Share jesus international
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Share Jesus International (SJI) is a missionary
agency whose goal is to share Jesus
in many different contexts and countries.
It is a visionary, radical movement, founded by Methodist minister, Rev Rob Frost, which brings together a diverse range of Christian denominations and mission agencies for corporate action in mission and evangelism
.
The Board of Share Jesus International includes leaders from the following agencies: Methodist Church, Scripture Union
, Baptist Union of Great Britain
, Youth for Christ
, Ichthus Christian Fellowship
, Church of England
Board of Mission, The Salvation Army
, Premier Christian Radio
, Evangelical Alliance
, Churches Together in England
, and United Reformed Church
.
SJI used to organise the annual Christian event, Easter People. It also arranges weeks of dedicated social mission, and campaigns such as Thirst For Life.
Thirst For Life, a major media campaign of 2006, saw thousands across the UK go without alcohol for the 40 days of lent. Triggered by the media frenzy around binge drinking
and the governmental statistics highlighting the negative effects of alcohol
on family life, thirst for life was designed as an opportunity to get people thinking.
Rob Frost
died in November 2007 but his son Andy has been appointed as the new head of Share Jesus International and the organisation is now responsible for organising an annual "Pentecost Festival" in London each May.
Missionary
A missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
agency whose goal is to share Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
in many different contexts and countries.
It is a visionary, radical movement, founded by Methodist minister, Rev Rob Frost, which brings together a diverse range of Christian denominations and mission agencies for corporate action in mission and evangelism
Evangelism
Evangelism refers to the practice of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others who do not hold those beliefs. The term is often used in reference to Christianity....
.
The Board of Share Jesus International includes leaders from the following agencies: Methodist Church, Scripture Union
Scripture Union
Scripture Union is an international, inter-denominational, evangelical Christian movement. It was founded in 1867, and works in partnership with individuals and churches across the world...
, Baptist Union of Great Britain
Baptist Union of Great Britain
The Baptist Union of Great Britain, despite its name, is the association of Baptist churches in England and Wales. -History:...
, Youth for Christ
Youth for Christ
Youth for Christ is the name of a number of previously unaffiliated evangelical Protestant religious campaigns which led to the creation of Youth for Christ International in 1946....
, Ichthus Christian Fellowship
Ichthus Christian Fellowship
Ichthus Christian Fellowship is a neocharismatic Christian church movement and Apostolic network based in London, United Kingdom. It is part of the British New Church Movement and has links with other BNCM leaders and movements, especially Gerald Coates of Pioneer Network.-History:Ichthus...
, Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Board of Mission, The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
, Premier Christian Radio
Premier Christian Radio
Premier Christian Radio is a British Christian radio station wholly owned by the charity Premier Christian Media Trust.Premier Christian Radio broadcasts Christian programming including news, debate, teachings and Christian music to London and the surrounding areas.It operates on three frequencies...
, Evangelical Alliance
Evangelical Alliance
The Evangelical Alliance is a London-based charitable organization founded in 1846. It has a claimed representation of over 1,000,000 evangelical Christians in the United Kingdom and is the oldest alliance of evangelical Christians in the world....
, Churches Together in England
Churches Together in England
Churches Together in England is an ecumenical organisation and the national instrument for the Christian church in England. It helps the different Churches to work together instead of separately so that they can be more effective and credible...
, and United Reformed Church
United Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:...
.
SJI used to organise the annual Christian event, Easter People. It also arranges weeks of dedicated social mission, and campaigns such as Thirst For Life.
Thirst For Life, a major media campaign of 2006, saw thousands across the UK go without alcohol for the 40 days of lent. Triggered by the media frenzy around binge drinking
Binge drinking
Binge drinking or heavy episodic drinking is the modern epithet for drinking alcoholic beverages with the primary intention of becoming intoxicated by heavy consumption of alcohol over a short period of time. It is a kind of purposeful drinking style that is popular in several countries worldwide,...
and the governmental statistics highlighting the negative effects of alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
on family life, thirst for life was designed as an opportunity to get people thinking.
Rob Frost
Rob Frost
Revd Dr. Rob Frost was an English Christian evangelist, broadcaster and author who founded the Share Jesus International missionary agency...
died in November 2007 but his son Andy has been appointed as the new head of Share Jesus International and the organisation is now responsible for organising an annual "Pentecost Festival" in London each May.