Andrew S M Clark

Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 4

June 25, 2009

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

Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 3

June 25, 2009

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

Values

June 23, 2009

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.

Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 2

June 17, 2009

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

Unleashing the Apostolic Genius in The Salvation Army – Part 1

June 17, 2009

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

The one about….our missionary challenge

June 5, 2009

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

On blogging

June 4, 2009

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

Affirmations #10 Faith at the margins

June 3, 2009

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

Affirmations #9 Covenant

June 2, 2009

9. I believe that covenant is the only hope of avoiding the international fragmentation of The Army within 20 years. Firstly, let me say that there is a load of good writing on covenant floating around…armybarmy and Journal of Aggressive Christianity in particular. So I’m not going to present a case here. I’m simply going … More Affirmations #9 Covenant

Reflections on ministry and discipleship