Joyful Intercessors: Ordination and Commissioning

Ordination & Commissioning T H E S A LVAT I O N A R M Y

A U S T R A L I A E A S T E R N T E R R I T O RY

joyful in hope, Â patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

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Romans 12:12 (NIV)

M I S S I O N S TAT E M E N T The Booth College School for Officer Training exists for the purpose of training cadets to be officers within The Salvation Army by equipping them for mission through the development of spiritual maturity, theological understanding and ministry skills.

Commissioning Leaders Commissioners Floyd & Tracey

Tidd

National Commander & National President of Women’s Ministries

Colonels Mark & Julie

Campbell Chief Secretary-in-Charge and Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries/ Training Principal, School for Officer Training

Commissioning Events

Graduation Ceremony Thursday 24 November 2016 7pm Venue: Earlwood Corps Covenant Day* Wednesday 30 November 2016 9am Venue: School for Officer Training, Bexley North Principal’s Reception and Silver Star Lunch* Saturday 3 December 2016 1.30 pm Ordination and Commissioning Meeting Sunday 4 December 2016 10am Venue: Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre Celebration of Mission Sunday 4 December 2016 2.30pm Venue: Edmund Rice Performing Arts Centre *by personal invitation only

Introducing the

Joyful Intercessors O

n behalf of the School for Officer Training Staff, it is a pleasure to present to you the Joyful Intercessors who are to be ordained and commissioned as officers of The Salvation Army.

We thank God for this group of men and women who are convinced of their calling, continually seeking to grow in their love and knowledge of him and committed to the mission of The Salvation Army.

They personally experience the joy of knowing Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and desire to live every day in the power of the Holy Spirit to share the good news of Christ’s love with others. They are people of the Word and prayer and they joyfully pray for others to discover the joy of the Lord.

Please continue to pray for the Joyful Intercessors that as officers of The Salvation Army they will “be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer”. Romans 12:12 God bless their ministry and leadership.

Colonel Julie Campbell School for Officer Training Training Principal

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Girling Ayly

& Zane Haupt

With Indiana, Ava, and Edan From Campbelltown

Appointed to:

Greater Liverpool

Knight Ben & Rachel

With Mia From Earlwood Appointed to:

Capricorn Region 8

Stanimirovic Lloyd and Sally

With Gracie, Elijah, and Josephine From Tamworth

Appointed to:

Hornsby Gateway

Laundon Tarsha

From Stafford and Hervey Bay Appointed to:

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Hindle Michael & Katrina

With Jacob, Isaac and Emmalyn From Calamvale

Appointed to:

Orana Mission

Anthony & Vanessa

Hunt

With Esther and Tobias From Tuggerah Lakes

Appointed to:

Forest Lake

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Churchill Zak & Dee

With Martin and Jeremiah From Redcliffe City Appointed to:

Warwick

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Declaration of Faith In the name of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, and in the presence of the officers, soldiers and friends of The Salvation Army here assembled, we declare that:

1. The Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice.

2. There is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.

3. There are three persons in the Godhead — the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost — undivided in essence and co–equal in power and glory.

4. In the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and human natures are united, so that he is truly and properly God and truly and properly man.

5. Our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost their purity and happiness, and that in consequence of their fall all men have become sinners, totally depraved and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God.

The National Commander will say: Do you promise faithfully to maintain and proclaim these truths?

The cadets will reply: We do!

The National Commander will say: Do you regard it as your duty to bear this witness everywhere, to strive to lead all persons to their only Saviour, and for his sake to care for the poor, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, love the unlovable, and befriend those who have no friends?

The cadets will reply: We do!

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6. The Lord Jesus Christ has by his suffering and death made an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever will may be saved.

7. Repentance towards God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and regeneration by the Holy Spirit are necessary to salvation.

8. We are justified by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself.

9. Continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient faith in Christ.

10. It is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

11. In the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of the wicked.

The National Commander will say: Do you promise by holy living, boundless charity and adherence to the principles and discipline of the Army to show yourselves at all times to be faithful officers of The Salvation Army?

The cadets will reply: We do!

The National Commander will say: In the name of God I accept the declarations and promises you have made this day. We will now proceed to your commissioning and ordination.

The Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory

SCHOOL FOR OFFICER TRAINING

My Covenant CALLED BY GOD to proclaim the Gospel

of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as an officer of The Salvation Army I bind myself to Him in this solemn covenant

TO LOVE and serve Him supremely all my days, TO LIVE to win souls and make their salvation the first purpose of my life, TO CARE for the poor, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, love the unlovable, and befriend those who have no friends, TO MAINTAIN the doctrines and principles of The Salvation Army and by God’s grace, to prove myself a worthy officer,

done in the strength of my Lord and Saviour, and also in the presence of the Territorial Commander, Training Principal, School for Officer Training officers and cadets.

