-by William Booth

[Founder of the Salvation Army]

On one of my recent journeys, as I gazed from the coach window,
I was led into a train of thought concerning the condition of the
multitudes around me. They were living carelessly in the most
open and shameless rebellion against God, without a thought for
their eternal welfare. As I looked out of the window, I seemed to
see them all… millions of people all around me given up to their
drink and their pleasure, their dancing and their music, their
business and their anxieties, their politics and their troubles.
Ignorant- willfully ignorant in many cases- and in other instances
knowing all about the truth and not caring at all. But all of them, the
whole mass of them, sweeping on and up in their blasphemies and
devilries to the Throne of God. While my mind was thus engaged,
I had a vision.

by John White

Dear Church,

The following is my contribution to the New Testament Church Planters discussion group that I am a part of. (Anyone can join - see the address below). The current thread concerns the definition and ministry of apostles. I am making the argument that in the early church there was great diversity in the ministry of apostles and that we should expect the same today.

This is important because if we are going to see a million house churches planted there will need to be thousand of these apostles (church planters). I think we will be surprised at some of the people God will call to function in this way. (Might even be some of you!)

by Andrew Strom

I just spent the last week or so in Minnesota, ministering mainly
amongst Christian youth and also some leaders - on the subject
of 'Street Revival'.  A number of young people were baptized and
filled with the Holy Spirit - and others were fired up to hit the
streets. You can feel the excitement building in that place for
what God is about to do.

But what blessed me most was a phonecall that I received today.
I was told that a couple of the young men had brought a homeless
person to one of the meetings, and continued to minister to him
afterwards. Apparently, not only did he REPENT the next day, but
these young men then went and BAPTIZED him themselves and
also saw him FILLED with the SPIRIT!