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NBC 2018 ANNUAL RA WEEK THEME::BUILDING ALTAR OF WORSHIP..2 Sam 24:18-25

Commission and Declarations President: Who is an ambassador? Boys: An ambassador is one who represents a king at the court of another king. President: As an ambassador who do you represent? Boys: “we are ambassador for Christ,” (2 Corinthians 5:20). President: What is the motive of your service? Boys: “The love of Christ compels us” (2 Corinthians 5:14) President: What is the eternal message of your service? Boys: “we pray you in Christ name, be ye reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20) President: What is the kings Command? Boys: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father and of the so n and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28: 19 – 20)

The RA Chapter The Royal Ambassador group in a church is called chapter. A chapter may have up to 25 boys in its membership. If there are 26 or more boys in the chapter, more counselors can be enlisted and two chapters formed. Each chapter should be properly organized. This means giving the chapter name and electing the necessary officers. The chapter will use the RA pledge, motto hymn, commission and declaration and some rules. After the chapter is organized, it should be registered with RAN , Baptist Building Ibadan, through the conference In which the church is located. CHAPTER OFFICERS The officers in a Royal Ambassador chapter are: 1. President 2. Vice President 3. Secretary 4. Assistant secretary 5. Financial secretary 6. Treasurer  7. Provost 8. Missions Officer 9. Special Duties Officer  10. Publicity officer 11. Song Leader 12. Counselor NOTE: it could be less or more as may be the need

The RA Ranks 1.THE CANDIDATE (otherwise called prospect) (A boy must complete this rank before becoming a member) a. Attend four chapter meetings. b. Learn and say the royal ambassador motto, pledge, hymn, and commission and declaration. c. Learn and explain the royal ambassador colors and emblem for the royal ambassadors. d. Start and complete basic discipleship course e. Be accepted into the chapter by majority vote. 2. ASSISTANT INTERN (for 10years old boys) a. Attend Sunday school lessons for at least 6 months in the year,  and must write out and submit the topics and memory verses of the studies. b. Attend church training and/or house fellowship for at least 30 Sundays in the year of study. House fellowship leader and church pastor will sign certification. c. Attend RA weekly meetings for at least 40 meetings a year. Chapter secretary and president are to sign certification. d. Learn, say or sing the following: i) RA motto ii) RA pledge iii) Stanza 1 of the RA hymn e. Share

The RA Colours The royal ambassador colours are blue, gold and white.  The blue stands for loyalty: 1. Loyalty to Christ the king 2. Loyalty to the church and her mission 3. Loyalty to the royal ambassadors organization and its beliefs. The gold stands for value or worth: 1. The worth of Christ to the boy as lord and master; and 2. The worth of the boy to Christ as his ambassador. The white stands for Purity: 1. Purity of body 2. Purity of mind 3. Purity of soul in the worship of one God and him alone.

The RA Emblem The Royal Ambassador Emblem is a blue shield on a background of a white circle. It has a gold edge around the circle. The shield represents a soldier. In Ephesians 6:16, the Christian is instructed to “take the shield of faith.” The shield reminds the youth to have faith in God whom he will represent as an ambassador. The shield is divided into three parts: a torch, a wheel, and a crown. The torch is the symbol for junior royal ambassadors , the wheel represents the intermediate royal ambassadors, while the crown stands for the senior royal ambassadors. The wheel is the symbol of the rank of Apprentice. It represents the boy as a learner of trade (of becoming ambassadors for Christ). it is a sign of movement and progress. It reminds the boy to progressively pattern his life after the carpenter boy from Nazareth and to qualify as his representative the intermediate boy is trained to know that there is no higher work than that of becoming an ambassador for Christ. Th