Fire in our hearts - Jesus Army

Foreword
by
Gerald Coates
‘There is only one thing worse than being talked about,’
quipped one raconteur, ‘and that is not being talked about.’
The Jesus Fellowship and the Jesus Army are among the
most talked about groups in the U.K. Why?
Firstly they are different! Their predecessors, the Salvation
Army, did not only start with uniforms, ranks, an alcohol
ban and an aggressive approach to evangelism and social
action. They also marched for Jesus (before either my colleagues
or I ever thought about it!) They were visited by the
‘Toronto Blessing’ before any of them had been to Toronto!
Shaking, falling, crying, laughing and trance-like positions
marked many of their early meetings. They were ostracised
by the respectable church, and attracted many of the broken,