About Royal Ambassadors

About Royal Ambassadors

The Royal Ambassadors is the name of a Baptist organization for boys between the ages 10 and 24-an international missionary organization found in the following continent; African, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

The Royal Ambassador worldwide started in 1908 the United States of America among the Brotherhood Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), USA. The Royal Ambassadors recently celebrated its centenary in 2008. The Royal Ambassadors is also paramilitary organization.

The Royal Ambassadors in Nigeria is called Royal Ambassador of Nigeria (RAN) and was founded in Nigeria in the 1920’s by the southern Baptist convention SBC), USA; and came to Nigeria as one of the world’s leading organization for Boys. The Royal Ambassadors was sponsored by the women’s Missionary Union until 1954 when it was proposed that the Men of the Nigerian Baptist Convention took over the work of the Royal Ambassadors in Nigeria. The situation that led to the proposal of Men and Boy’s Department in 1961 which served both men and boys, then later became the defuct Men’s Missionary Union and Youths Department, now known as Missionary Organisations Department since 1998.

In Lagos State the Royal Ambassadors as Three (3) Conferences namely; Lagos West, Lagos East and Lagos Central.

CARDINAL OBJECTIVES 

Helping Boys in personal, spiritual development and discipleship.

Equipping members for mission Action.

Ensuring Educational and career development of Boys.

Promoting social awareness, responsibility and responsiveness.

Promoting personal and corporate discipline and cohesion.

Promoting personal commitment demonstrated in stewardship of life, Churchmanship denominational interest, and understanding as well as appreciation of Baptist beliefs and practices.

Enabling members’ personality, potentiality, and dignity development.

THE ORDER OF ROYAL AMBASSADOR 

Royal Ambassadors is the name of a Baptist Missionary Organization for Nigerian boys between the ages of ten (10) and Twenty Four (24).

Royal Ambassadors is also an international organization, in many countries of the world where there are Baptists. This organization is found on the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

Royal Ambassadors work began in the United State of America in 1908. It was started in Nigeria in the 1920’s. In Nigeria, the Women’s Missionary Union sponsored the organization from the beginning until 1954. At that time, it was thought that the Men of the Nigerian Baptist Convention should sponsor the boys work. In 1961 the Department of Men and boys’ work was proposed and the Royal Ambassadors became a part of this Department.

VISIONS, GOALS AND CARDINAL OBJECTIVES 

Our Vision

Touching the lives of boys … impacting the eternity of men!

Our Founding Goals

*To become well informed , responsible follower of Christ.

*To have Christ-like concern for all people.

*To carry the message of Christ around the world.

*To work with others in sharing Christ.

*To keep myself clean and healthy in mind and body.

Our Cardinal Objectives 

*Helping boys in personal spiritual development and discipleship.

*Equipping members for mission action.

*Ensuring educational and career development of boys.

*Promoting social awareness, responsibility and responsiveness.

*Promoting personal and corporate discipline and cohesion.

*Promoting personal commitment demonstrated in stewardship of life, churchmanship and denominational interest, and understanding as well as appreciation of Baptist beliefs and practices.

*Enabling members’ personality, potentiality, and dignity development.

ROYAL AMBASSADORS PLEDGE

As a Royal Ambassador I will do my best:

          To become a well-informed, responsible follower of Christ;

          To have a Christ-like concern for all people;

          To carry the message of Christ around the world;

          To work with others in sharing Christ; and

          To keep myself clean and healthy in mind and body.

ROYAL AMBASSADORS MOTTO“

The Royal Ambassadors motto is found in 2 Corinthians 5:20: We are ambassadors for Christ.”

ROYAL AMBASSADORS HYMN

“THE KING’S BUSINESS”

1. I am a stranger here, within a foreign land,

My home is far away, upon a golden strand,

Ambassador to be of realms beyond the sea,

I’m here on business for my king.

CHORUS

          This is the message that I bring,

          A message angles fain would sing:

          “Oh, be ye reconciled,” thus saith my Lord and king,

          “Oh, be ye reconciled to God.”

1. This is the King’s command that all men everywhere,

Repent and turn away from sin’s seductive snare;

That all who will obey, with him shall reign for aye,

And that’s my business for my King.

1. My home is brighter far than Sharon’s rosy plain,

Eternal life and joy throughout its vast domain;

My Sovereign bids me tell how mortals there may dwell,

And that’s my business for my King.

                                                .E.T Cassel

COMMISSION AND DECLARATION

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’s name, be reconciled to God” (2 Corinthians 5:20).

President:             What is the King’s Command?

Boys:                    “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of 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).