My Little Piece on Leadership: and Campus Ministry Leadership

Introduction
There are over 274 definitions of leadership in print, millions more used by leaders each with their own personal flair and different interpretations of key concepts and then there's mine. I believe the oldest job in the whole universe is 'leadership'; people have been leading ever since the days of Adam. In Gen 1:26 God said let man have 'dominion' to lead all of creation. He then makes Adam the head of the family and leadership position continue to spring out from then until now. Throughout scripture there are many great and exemplary leaders and many, who were the complete opposite, but above all the true leader's qualities are shown throughout and that is God's leadership. My definition has come from the lectures, the books I've read and reading the bible. But before I give my definition let me mention and briefly explain the influences for the definition.

Definitions:

A Christian leader is a servant with the credibility and capabilities to influence people in a particular context to pursue their God given Direction. –Aubrey Malphurs (p. 157)

The words put in bold are what I believe to be the key qualities of a leader whether Christian or not. However a 'Christian' leader also has an extra quality which I believe is essential to true leadership and that is Godly values. Values are extremely important Jesus in Mt 6:21 said 'For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.' In
Mt 12:35 'the good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil'. If a person is a leader then their values will be reflected in their followers. Credibility has to do with the leader's honesty and trustworthiness. Their capabilities are the skills and talents that they were born with and have developed.

One of my favourite definitions is John C. Maxwell's that simply says 'Leadership is Influence' (p17. -21 irrefutable laws of leadership). Influence whether good or bad, is essential to any leadership because if one cannot influence their team then they would have trouble arriving to the desired destination regardless of their capabilities or credibility.

Leadership is the ability to generate, communicate, and maintain
commonality of purpose. –Unknown. This quote by an unknown hits on several truths that I believe about leadership. 'Leadership is the ability' no one is born a great leader it is something that is developed like any other talent. However some people are born naturally gifted and would surpass others with the same level of training. All leadership has to have a destination, one cannot lead people to stay in the same place there has to be a vision, the same vision and that is the 'commonality of purpose'; now 'the ability to generate, communicate and maintain' involves inspiring, transferring that vision to the followers with enthusiasm and then making sure that the common purpose is achieved.

Matthew 20:²⁵ 'But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. ²⁶ It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever would be first among you must be your slave;'

This is a key scripture in regards to leadership; Jesus said these things after two of his disciples had come to him and asked him if they could sit at his right and left hand on the throne, they were basically asking if they could be in higher positions than the other disciples. Naturally when the other disciples heard about this they were angry, probably because they also wanted the positions and were beaten to it. Jesus then calls them aside and shows them what real leadership is. He tells them that unlike the Gentile rulers they are not to exercise dominion and authority by force because of their position over others but rather to serve. Jesus' basic challenge was that, He who could serve the most would be the greatest. So the difference between greatness and greatest is slavery.

My Definition:
Above you have read some leadership definitions and a principle from scripture; I have highlighted the most important characteristics of leadership in bold and these are; Values (Godly), capabilities, credibility, influence, direction, generate (inspire), communicate, maintain, commonality of purpose, must be your servant and must be your slave. I have gathered my definition from this information and it is as follows;

Leadership is the ability of a humble and trustworthy servant with Godly values to inspire and influence people towards a common purpose.

Personal Approach to Leadership
My personal approach to leadership is what I would refer to as Value based Servant Leadership. This approach is a combination of Value Based leadership and Servant based leadership because I do not believe the two can truly be separated. However I do not rank them as equal, I say value based first because this is the foundation of the servant leadership. Jesus and the rest of scripture also affirm that values, which are in the heart, are important to how someone live their lives and therefore important to how a leader leads his followers. The following are some of the scriptures throughout Jesus' teaching that show the importance of the heart; Mt 12:35 'the good man out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth evil' Mt 6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Mt 15:18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a man. Joh 7:38 He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, 'Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water. The implications of the heart attitude are clear, whatever is in your heart is going to come out. So in order to be the best leader I was made to be, I am to become more and more like Christ as the apostle Paul urged Timothy, 'Imitate me as I imitate Christ'. The more I imitate Christ the better leader I become.

