Its official. Confirmed. I am very likely mad. Here at Torry we are due to embark on a 24/7 prayer week at the end of August. I have to say that fundamentally is just being obedient to what I feel God is asking of us at this time. Thing is its a prety huge thing … More 24/7 Prayer
8. I believe that The Salvation Army is a revolutionary movement of covenanted warriors exercising holy passion to win the world for Jesus. This is the dream. revolutionary = world changingmovement = not static or declinging, holding light to structure that limits and forging oncovenanted = trust…we trust God, he trusts us, he releases the … More Affirmations #8: Salvo Identity
7. I believe that God can do something unprecedented with The Salvation Army. I believe God can, but will we let him? Where does the future of the Army lie, how will God do his new thing? What will it look like? I believe God will be able to do something withus when we get … More Affirmations #7 New Army
Just a pause on the affirmations series to interject a post I wrote in Jan 2007, whilst I was still the CO at Pill. As I was reflecting on how things are going here at Torry, God just brought this back to my mind. I was pleasantly surpised about how Torry is beginning more and … More Simple Mission
6. I believe that charismatic cell-based Christian communities are the most effective means of accomplishing mission today I have to say that I believe this is true with all my heart. I think there is a place for larger gatherings, absolutely, but for the real nitty gritty, week-in-week-out Christianity, face to face accountability, study, worship, … More Affirmations #6 cell-based community
4. I believe that lots of people are going to hell forever (some who never got saved, and some who lost their salvation) I can totally understand why people would want to theologise hell out of existance. I can imagine why in the midst of grief and uncertainty, Christians may chose to opt out of … More Affirmations #4: Jesus or Hell
A couple of days ago Stephen Court blogged a list of nine affirmations he found somewhere on someones blog, I think. He didn’t quote, so I can’t either. Here they are: 1. I believe the doctrines of The Salvation Army;2. I believe that we should (and can) be holy;3. I believe that we should (and … More Firm
We’ve been teaching the 4 points to pretty much everyone linked with our corps here. I keep going on about it, I know, but this is by far one of the best ways I’ve come across so far in equipping everyday folks for their witness. Its ‘power to the people’ – something which doesn’t always … More Going for Souls
Some years ago, there was a lot of hype about 2020 vision in this territory. The idea is that 2020 is a number that symbolises perfect vision, but also reminds us of the fact that statistical decline shows serious consequences for the SA UKT by the year 2020. There isn’t much about this at all … More 2020 Vision
Things are progressing well on our front. I’d say its a steady advance. We’re also becoming slimmer in some areas to enhance our effectiveness. Its like taking the extra pair of boots out of your backpack to make you a bit lighter on your feet. This is an important thing to do. It may be … More Missional weight
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