PROJECTS
Sfera
Sfera is a spherical pavilion in the shape of dome and is used as the mobile cafeteria and the culture center. We take it to the most interesting places in Poland and abroad too.
It is the one of the Steiger Poland project, that conveys Jesus’ message in a comprehensible and relevant to the current situation way. By organizing a deal of workshops, concerts, seminars, artistic initiatives and thanks to the partnership with cities or festivals, we prove that religion and faith aren’t the same matters.
The construction of the pavilion, its floor and decorations alone weigh up to 2 tones! The build takes around 8 hours and involves the work of at least 10 people.
Despite this, it didn’t prevent us from visiting different cities and festivals last year.
Everyone will find something in Sfera for himself. We usually offer the rich cultural program and the cafeteria open until late at night. This depends on the local organizer’s acceptance though!
The Sfera project relies on the strong partnership with the organizer, such as local community, church or festival. We plan and prepare for the event, that will be held in the pavilion. This requires the logistics (transport, build and rebuild the construction), the event programme and cafeteria operating.
Along with Sfera, in the venue arrives our manager, who supports the whole undertaking. The implementation of the whole initiative wouldn’t be impossible but for the volunteers, who are the centerpiece of the project and who help make the whole event effectual.
For instance, last year Sfera was brought to Przemysl to the Week of the Positive Initiatives within the event Strefa Inspiracji (Zone of Inspirations). The local church took care of logistics, while the volunteers of Generacja Plus (Generation Plus) took responsibility for the cafeteria. As the result, we didn’t lack of the necessary help, and Sfera had been used in order to bring the light to the Przemysl main square.
ChallengeSfera is a challenge – due to its weight and size, the pavilion is logistically quite a big undertaking, requiring the precise preparations and a cohesive team. A good organization results in avoiding stress and the amount of work contributed to the project is compensated by its effects! Sfera is organic – it allows to adjust it to the character of programme, scenery and circumstances. Everyone can make an effort, for instance by giving some idea how to serve the lemonade or organize the sung poetry night. |
IntegrationSfera integrates – this project can be executed only through working as a team and the involvement of dozens of people! It is a great opportunity to practise partnership and correlation between each other. After the event in Katowice the members of one of the Christian congregations recognised it as the best integration they had ever had. |
RelationshipsSfera is equal to relationships – thanks to the cafeteria, which accounts for the part of the project, Sfera enables developing relationships naturally. The organizers host the event, they get the opportunity to ask the people in their locals and to create a safe and an appealing place, where it is much easier to open up and start talking about God. Just to give an example from Przemysl: two girls, Jagoda and Dominika kept coming to Sfera every day, they built the relationships with the volunteers, talked about life and God, and on the last day, during the concert of No Longer Music they received Jesus and right after this, obtained the support from people who could guide them in their faith. |
Challenge |
Integration |
Relationships |
Sfera is a challenge – due to its weight and size, the pavilion is logistically quite a big undertaking, requiring the precise preparations and a cohesive team. A good organization results in avoiding stress and the amount of work contributed to the project is compensated by its effects! Sfera is organic – it allows to adjust it to the character of programme, scenery and circumstances. Everyone can make an effort, for instance by giving some idea how to serve the lemonade or organize the sung poetry night. |
Sfera integrates – this project can be executed only through working as a team and the involvement of dozens of people! It is a great opportunity to practise partnership and correlation between each other. After the event in Katowice the members of one of the Christian congregations recognised it as the best integration they had ever had. | Sfera is equal to relationships – thanks to the cafeteria, which accounts for the part of the project, Sfera enables developing relationships naturally. The organizers host the event, they get the opportunity to ask the people in their locals and to create a safe and an appealing place, where it is much easier to open up and start talking about God. Just to give an example from Przemysl: two girls, Jagoda and Dominika kept coming to Sfera every day, they built the relationships with the volunteers, talked about life and God, and on the last day, during the concert of No Longer Music they received Jesus and right after this, obtained the support from people who could guide them in their faith. |
In order to come the Sfera’s project into life, we need the commitment of the people, gifted with the management and technical skills. Currently we have an open position for:
Technical manager
Volunteering: you can get involved in the single project as the volunteer and experience it with us! Currently we are planning in next year on doing the actions at the Odnowienie Festival (the Restoration Festival), Slot Art Festival and Strefa Pozytywnych Inicjatyw (Zone of the Positive Initiatives) which will be held in Przemysl.