OUTLOOK-2010-2014
MANTRA: JESUS IS LORD!
OBJECTIVE: DEPLOYING MEN WITH CHRIST:
A CALL FOR RADICAL DISCIPLESHIP
Purpose: To transform Christian men into mature devoted disciples (followers) of Jesus Christ through intentional discipleship training.
Sub-Theme: Spiritual Men in Solidarity with the Savior by Preaching...Teaching...Reaching...(2 Timothy; Matt. 28: 18-20).
The N. C. Laymen's Auxiliary wishes to give some insight into our outlook, over the next several years, and hopefully promote more interest and dialogue from our affiliates and partners across the State.
One of the many challenges the Auxiliary faces, is in the name itself. Most churches will inform us that they do not have a Laymen's Organization. They claim: Men's Ministry, Brotherhood, Deacon Ministry or no organized ministry for men. So immediately terminology is a problem. The problem is similar to most of our churches being named as: "Missionary Baptist Church" and no one is on mission, except maybe the women of the church. The laymen is, in short, the other half of the missionary dept. of our churches; consisting of men and women. So if you are a member of "XYZ Missionary Baptist Church" and affiliated with the GBSC, Inc., you are a part or a partner of the Laymen Organization.
Our Handbook states; "that the Laymen League is a movement of Christian Men to christianize the community in which they live (City, State, National and the World"). On that note, the N. C. Laymen Partners with the National Baptist Convention Laymen's Movement and the Lott Carey Foreign Mission,s Laymen and some of our constiuents support the World Baptist Alliance. Since we are a movement, then, it's not in the name, but in the Partnerships that we establish to carry out the mandate commanded in Acts 1: 8. Therefore, our objective is to deploy men with Christ.
Our Mantra: Jesus is Lord! Has scriptural justification. 1 Cor. 12: 3 reads: "Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus is cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit." Also, belief in Romans 10: 9-10, requires, requires two things: First, the confession that Jesus is Lord, meant the acknowledgement that Jesus shares the Name and Nature, the Holiness, the Authority, Power, Majesty and Eternity of the One and Only True God...There is expressed in addition the sense of His ownership of those who acknowledge Him and of their awareness of being His property. Secondly, it requires that you believe God raised Christ from the dead. This speaks to the responsibility which the Gospel brings is not only to accept its offer, but afterwards take the Good News out to the World. So our Mantra; is to be our guiding principle.
Our next discussion will pick-up from this point with more insight on our objective.
The Laymen League's priority must be placed on calling men to repentance. Time is short. There must be an urgency. We need to get back to the primary task of the Church. Proclaiming the love of God to a lost World.
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