SU Scotland and following Jesus

Our commitment to following Jesus:

SU Scotland staff and volunteers will actively pursue following Jesus as individuals.

We will work with children and young people to teach everything Jesus commanded and to encourage them to be committed followers and servants of the Lord Jesus Christ.

All of our work will be based on healthy, open, mutually beneficial relationships.

We will take the family context of children and young people seriously.

We believe Jesus prioritised the disadvantaged and marginalised and that we should follow his example.

We understand following Jesus to mean seeking to obey him in every aspect of our lives, for our whole lives. In practice this means -

• A process of growth and change involving the need for continual repentance and a renewed sense of the grace and freedom which comes through forgiveness

• Demonstrating a desire to be more like Jesus and to be continually filled with the Holy Spirit.

• Growing followers of Jesus becoming more assured of their identity in Christ

• Lives shaped by regular Bible engagement, prayer and service

• Regular, loving and active fellowship within a Christian community

• A growing in confidence in sharing faith and seeking to help others to become and grow as followers of Jesus

• Growing awareness of the needs of others and growing service of others

We will seek to form relationships which encourage following Jesus. We will be vigilant in avoiding anything that might hint of manipulation or abuse of power in these relationships. This means that these relationships will largely be group-based rather than one-to-one and will avoid over-dependence by ensuring that no one person acts as the sole mentor in someone's life.