There is an inherent risk in posting wordy blogs and this risk is chances people will be so put off at the sight of so many words that your readership is near nil. I will persevere however as I am too lazy to write and since typing requires less energy.
Latest has it that Blair intends to solve the problem of Africa. I eally do hope he succeeds then there will be less burdens for me. However as far as I know he is not the first person who wants to do something and as far as we can see no one has succeeded. What is the matter? I really don't know. And Africa is not the only one in trouble South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, ...basically the whole world....poverty, infectious disease, corrupt officials, resistance to the Gospel..there is more trouble than I can list...why is no one making headway?...why isn't more people driven to do something? Sorry this question is unqualified. I think epople wnat to do something but they don't know what to do. No one enjoy wasting their time and resources and so until there is an effective way to solve these issue no one is going to invest either. Anyway enough of depressing stuff.( I am coping out actually thinking too much about these issues make my head hurt)
Anyway I have discussing with some friends about the future of Boys Brigade or whatever you call the Christian version of the Boy Scouts in your part of the world.
Most important we must have an objective, vision, goal, target or whatever you call it because I felt that over the years it has become some kind of social club and ditto that for the church but before I hijack the church I think I will hijack the Boys Brigade. My idea for the new Boys Brigade is that it will train people to lead the end time church and until then be effectively equipped to do missions. I don't think this was the original vision but I don't think I have the time to start another organisation from scratch so just hijack one with its exiting structure and facilities and change it.
So what will we do? Well we know that in the end times the church will be persecited and churches will have to go underground like the house-churches of China so instead of waiting for that to happen before we start training leaders that can lead in house churches style and get all the inherent problems, I say we get ready now. So instead of slogan shouting we have intense Bible studies so that at the end of 5 years all would read through the Bible. Into this mix we put in exegesis techniques, ecclesiology, pastoral care, apologetics. So inessence the Boys Brigade beoce some kind of boot camp for ministers. So at graduation they are all ready to lead a small church should the need arise. In addition to that guitar lessons are geared towards worship instead of cosy bonfire sing-a-longs. They do this in madrasahs and religious schools. So why can't we?
That is for whatever future eventualities. So in addition to swimming badges we have counselling badges, apologetics badges and so on.
Nut for the time and now we must make ourselves useful so we can touch the lives of epople. First Aid is a must, learning to cut grass, build toilets, and all other things to that can help people and at the same time show them God's love. We already have an organisation so now it is. Gotta go now but I will continue tomorrow.