I’ve been thinking deeply about mission and ministry over the last couple of days, a sort of personal assessment if you like. I remember in Bible College, my practical theology lecturer, Rev Dr Rory McKenzie used to say (maybe quoting someone) ‘the unreflective life is not worth living.’ It struck me as true at that … More Selah
I guess it happens when you start to get a bit older! I find that the things that feed me spiritually have widened so much in recent years. Don’t get me wrong, I still love to sit down with a good bit of Oswald Chambers or a bit of Brengle or other such writers in … More Eclectic Spirituality
Today in the UK is designated ‘Back to Church Sunday.’ Many churches throughout the nation, including many Army corps, held what I guess could be best called ‘seeker service’ and people were encouraged to invite people back to church. I am all in favour of any initiative that engages any particular group of people to … More Back to Church Sunday
So, we embark on our 24/7 prayer on the 23rd August. We want to start placing prayer at the very centre of everything we do here in Torry as a corps. Establish a prayer rhythm. We also want to raise the profile of our need for intercessors. Thats where you come in. Our corps, at … More 24/7 Prayer
Whilst browsing through the Australia Southern Territory’s Salvos Out There campaign I came across some great training resources for Local Officers. I may be wrong, but I am not sure anything of this sort exists in the UK Territory. I realise there is some training for CYS and YPSMs, but not for other leaders. As … More Code Blue
So, apologies for the lack of blogging over the last month. I’ve been away for two weeks on furlough as well as away attending my mother-in-laws graduation from University before that too. Also had a family wedding! Been a hectic month! Holiday was very busy…drove around 3600 miles, visited 6 countries, several towns/cities, slept in … More Summer Furlough/Mission Trip 2009!
“Great crowds of working people came to hear me preach; a large number were convinced of sin by the Holy Spirit, and many of them responded to my invitations to come to Christ for salvation. Encouraged by what I saw in Whitechapel, and finding other parts of the Metropolis equally necessitous, I visited some of … More Booth on Discipleship
Borrowed from Captain David Collinson on Founders Day, today, 2nd July. Salvationists in Nottingham, William Booth’s birthplace, honoured the Founder’s memory by a demonstration in the public parks. The plural, Founders’ Day, was adopted to recognize the part played not only by William and Catherine Booth but by all the Christian Mission pioneers. From 1924 … More Happy Founders Day
5. Organic Systems This is about appropriate structures for metabolic growth. Phenomenal Jesus movements grow precisely because they do not have centralized institutions to block growth through control. Here we will find that remarkable Jesus movements have (1) the feel of a movement, (2) structure as a network, and (3) spread like viruses. Now, this … More Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 5
I’ve no problem with the Sovereignty of God and his choice to take Jo home. It leaves many with sadness, but I know her experience is now a fulness she was yearning for her whole life. No problem with that. My questions is around the bare fact that there are precious few voices left to … More The Questions
Andrew S M Clark 