The Royal Ambassadors is the name of a Baptist organization for boys between the ages 10 and 24-an international missionary organization found in the following continent; African, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
The Royal Ambassador worldwide started in 1908 the United States
of America among the Brotherhood Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
(SBC), USA. The Royal Ambassadors recently celebrated its centenary in 2008.
The Royal Ambassadors is also paramilitary organization.
The Royal Ambassadors in Nigeria is called Royal Ambassador of Nigeria (RAN) and was founded in Nigeria in the 1920’s by the southern Baptist convention SBC), USA; and came to Nigeria as one of the world’s leading organization for Boys. The Royal Ambassadors was sponsored by the women’s Missionary Union until 1954 when it was proposed that the Men of the Nigerian Baptist Convention took over the work of the Royal Ambassadors in Nigeria. The situation that led to the proposal of Men and Boy’s Department in 1961 which served both men and boys, then later became the defuct Men’s Missionary Union and Youths Department, now known as Missionary Organisations Department since 1998.
CARDINAL
OBJECTIVES
Helping Boys in personal, spiritual development and
discipleship.
Equipping members for mission Action.
Ensuring Educational and career development of Boys.
Promoting social awareness, responsibility and
responsiveness.
Promoting personal and corporate discipline and cohesion.
Promoting personal commitment demonstrated in stewardship of
life, Churchmanship denominational interest, and understanding as well as
appreciation of Baptist beliefs and practices.
Enabling members’ personality, potentiality, and dignity
development.
THE ORDER OF ROYAL
AMBASSADOR
Royal Ambassadors is the name of a Baptist Missionary
Organization for Nigerian boys between the ages of ten (10) and Twenty Four
(24).
Royal Ambassadors is also an international organization, in
many countries of the world where there are Baptists. This organization is
found on the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and
South America.
Royal Ambassadors work began in the United State of America
in 1908. It was started in Nigeria in the 1920’s. In Nigeria, the Women’s
Missionary Union sponsored the organization from the beginning until 1954. At
that time, it was thought that the Men of the Nigerian Baptist Convention
should sponsor the boys work. In 1961 the Department of Men and boys’ work was
proposed and the Royal Ambassadors became a part of this Department.
VISIONS, GOALS AND
CARDINAL OBJECTIVES
Our Vision
Touching the lives of boys … impacting the eternity of men!
Our Founding Goals
*To become well informed , responsible follower of Christ.
*To have Christ-like concern for all people.
*To carry the message of Christ around the world.
*To work with others in sharing Christ.
*To keep myself clean and healthy in mind and body.
Our Cardinal
Objectives
*Helping boys in personal spiritual development and
discipleship.
*Equipping members for mission action.
*Ensuring educational and career development of boys.
*Promoting social awareness, responsibility and responsiveness.
*Promoting personal and corporate discipline and cohesion.
*Promoting personal commitment demonstrated in stewardship of
life, churchmanship and denominational interest, and understanding as well as
appreciation of Baptist beliefs and practices.
*Enabling members’ personality, potentiality, and dignity development.
