea & Samaria (national), and to the ends of the earth (international).”
All districts are encouraged to submit a need that could be a possible PTH project & mission trip. Please contact the NYM mission officer for the current application form.
Missions Trips will have a registration cost for food, transport and accommodation.
All finances raised for PTH go directly to the NYM missions project-which has been approved by the IAG general office.
(5% of these funds will be set aside for administrative costs and the giving of PTH awards.)
Our mission as believers is clear. We are to work toward the salvation of every individual on earth. For many years, missionaries have been coming to South Africa. Now it is time for us—as South Africans—to impact the world!
Missions giving is above and beyond our tithes and offerings. The heart of missions is to give our lives and our finances to a cause beyond ourselves. The rewards of which may only be seen in Heaven.
In order to create a culture of giving to missions, PTH will begin by supporting district mission projects. Every year a different district will be chosen with their mission project. Districts must submit their projects to PTH for review and approval. Projects should be missions focused (e.g. windows, doors, or toilets for a new church plant). As the IAG begins to support their own missionaries to the world, PTH will shift their focus to include their mission needs.
Projects will be announced at the annual National Youth Summit every year in July. PTH funds will be given throughout the next year for that specific project. Then around September of the following year a mission trip will be held to go to that district and implement the project through labor work and practical ministry to the local community.
Every church should set a PTH faith promise goal for the year. Every local church can hold a PTH emphasis day asking youth to set personal faith promises. These are then gathered to create a Church’s faith goal. These are then forwarded to the district so the district has a goal and then to the National Youth Ministries. Remember to add a little FAITH in setting, your goal. What is impossible with man is possible with God.
We ask every youth group to set a PTH goal using this 3-point strategy.
1) Motivate youth to personally support PTH with their personal finances.
2) Do one or two big fundraisers per year for PTH.
3) Receive an offering from the church for PTH
All districts/churches/individuals should send in the remainder of their PTH faith promise at least two weeks before the next Summit. This will allow time for the top givers to be calculated and certificates to be printed. All offerings giving at the Summit will be designated to the next year’s PTH project.
Appropriate awards will be given to the top giving churches and districts to encourage the efforts of the youth. These awards will also be based on the average attendance of a local church’s youth and their giving total.
PTH Missions Trips
What is a PTH Mission Trip?
PTH Mission Trips are designed to equip, train, and send young people to experience the Great Commission. The National program is a partnership between the National Youth Ministries and the International Assemblies of God pastors and missionaries.
The National Youth Ministries seeks to mobilize thousands of South African youth for ministry on national and international evangelism and help outreaches.
Every September NYM will host a PTH mission trip in connection with the previous year’s PTH project. In this way the youth will see the impact of their giving first hand. The trip may include ministry in connection with planting a church, evangelizing communities, compassion outreaches, as well as physical labor at Bible Schools, church plants, etc.
As PTH grows, more mission trips may be planned to help meet strategic needs in our “Jerusalem (local), Judea & Samaria (national), and to the ends of the earth (international).”
All districts are encouraged to submit a need that could be a possible PTH project & mission trip. Please contact the NYM mission officer for the current application form.
Missions Trips will have a registration cost for food, transport and accommodation.
All finances raised for PTH go directly to the NYM missions project-which has been approved by the IAG general office.
(5% of these funds will be set aside for administrative costs and the giving of PTH awards.)
| PTH Faith Promise Forms |
| PTH Mission Project Application |
