Mobilise

"Here's another way to put it: You're here to be light, bringing out the God-colours in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We're going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don't think I'm going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I'm putting you on a light stand. Now that I've put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:14-15 (The Message)

Need we remind our selves that the Salvation Army is an evangelical movement? We cannot afford to back away from this founding principle but sadly this has not been characterised in some of our corps youth ministries. What is the true meaning of ‘mobilise’.

mo-bi-lise: to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service. ‘To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps’. (Definitions from dictionary.com)

We believe that there is a powerful largely untapped evangelical potential within our young people. This year the facts are clear: people continue to die of hunger in their thousands right on our door step; there is a melt down in the global economy, war, poverty, unemployment continues to rise; disease continues to ravish and steal the lives and potential of thousands; if ever there was a time that people needed to have hope the time is now.

We need to mobilise our young people for missions, whether short or long term. This is training ground for many of our future youth and children leaders. ‘Feet First’ was a testimony to this but we are not asking for the return of Feet First we are calling for similar programs locally to be arranged and followed through. Y’Connexion needs to be the launching or planning of this as the divisional leadership see fit.