A huge Armyrenewal salute to Major Jo Norton who was promoted to Glory this afternoon after a short illness. Jo’s ministry was a mighty Kingdom ministry, she was a true woman of God and a mighty prayer warrior and leader. There are precious few like her. Jo Norton has had a profound impact on my … More Major Jo Norton
“We must still prove our discipleship by our love one for the other. It is not enough to wear the uniform, to profess loyalty to Army leaders and principles, to give our goods to feed the poor and our bodies to be burned. We must love one another. We must make this the badge of … More Authentic Discipleship
4. Apostolic Environment William Booth was, without a doubt, a man with an apostolic ministry. His visionary leadership, along with that of his closest encouragers, launched a spectacular expansion of the Christian faith around the world. Its a legacy that continues today as our current General, Shaw Clifton, launches us into more and more nations.Essentially, … More Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 4
3. Missional-Incarnational Impulse. We saw that a crucial element of discipleship and disciplemaking was a thrusting of ourselves into the world. For Jesus followers, it was the same. The concept of ‘sending’ is central to the mission of the New Testament. Jesus was sent by the Father, the Spirit was sent by Jesus into the … More Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 3
Apparently, here in the UKT we have a new set of values….or maybe its just that we’re trying to articulate the ones we’ve had for a while. Anyway….Xander Coleman is blogging on them over at his blog. You’ll want to check it out.
2. Disciple making. Inherent in the concept of disciple making is the concept of the Holy Spirit imparting to us the grace we need to become, in essence, little Jesuses to our world. The early disciples ate, breathed and slept ‘Jesus’. Their task as talmidim, followers of their Rabbi Jesus, was to become like him … More Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 2
It seems pretty safe to say that there is probably more conversation going on now about the nature , shape and ‘feel’ of Salvationism that possibly ever before. The fragmentation away from ‘first love principles’ have left us with a Salvation Army which isn’t always encouraging, certainly in the context in which I am placed. … More Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 1
It is the most obscure thing to be a missionary in your own country and culture. The state of the nation, its spiritual temperature, its distance from the ‘church’ lead us to a very specific challenge. That challenge is how do we share Jesus with people. In many ways, we face a not to dis-similar … More The one about….our missionary challenge
Well, I just managed to make my heart race like a high speed train. Having noticed tha armyrenewal blog’s 5th birthday had passed un-noticed by me, I decided to have a look back over the last 5 years. What can I say? Well, its been a journey! What victories! What defeats! What joys! What heart … More On blogging
10. I believe that we exist primarily for those at the edges and margins of our society, the last, the lost and the least. I did tell you that I had one to add to the list which I think is crucial. These are our people. Its interesting to note that when William Booth declared … More Affirmations #10 Faith at the margins
Andrew S M Clark 