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Showing posts with label Men Missionary Union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Men Missionary Union. Show all posts

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Brief Story About Men Missionary Union

 


During the 62nd session of the Nigeria Baptist Convention in 1977, a call went round for the Baptist Brotherhood Society in Baptist Churches to transform by adopting a new name and changes in activities in all local Baptist Churches to “Baptist Men’s Fellowship (BMF).”
The Baptist Men’s Fellowship was thus established at the First Baptist Church Lagos in 1982 with the following aims and objectives:

• To pray for the mission
• To teach mission and
• To embark on mission and evangelism work

Membership was drawn from all existing church societies in the church,
The first president of Men’s Mission Union was Mr. Emmanuel Ogundipe thereafter Chief J. Akin-George, Messrs A.O. Oyediran, S.O. Akiode and E.A. Ayoade (current president).
The following members have been called to glory: Bro. J.J.A. Akinleye, Bro. E.A. Adeleye, Pa. T.A. George, Bro. S.A. Akinola and Bro. Abayomi Fajobi.
The Men’s Missionary Union of the Church took responsibility to draw roster for Church societies to visit newly planted churches. The Men’s Missionary Union also supervises the Royal Ambassors. Counselors are nominated from the Men’s Missionary Union namely Bro. Oshodi, Bro. E.A. Alawode, Bro. Bode Idowu and Bro. Kehinde Amao.
The Men’s Mission Union also takes responsibility for the needs of the Royal Ambassador’s Camping, Conference programme, Nigeria Baptist Convention in session, even intercontinental programmes.

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

About Royal Ambassadors



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.