Words from Jason Houser, creator of Seeds Family Worship

Dear Planters & Waterers,

It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since the birth of Seeds Family Worship. It all started when the children’s minister at my church asked me to write melodies to some Bible verses two days before Vacation Bible School. I wrote some songs, a few of which are on the first Seeds project. When I saw all the kids singing every word to every song, it had such a profound impact on me. I just felt like God had something in store for this. And then God started opening doors through relationships--people literally came to me and said, "Hey, do you have any ideas about something with children's music?" I would say, "It's funny that you ask!" I really felt that God opened the doors, and brought it about before we even had the name Seeds or a fully-developed concept.

Since those early days, we’ve heard great stories about how Seeds Family Worship has impacted families - scripture memorized, marriages renewed, and children making commitments of faith. Wow! There is nothing better.

It’s the scriptures memorized through Seeds Family Worship that have the biggest impact. Scripture memorization is important for everyone, but especially for kids. In this day and age, every parent struggles with all the influences that surround our kids. They have TV, the computer, and friends at school. How do we teach our kids to be godly men and women when they're barraged with all these things? A positive thing that we can do as parents is, just like with nutrition, feed our kids good things. We can't control everything, but we try our best to shelter them, and we can do something when we have their attention and their time. There's nothing better that we can teach our kids than the Word of God. One mother told me, "I was worried about something, and my young daughter said to me 'Mom, the lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.'" Kids are literally quoting Scriptures back to their parents!

Our mission is to plant the seeds of God's Word in the hearts of families. I believe those seeds, though you don't necessarily see them, are in their hearts, and as kids face things as teenagers, or even if they wander from the faith, they will remember the Scriptures and God will speak to them.

It's a miracle – I look at it and say, "How did this all happen?!" There are so many pieces and so many people, from the musicians, to the engineers, to the vocalists, to the background singers, to the kids. There's a tremendous amount of people involved in each one of these projects. I look back when there're done and I'm amazed that it all came together and thank God for the blessings.

To those of you who have been called to minister to kids—whether it is at your church or in your home, be encouraged. It takes consistency and a commitment to give them one of the most important elements to their faith—God’s Word. Even if you don’t see immediate results in them quoting Scripture, remember that seeds often require seasons of nourishment and growth. One day, the Word will grow and develop into something lovely—exactly in the right season.