Red Buckets, Clanging Coins, and Ringing Bells (Part 1)
Talk about organizational growth. In 1867, General William Booth only had 10 workers. Seven years later he had 1,000 volunteers and 24 full-time evangelists. And today, there are more than 1.5 million bell ringers in the U.S. alone.
The General started out largely self-educated, penniless, and practically friendless. He had one fixed idea. The whole of his effort and talent would be directed to one purpose--saving the world. Like his predecessor Wesley, he took the whole world as his parish. He began with nothing--no money, no powerful friends, only his golden voice, his passion, and a vision ...