Furthermore Christ's teachings show us that in order to exercise true leadership we are to become servants and slaves Matthew 20:²⁵ But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. ²⁶ It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, ²⁷ and whoever would be first among you must be your slave..". This is the foundation of the second concept of my approach to leadership which is servant based. Christ himself said that he came as a servant Mt 20:28 even as the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." As further example of this servant nature Christ also washed the feet of his disciple and admonished them to do the same for each other and the same applies to me today. In Philippians 2:7 the apostle Paul refers to Christ as having '…emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men'. Christ king of the universe was a servant and in order to imitate him and to imitate that which is good I am also to become a servant.

Therefore my personal approach to leadership as I stated before is Value based Servant Leadership. This will require me to base my values on biblical truth not just opinions and preferences and to be a servant to those that I have the privilege of leading, not to lord it over them but to lead with love and humility.

Leading Volunteers
Whether voluntary or paid, personnel is one of the most important factors in determining whether a goal is going to be achieved or not, Henry Ford understanding this concept once said "You can take my factories, burn up my buildings, but give me my people, and I'll bring my business right back again". As a campus minister most if not all of the personnel available to me would be in the form of volunteers. In the rest of this paper I will use biblical, pragmatic and character principles that will allow me to be an effective leader of these volunteers in my campus ministry. Being effective would begin with how I select the team and then lead it.

Selecting the Volunteers

Before even going as far as selecting volunteers as the leader I must first know what the purpose of raising up each would be. After establishing the purpose and mission for the team I would then proceed to use John C. Maxwell's 'Five A's (p.39 –Developing the leaders around you)' choosing my team and these are; Assessment of needs, Assets on Hand, Ability of candidates, Attitude of candidates and Accomplishments of candidates. It is important to know what is needed before the solution can be found, the people that I already have on board are also key in helping identify the people needed and then finding able and willing volunteers who can get the job done.

Ex 18:21 Moreover choose able men from all the people, such as fear God, men who are trustworthy and who hate a bribe; and place such men over the people as rulers of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

From this example of Scripture Moses was given advice to choose able men, who fear God and were trustworthy to help him share the Load of judging the nation. The criterion used in this situation is the same I would apply in selecting volunteers for my team. They would need to be God fearing, able and trustworthy. This is directly in line with the Values I mentioned earlier in my personal approach to leadership. The volunteer's values would directly affect how they participate in the team, what they think say and do. Although the above scripture sets a foundation for selecting team members it doesn't mention all the characteristics I would look for in a volunteer the rest are as following;

Character

According to John C Maxwell; 'Character flaws cannot be ignored. They will eventually make a leader ineffective' (p.47 -Developing the leaders around you.) Change is not a fast or easy process therefore if there is not enough time to work on the character flaw before or during 'mission' then I would politely ask that team member to not participate until the situation has changed.

Influence and Attitude

A volunteer's influence brings a different dynamic to the team. If it is good influence with a positive attitude to go with it then the volunteer would be a good asset to the team. The more senior members on the team will have more influence on the younger ones so I would select these with more caution.

Excellent people skills

For an effective team members are to have excellent people skills the team dynamic is extremely important to how the team is going to accomplish its goal. The team environment should be one where each member can express themselves and exercise their gifting to their maximum capability.

Evident Gifts

I believe it is important to identify the volunteer's gifting so that they can be put in a place where they can be most effective.

Self Discipline

Jesus was disciplined in early Morning Prayer and fasting just to mention a few. Great team members are always self disciplined emotionally and time wise. They should be able to steward their time and be able to take responsibility for their actions.

Having discussed my criteria for selecting my team of volunteers in order to help me be more effective in leading them towards a specific goal, I do not live in a fantasy dream world. I understand that I would be hard-pressed to find the appropriate team members for the appropriate portfolios let alone even have enough people to fill each position effectively. Now because I cannot control this part of my campus ministry to the tee I will aim to perfect that which I have control over, which is the way I lead. There are many examples of great leadership in the bible the likes of Moses, Joshua, Gideon, King Saul, King David and Jesus.

