Prayer Guide for August 24–30, 2014 International Focus: Salvation Army Officership An officer in The Salvation Army is a Salvationist who is in essence a minister of the Christian faith, but who fulfills many other roles not usually filled by clergy of other denominations. They do so having been trained and commissioned to serve and lead and given a quasi-military rank. When applying to become a Salvation Army officer, strict acceptance guidelines must be adhered to before training can commence. Each territory will have similar conditions that applicants must fulfill prior to entry and include the following, they must: •Believe they are called by God to full-time ministry, specifically officership. •Be active soldiers in their local Salvation Army corps. •Receive a recommendation from the commanding officer of that corps. •Be endorsed by the Divisional Candidates Board. •Receive satisfactory references from their families, friends, and peers. •Attend an assessment which includes a number of in-depth interviews with various assessors. •Be accepted for training by the Territorial Candidates Board, and territorial commander. While attending a College for Officer Training, the training participants are referred to as cadets. The length of training is normally two years, but a special dispensation may allow cadets to be commissioned after a shorter period, based on prior experience or training. Once this training is complete, the cadets are commissioned. Commissioning sees the cadets promoted to the rank of lieutenant and receive their marching orders to their first appointment. These orders can send the new lieutenants anywhere in the territory, and sometimes even see them posted to other territories that could involve overseas service. Officers may serve within the Salvation Army in many different capacities, being posted at a corps, divisional or territorial headquarters, the Training College, ARC, or any number of other need specific ministries. This week’s Territorial Focus for August 24 – 30, 2014: * Evansville, IN Fulton Ave. Corps –Major David & Captain Shanda Minks * Heralds of Grace Cadet Session –Linda Acosta, Jessica & Steven Dahl, Sarah Eddy, Justin & Stephanie Hartley, Grant Holloway, Joseph & Rachel Irvine, Dalvius King, Vinal Lee, Brandon Lewis, Abraham Marin Hidalgo, Jessica Martinez Regalado, Kevin & Megan Sechrest, Jessica Smith, Christina Tamayo, Justin Thor, Michelle Walters, Patricia Williams, as well as the Heralds of Grace in training around the world * Hutchinson, KS Corps – Majors James & Penny Mungai * Chicago, IL Mayfair Community Church Corps – Major Ho Yoon & Kehyoung Chang, and Major Eun-sill Seo * Fairmont, MN Corps – Majors Dale & JoAnn Hixenbaugh * Fort Dodge, IA Corps – Captains Ronald & Carol Cook * Goshen, IN Corps – Majors Allen & Karen Hanton
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