40 DAYS THAT MAKE AN ETERNAL IMPACT.

JULY 4TH - AUGUST 12TH

The Good Neighbor Challenge is Harvester Christian Church’s invitation to live out the love of Jesus right here in our community.

Rooted in Jesus’ prayer for unity in John 17, this 40 day initiative leads us through a journey of prayer, connection, and service—calling every generation to step out in faith and show compassion to those God has placed right next door.

Together, we’ll reflect the hope of Jesus to our neighbors.

40 days of loving
our neighbors

Phase ONE | July 4- 23

Love your Neighbor

3 Weeks of Prayer and Daily Neighbor challenges

Sign up for the 20 days of Good Neighbor Challenges to receive text messages with daily prayer prompts and ideas to love on your neighbors.

Phase two | July 23-Aug 12

Serve with your Neighbor

3 Weeks of Serving Opportunities in our Local community

Bring a neighbor or friend along to one of our planned serving opportunities to unleash the hope of Jesus to our local ministry partners.

Phase three

be a good Neighbor

ongoing lifestyle of neighboring

In John 13:34–35 Jesus commands, “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” By living this out daily, others will see Christ through you. Challenge yourself to make neighboring a lifestyle—keep praying for, connecting with, and serving your neighbors with the love of Jesus, well beyond these 40 days.

looking to dive a little deeper?

We have a great study resource for anyone looking to learn more and dive deeper into what it looks like to love our neighbors. Check out the Right Now Media Study, The Art of Neighboring.

  • What comes to mind when you think about your neighbors? Maybe you don’t know them very well or, if you’re honest, maybe you think the lady across the street is a bit weird. For many of us, it can be tempting to keep our distance and mind our own business in our neighborhood. But is that really how God wants us to live?

    As followers of Jesus, we’ve been called to love both God and our neighbors. It’s easier said than done, but if we push past the fear, time barriers, and pride that can keep us from engaging with others, we can build deep connections with the people in our neighborhood and, most importantly, please God.

    In this four-session series based on their book The Art of Neighboring, Jay Pathak and Dave Runyon help us focus on the people within our neighborhood and learn what it means to be a good neighbor. They discuss the importance of pushing through the uncomfortable feelings that come with communicating, investing in, and caring for the people who live near us. What would our communities look like if we took Jesus’s command to love our neighbors as ourselves seriously?

praying for our neighbors

Check out our prayer guide to learn how to do a neighborhood prayer walk.

Bu don’t stop there - use our prayer cards to intentionally pray over our ministry partners through the next 40 days.