Practical Leadership on Campus

Value Based Servant Leadership is the way I intend on leading volunteers on my campus. I believe this form of leadership exercised correctly will bring about the greatest dividend. These are some of the methods that I believe would be useful in increasing effectiveness:

Modelling

Albert Schweitzer the medical missionary once said 'Example isn't the main thing in influencing others… it is the only thing.' A key tenet in my definition leadership is influence and as a leader of these volunteers I will have influence (hopefully), there for
I believe that what I do will affect what the rest of the team members do. Modelling a positive attitude and behaviour will go a long way to making sure the rest of the team will follow suit. I believe the old proverb 'actions speak louder than words' which was echoed by James in his book when he said show me your faith and I will show you my faith by my works. The most important thing for me to model however is the servant nature that Christ talks about it Matt 20. If I can show them Christ then I can be in a position to say 'Imitate me as I imitate Christ.'

Lead with vision and Create a suitable Environment

'They (leaders) must be more like thermostats than thermometers' –John Maxwell. As a leader I am to create an environment which conducive for potential leaders in the midst of the volunteers to rise up. I am to create an environment of innovation rather than that of maintenance. In maintenance mode things can only remain the way they are but the opposite is true for an innovative environment; new ideas are received and evaluated, young and old volunteers get a chance to express themselves by ideas and or criticisms which in the end if handled correctly will lead to a more effective team in the goal to reach the greater vision.

Do big things
"If you are doing big things you will attract big men. If you are doing little things you will attract little men. Little men usually cause trouble" –Winston Churchill. The vision or purpose must be one that attracts the best volunteers and people who want to realise their full potential. Other people who think small may cause problems because of their unwillingness to challenge the status quo and take risks.

Conclusion

As broad as leadership as a subject is I have attempted to narrow it down and how it would express itself through me as a campus minister working with volunteers on campus. There is a lot more that can be said about this subject in more detail and I am almost certain as I mature and study to be a better leader my view of the topic will broaden although I believe that the fundamentals will remain the same. Value and Servant hood are the foundations of true leadership.

References

1. John C. Maxwell
   
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   2. 21 irrefutable laws of leadership
      

1. Aubrey Malphurs
   
   1. Being Leaders
      

1. Power BibleCD
   

Apologetics 1: Relativism and the Objective

Relativism is the biggest sensation to hit the campus since instant coffee machines and overhead projectors. After the dismal failure of the Secular Humanist movement in the world, people where in search for a different way, a different set of glasses to view the world. Gone are the days of objective truth, everything is now relative, “What is true for you is not necessarily true for me”, “Your values are right for you, but not for me.” These are the new mantras of this new generation; Post Modernism, naturalism, secular humanism and other similar worldviews are the order of the day. On the campus you hear “So many people disagree- Relativism must be true”^1, “I don’t have to believe in Jesus and be a Christian because all religions lead to God”. These relativist statements are most certainly stumbling blocks to people coming to know Christ on my Campus, now that is not because they can not be refuted but because the people who throw them out there have not actually considered the implications of what they are saying. Firstly I will talk about what ‘objective truth is’, I believe this is of paramount importance because this is what is being attacked by relativism. I will also discuss the many faces of relativism from which these statements are fostered and show the folly in them.

“From a practical point of view, the question of whether we can know objective truth is one of the most important questions in apologetics, because today most arguments between Christians and non-Christians eventually come down to this point.”-Kreeft and Tacelli; Handbook on Christian Apologetics. I find this to be true in my experience, after having won the argument on the relevant issues, e.g. whether the bible is reliable, or was Christ God and if God exists then why is there so much evil and suffering in the world, defeated their response is always “Well that’s true for you but not for me”. They say this with so much confidence as if it’s irrefutable and nothing I could say could change that. However comfort in subjectivism and relativism is untenable, simply because it is impossible to live with such a view consistently. Just because truth is hard to find it doesn’t give us an excuse not to look.

At this point let me give the definitions for relativist and subjectivist;

Relativist: an adherent or advocate of relativism or of the principle of relativity. Subjectivist: ₁The quality of being subjective. ₂The doctrine that all knowledge is restricted to the conscious self and its sensory states. A theory or doctrine that emphasizes the subjective elements in experience. ₃ Any of various theories holding that the only valid standard of judgment is that of the individual. -Dictionary.com

As you can see from the definitions they are almost interchangeable, therefore I will use them as so.

