{"id":2121,"date":"2018-11-27T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/prayerline\/learning-to-pass-on-the-baton\/"},"modified":"2019-11-12T10:15:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T10:15:27","slug":"learning-to-pass-on-the-baton","status":"publish","type":"prayerline","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/prayerline\/learning-to-pass-on-the-baton\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning to pass on the baton"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e9bastien got involved with the GBUSS Senegal movement during his high school years and became a cell leader. He was full of enthusiasm for the Lord and worked hard to make Him known. Two years later, he even started a new cell group in another high school, an 8 kilometre walk away. It was an exciting time.<\/p>\n

But when S\u00e9bastien left school and went to university, the two cell groups he had led gradually dwindled away, and within two years, they had folded completely. Why did such a promising start fizzle out so quickly? Why does that happen so often in movements across the world?<\/p>\n

S\u00e9bastien recently reflected on what he thinks was missing: the passing on of the baton. Training up the next cohort of leaders is critical for a group to survive. They need to understand and own the vision; they need to be active participants and they need to feel connected to other groups across the country.<\/p>\n

S\u00e9bastien is now keen to re-pioneer in a way which, God-willing, will last. He asks us to join him in praying that a strong and lasting student witness would be established across the country.<\/p>\n