Take Revolution on the Road in New Teen Evangelism
Salina Journal, Kansas
June 19, 1969, North America
Lurana Nolind uses folk music in a different type of youth revolution.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Nolind, Tescott, now is Mrs. Jonathan Berg and a partner in an unusual teenage evangelistic campaign.
The Bergs head the Teens for Christ Midwest road team and consider themselves under orders to “spread this revolution for Jesus throughout the nation.”
“God has really changed me into a hard core missionary whose only purpose is the mission field,” Mrs. Berg wrote her parents. “And it’s so urgent that it be done now.”
The former Ottawa county “Junior Miss” and Kansas Wesleyan university student went to California to work with Teen Challenge, a program to help rehabilitate young drug addicts.
Once in California she decided to work with teens for Christ, which was seeking to “reach the hippy generation with Jesus.”
Her singing fits in with the Teens for Christ use of Gospel “folk style music,” much of it composed by themselves, and sung to guitars and drums.
The group travels with little luggage, dresses informally in sport clothing for the most part, follows strict self-discipline in behavior and attitude, and works long, late hours.
“All must memorize and practice 1 Corinthians 13,” declares the rulebook.
Another order is “instant obedience” of the team leader, as well as lawmen, property owners and other officials.
The Bible is the “revolutionary handbook” in the view of these “Christian revolutionaries.” Jesus Christ is called “the greatest of all revolutionaries.” Jesus Christ is called “the greatest of all revolutionaries.”
Mr. Berg has been trained for this work since childhood. He operated an exhibit in the Protestant pavilion at the New York World’s Fair, Expo 67, and a booth in the “Dallas Hemis-Fair. He also has worked with Billy Graham.