Defining Objective

In order to diffuse the relativist’s statements I think the first step would be to define what ‘Objective Truth’ is. Objective means; not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased, according to Dictionary.com. In the Handbook of Christian Apologetics Kreeft and Tacelli say ‘Objective truth’ is ‘independent of the knower and his consciousness’. For example, “I like ice cream” is a subjective truth; “There is a pen on the table” is an objective truth; “I don’t want to steal” is a subjective truth and “I shouldn’t steal whether I want to or not” is an objective truth.

The Book ofJames; Historical Context

Who wrote the book?

Internal evidence suggests that the author of the book is a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ as mentioned in the first verse. The fact that there are several James’ in the Holy book leads there to be differing schools of thoughts as to which James actually wrote the book. This due to the fact that many with the name James are mentioned in the New Testament; James the brother of Jesus, James-one of the apostles son of Zebedee, James- one of the apostles son of Alphaeus and lastly James the father of Judas (not Iscariot). Of the afore mentioned James’ none seems to hold more water as to claim on the book as James the brother of Jesus. James the son of Zebedee who had a prominent role in the early church died far too early (A.D. 44) to allow us to associate him with authorship of the book. The other James’ especially the father of Jesus is far too obscure to be seriously considered and the same is true for James the son of Alphaeus.

The arguments for James the brother of Jesus as the author of the book have several solid points which I will go on to mention;

1) The striking similarities between the Greek used in Acts 15, which is attributed to James and that of the book of James.

2) The language and cultural background of the letter. It is written in good Hellenistic Greek including a hexameter early in the book (1:17) and certain other literary touches. However, many have used this to suggest that a Galilean Jew could not have written it. There is not a strong case for this because;

a) Although the Greek is good it doesn’t suggest acquaintance with higher styles of literary Greek.

b) The extent to which Palestinian Jews in the first century knew Greek should not be underestimated as many used it as one of the three languages. Almost all the New Testament is written in Greek.

c) The language used in the letter in regards to the religious and philosophical concepts is not a barrier as these concepts would have been widespread among the general population.

I stand to believe that in this case the answer is the simplest available. The book was written by James the brother of Jesus. There is no evidence to prove otherwise.

Who received it?

Although the book is not written to a specific church it is certainly written to a specific audience. James writes to the ‘twelve tribes in the Diaspora’. Although this may be taken metaphorically with the support of 1 Peter 1:1 to mean the predominantly Gentile church spread out in the Roman empire or the Christians living away from their true heavenly home, I do not believe this is the case. This is because the Greek word used in the verse Diaspora was used mainly to describe Jews living in the outside of Palestine. James then wrote this book to Jewish Christians living outside Palestine, and the following eveidences will further support this claim.

· He mentioned the twelve tribes of Israel

· He used the Greek word for Synagogue

· Several quotations and Allusions from the Old Testament

· Jewish Idioms “Lord of sabaoath”

· Stressed several principles of the Jewish Law

· There is no mention of idolatry as this did not characterize first century Jews. Whereas if it were pagans there would have certainly been mention as to conduct with idols.

What was the relationship of the recipients of this letter to the author?

The letter of James was not written to a specific church but to a specific audience. Now there is not much evidence as to James’ relationship with the recipients. However the only solution I would is suggest is that because James was the Leader of the Church and therefore had the authority to write to the ‘twelve tribes’. James may have also found common ground because he was a Jewish writing to Jews.

What are the main themes of the book?

Although not clearly demarcated in the book there are several themes/motifs that James alludes to. These are as following;

· Trials and Christian Maturity

o James in verses (1:2-18) attacks several issues where Christian suffering (which leads to maturity) is the most prominent. Words used in this part are peirazao and peirasamos used to connote “trials” or “temptations”.

· True Christianity seen in its works

o (1:19-2:26) he focuses on three key words “Word (of God)”, “law” and “works”. Here James insists that true faith is always marked with obedience.

· Dissensions within the community

o (3:1-4:12) here he talks about the Dissension in the community of Christians which in this case find their roots in envy. He uses several images to illustrate the power of the tongue.

· Implications of a Christian Worldview

o (4:13 -5:11) Here he deals with how Christian should see the world involving God in all the plans the make.

