Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

ForewordbyGerald 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 themost talked about groups in the U.K. Why?Firstly they are different! Their predecessors, the SalvationArmy, did not only start with uniforms, ranks, an alcoholban and an aggressive approach to evangelism and socialaction. They also marched for Jesus (before either my colleaguesor 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 positionsmarked many of their early meetings. They were ostracisedby the respectable church, and attracted many of the broken,