Reinvention might be too strong, but
realignment is too weak. There are a few deeply missional paradigms that need
to be revisited.
Start with, ‘why do we do what we
do?’
Then go to, ‘how’s that working out?’
How does God measure us?
What does He think about us?
Is it possible that our faithfulness
to God leans more towards our faithfulness to what we’ve always done?
These questions are admittedly
subject to generalization. Beyond the shadow of a doubt there is plenty of
authentic SA mission happening at a level and pace that would make the founder
grin and warm the heart of God. I am proud to be a Salvationist, especially in
the USA Western Territory.
That’s not to say we don’t have work
to do. Will you join me in reinvesting in this movement until every corner and
every fibre is in concert with God’s purposes for us?
Let’s start with our own hearts,
kneeling before God, sanctifying ourselves for His glory. Then let us come
together with a freshly inspired resolve to win the world for Jesus, rolling up
our sleeves, loving our neighbors, determined to follow The Lord with all that
we are. Hallelujah!
Dear children, let us not love with
words or speech but with actions and in truth.
1 John 3:18 NIV
3 comments:
"Every day in The Salvation Army we are investing.
We invest in people by the way we give support and assistance to those who have lost their way. This happens by choices made and by victimization. Our investment in them leads toward their transformation, healing and eternal joy."
Jim Knaggs TC USA Wesr
Huh?
Seems to me and those I've spoken with that you've made no investment in seeking to reconcile with the scores of former officers in your territory. The FSAOF will soon meet with the USA South and in the planning stages of a similar meeting with the Central Territory. The East met with 26 from the fellowship last June. And even distant Australia is making plans.
Sorry for my bluntness, but talk is cheap!
Former WT
Interesting: the FSAOF blog has almost twice as many 'followers' as the Knagg's blog, our TC.
Is that because the FSAOF's keeping it real?
Former
Tacoma
US Western Territory
Commissioner Jim Knaggs has reached out to formers. I was one. He reached out to my wife and I and had an interest in our lives. Now we serve in the West.
Blessings.
Robert Deidrick, Major-Chandler, Arizona,USA West
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