· Concluding Exhortations

o (5:12-20) he signs of also talking about the responsibility of Christians in keeping each other spiritually healthy

The Gospel of Matthew: Literary Context

Literary Context of the Gospel of Matthew

What kind of Literature is it? And what is distinctive about it?

The Gospel of Matthew is a narrative, intended for the Jewish Christian audience. This main purpose of this Gospel as with narrative is to tell a story, in this case the Story of Jesus Christ who was the Messiah, the promised savior. The gospel of Matthew is riddled with many Old Testament quotes as well as a full genealogy of Jesus Christ. This narrative consists of several parables, teachings and stories of the Life of Jesus Christ.

Narratives are different from any of general works of literature The Gospel of Matthew is also different because it is an ecclesiastical gospel. It is the only Gospel to include the word ecclesia which is used to define the church, the bride of Christ. Therefore the narrative goes on to tell the story of Christ the bridegroom to ecclesia. It was catered for the Old Testament believers who would understand the message of the one Shepherd who came to save the lost sheep of Israel.

What are the repeated words? What theme are they indicating?

In two words the theme for Matthew 5 and 6 is basically dealing with the issue of Christian Character, the ‘Christian counter culture’ as one author put it. Jesus implores that the Christian live a ‘counter culture’. In the Sermon the Mount, Jesus constantly uses the phrase ‘Blessed are those who….. for they will….’ Here Jesus is challenging the people to live a life unlike that of the Pharisees and Scribes who are like noisy gongs filled with religious practices but have no life. The beatitudes show what Jesus requires from the people, dealing with their heart issues because where a man’s treasure is that’s where his heart will be.

Jesus then tackles the issue of the law constantly repeating the phrase ‘you have heard it said……….but I say to you……..’This is a flow on the issues of the heart; Jesus takes them a step further as to what they thought the law was and what the original meaning that God had intended it to be. Jesus challenges the audience not to be like the forefathers who had their hearts in the wrong places and look what happened to them. The challenge is to change one’s heart and therefore change one’s character.

Holy Ghost Baptism

What is it and why the fuss?

God started to promise the gift of the Holy Spirit as early the time of Joel the prophet when he made this statement; Joel 2:28 “Then after I have poured out my rains again, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams. Your young men will see visions.” This promise is reinforced by Jesus before he ascends into heaven in Luke 24: ⁴⁹ “And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”

There are several things that are important to understand prior to Holy Spirit Baptism; we have already discussed where we heard it from, now we need to talk about what it’s for. The Holy Spirit is extremely important for the Christian witness. The Holy Ghost gives people the power to be effective witnesses as seen in Acts 1:⁸ but when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” This is a fitting entrance to the Acts of the Apostles as I believe that these Acts could not have been accomplished without the Power and the Help that comes from the Holy Spirit.

So how does one now get the Holy Spirit? The very first baptism of the Holy Spirit happened on the day of Pentecost with the 120 disciples in the upper room (Acts 2:1). There was a huge rush of wind and tongue of fire rested on each of them and they were filled with the Holy Ghost and began speaking in tongues. I wish we all had baptism like that. However the general pattern of baptism occurs in the laying on of hands Acts 8:17 says that Peter and John laid hands on people and they received the Holy Spirit. Ananias laid hands on Saul in Acts 9:17 and he was filled with the Holy Spirit and Paul laid his hands on people and they also received the Ghost (Acts 19:6). Although this seems to be the standard way in scripture it is not the only as further on some gentiles received the Holy Spirit even before they had hands laid (Acts 10:44-46).

The power to be a witness is the main reason for the baptism in the Holy Spirit as discussed before but how does this power manifest? When one is baptized he receives Spiritual gifts from the spirit, gifts of prophecy and speaking in tongues just to mention a few. Paul talks about these spiritual gifts briefly in 1 Cor. 14. “Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts” is part of the Apostles opening statement.

Therefore a Christian must desire the gifts that come from the Holy Spirit to allow him/her to be an effective witness for the gospel of Christ.

Water Baptism

This is one of the Sacraments of the Christian Faith and i see it fitting that i should put up a post about it for those that may have questions and not willing to ask anyone or non-Christians who are just curious. This is only a basic outline which can easily be fleshed out with a whole lot more details and illustrations. If you have any questions or disagree with anything feel free to bring it up. The floor is open!

