Mobilise 2006: The Strouds

Seminar Three: 21st Century Men & Women

We are at our most fulfilled when we are who God made us to be. Our goal should be to release one another into freedom to do what God's called us to. Keep pursuing the purposes of God and He will bring you the right person. But you never have as much time as you do when you are single. Purity is the biggest relationship-challenge to us as single people.

21st Century thinking and culture doesn't work.

For men (there was a section of the talk for women - I didn't take notes for that part, not least to avoid strange looks from others in the seminar!): we need to bring strength and energy. Strenght is to be expressed through service to the people in our world. We're called to take responsibility and initiative to protect and serve. We have control for our own lives, choices and a responsibility to take.

We need to take responsibility for ourselves and our communities; take energy to communicate, to bring fun to life, to confront. We need to be "tender and numbskull-tough".

Every man needs to receive affirmation from a Father.

Look for role-models, spend time with them.

Practise strength.

We need to become good at personal change before God.