The Way: Life Changing Encounters With Jesus and His People

Overview

Pure, unadulterated passion, excitement and joy – combined with a totally sold-out, full-on, long-term commitment – are qualities we so readily recognise in sports fans. That same devotion jumps powerfully from the pages of this book.

Commissioner Miriam Gluyas expresses this joyously and unmistakably in her foreword when she writes, “How stunning to both read of and see, the transformation that happens in the lives of people.

“I am so happy that I get to see this and hear about it over and over again. Life transformation through Jesus is alive and well within The Salvation Army Australia.

“The stories in this book excitingly share this incredible transformation that only comes through our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ – step by step, involving God’s people at every part of the journey.

“We do believe in good. We do believe in God. We have our hearts to God and our hands to others. We roll up our sleeves and give our best to seeing lives transformed, one life at a time, with the love of Jesus.”

In the first chapter, Christopher Trodden enthusiastically reveals both our present focus and our future direction.

“For the next season of mission ministry in The Salvation Army Australia, we are rekindling the blazing fire of full salvation. We are holding firm to a frontline-first posture, making it our relentless focus and inspiration, and committing ourselves to ‘Holistic Integrated Mission’ in all that we do.

“We honour the past by building the future. We honour the giants by becoming the shoulders the next generation will stand on. The Spirit is not calling us away from who we have been; he is calling us deeper into who we truly are.

“In a world shifting in every direction, in a culture restless and rushing, one thing has not changed and will never change – Jesus is still The Way. Before our plans and beyond our strategies, he remains the steady road beneath our feet – faithful, unbroken, unchanging.

“Take a moment to pause, prayerfully lean in, and ask the question only you can ask: ‘In this season, what would it look like for my whole life – my gifts, my work, my presence, my faith – to align more deeply with The Way of Jesus?’

“Your answer is your offering, your next step, your new wineskin.”

Filled with thrilling stories of life transformation and a clear, compelling sense of purpose, this book invites all of us to pause, pray, and respond – willingly and joyfully working together to create faith pathways and see lives transformed through the love of Jesus.