Water Baptism

Why Baptism?
From before the time of Jesus in the bible, baptizing had already begun. The Prophet John the Baptist, Jesus’ predecessor, was already on the trail preparing the way with a call for the people to repent for the Kingdom of God was at hand(Matt 3:2). Jesus was also baptized not because he had sins to repent of but as a forerunner for his followers. The most important reason for Baptism would be Christ’s own command that his followers baptized in his final word on earth in the Great Commission (Matt 28:18-20). Therefore I believe baptism is an important sacrament for the Christian faith although I do not believe it is essential for salvation, Eph 2:8-9“ 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.”

So what is Baptism?
The name baptism is derived from the Greek words bapto, baptizo, baptizmos which mean to fully submerge or immerse and in this context to make fully wet. This raises up several questions as to the mode of baptism which I will discuss further in the paper. As stated before Baptism is a sacrament; the word sacrament comes from the Latin root word sacramentum which was a military oath of obedience as administered by the commander. Another way to explain a sacrament would be ‘A physical act with a spiritual blessing’ as Ps. Bruce Fidler put it.

Baptism therefore, is a physical act of obedience to our Lord Jesus Christ symbolizing the death of Christ as we go down into the water and his resurrection as we come up out of the water as new creations (Rom 6:1-6). This type of water symbolizing new life isn’t new nor is it foreign to the Old Testament as several times water was a symbol of what God was doing. From the very beginning water was the most prominent symbol of new creation, new life and new beginnings as is seen in the whole of Genesis 1. Other examples or types of baptism in the OT involve that of Noah and the flood (1 Pet 3:20-21), and Moses and the Israelites (1 Cor. 10:1-2) crossing the red sea separation their old life from their new life, from bondage to freedom.

So who can get baptized?
According to scripture the only prerequisites for Baptism was for someone to repent and believe. John the Baptist preached repent and believe, the apostles in the book of Acts (2:38,41; 8:12) also preached Repentance and belief in Jesus Christ and then one could be baptized. The bible however isn’t clear and there is no record of the apostles addressing the issue of whether infants should be baptized. Scripture however is clear on the prerequisites of baptism and these are repentance and belief in the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If the two conditions are met then one can be baptized but for a baby this is hard to justify as they lack the mental capacity to listen and understand the gospel and repent from their sins. How about those that were baptized as infants? I believe it was a great act of faith from the parents but that person needs to be able to follow the pattern in the bible which is to Repent, Believe and be Baptized.

How is it done? And when is it done?
Having established what baptism is, why it is important and who can be baptized it is also important to discuss how it should be done. Earlier in the paper I discussed where the word baptism came from and what it meant, baptizmos= immersion or submersion so it is only logical following the use of the word in the New Testament baptism has to be fully body immersion. So what of sprinkling you may ask? Well sprinkling came about as a result of scarcity of water in the early church so it wasn’t practical for people to be baptized in such a priceless commodity. So what about someone who has been baptized by sprinkling, are they truly baptized and should they be baptized? I believe that one should prayerfully consider full immersion baptism but I don’t think they’ll be condemned to hell if they don’t get re-baptized in full immersion.

In conclusion, the person being baptized needs to be fully aware of what they are doing and what it signifies before they partake of the sacrament. They need to have repented from their sins and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Baptism is an act of obedience to our Lord, so even if it didn’t mean anything we would still do it because Jesus said so.

John 14:15 “If you love me you will obey my commands”

Sacre Bleu 2 New beginings!


This is the second of my blogs. The first one aptly named Sacre Bleu. Sacre Bleu 2 however will serve a different purpose. This blog is dedicated to questions from Christians and Non-Christians with questions about God, Christianity, Life, Doctrinal Issues, Theology, Missiology etc and anything that is of major interest to anyone who reads it. If you have any questions feel free to drop them in my cbox or leave a comment and i will gladly take time out to answer them.

The purpose is to help Christians Know what they believe and why they believe it.
To help Non-Christians find the truth that they're lives so depend on whether they are aware of it or not.

Enjoy!

Fungai Mwanawshe