CADET

CHIEF SECRETARY IN CHARGE

TRAINING PRINCIPAL

COVENANT DAY: Wednesday 30 November 2016

Three steps in the commissioning of Salvation Army officers The Signing of the Covenant All cadets sign a covenant recognising that the essential basis of commissioning is that God calls and empowers them to be ministers of Christ. Therefore, the covenant is made between the individual and God: “Called by God to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, as an officer of The Salvation Army, I bind myself to Him in this solemn covenant.”

The Ordination and Commissioning Following the act of personal dedication, the cadets make an affirmation of faith. By signing their covenant and by their commissioning, they declare that they will be loyal to biblical truths and the principles and doctrines of The Salvation Army. Through this commissioning, the new officers dedicate themselves to the people of God called The Salvation Army.

They affirm that they will, by example in life, word and selfless service, be true to their calling as a Salvation Army officer.

Appointing The newly commissioned Lieutenants are charged with the responsibility of showing the saving grace of God in the ministry of officer leadership within The Salvation Army. This is the outward sign of the inward call from God, and the appointing to be a servant of Christ for the sake of all people.

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Sunday 4 December 10am

Ordination and Commissioning Prelude Acknowledgment of Country Welcome

Colonel Julie Campbell

Entry of the Joyful Intercessors Advent Reading “Joy”

Commissioners Floyd & Tracey Tidd

Song – O For A Thousand Tongues Prayer Principal’s Report and Presentation

Colonel Julie Campbell

of the Joyful Intercessors Testimony

Cadet Sally Stanimirovic

Song & Offering – Your Grace is Enough

Lt.Colonel Sandra Godkin

Testimony

Cadet Ben Knight

Sessional Song – The Joy of the Lord DECLARATION OF FAITH

Joyful Intercessors

ORDINATION AND COMMISSIONING

Commissioners Floyd & Tracey Tidd

Prayer of Dedication Scripture

Major Peter Farthing

Message

Commissioner Floyd Tidd

Response Song – We are Blessed Benediction

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Major Deborah Robinson Colonel Julie Campbell

Sunday 4 December 2:30pm

Celebration of Mission Song – Joy to the World

Lieutenant Ayly Girling

Song – Born that we may have life Prayer

Lieutenant Dee Churchill

Scripture Representative Speaker

Lieutenant Rachel Knight

Mission Snapshot Testimony Creative Item Testimony Mission Snapshot Creative Item – This is Living Now Offering for Overseas Mission

Lieutenant Zak Churchill & Lieutenant Tarsha Laundon

Mission Snapshot Testimony Challenge

Colonel Mark Campbell

Song – Who is He?

Response Appointment Blessing and Sending Out

Colonel Mark Campbell

Song – The World For God

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School for Officer Training Team

COLONEL JULIE CAMPBELL Training Principal

MAJOR DEBORAH ROBINSON Assistant Training Principal, Academic Program Officer, Training Officer

CAPTAIN CAROLE SMITH Spiritual Formation Officer, Training Officer

LT. COLONEL SANDRA GODKIN Training Officer for Non Residential Cadets Brisbane

MAJOR ALWYN ROBINSON

CAPTAIN LAITHE GREENAWAY

Director of Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Formation Officer, Training Officer

Ministry Program Officer, Spiritual Formation Officer, Training Officer

CHRISTINE PLUMRIDGE

ANNA DOMROW

PA to Training Principal

Administrative Support

CAPTAIN KAELENE GREENAWAY

LIEUTENANT JISOOK WUNDERLICH

Spiritual Formation Officer, Training Officer

Residential Manager

LENA POBJIE

JACKIE FRENCH

Administrative Support

Chef

Booth College, Bexley Campus

MAJOR PETER FARTHING Principal, Booth College

BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Major Dr Christine Unicomb, Alison Taplin, Major Peter Davey, Major Peter Farthing, Captain Matthew Moore, Erik Lennestaal, Vicki Hutton, Rodney Smith, Ian Jones, Christina Isaacs FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Elizabeth Leow, Joan Pack, Pam Stamos, Samantha Leung, Rev. Assoc. Prof. Glen O'Brien, Lt. Nicola Poore, Tracy Robinson ABSENT: Captain Zane Haupt, Rev. Doctor Arseny Ermakov, Major Jan Cairns, Major Clayton Spence, Captain Emma Moore, Jemila Isaacs, Lt. Marcus Wunderlich, Dr Evelyn Hibbert

OF THE

GOSPEL

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Paul Anastasio and Rachel Mina-Anastasiou, Matt and Jacqueline Gluyas (Non Residential), Guoxian Wu and Rong Fu, Maryanne and Cameron David Lovering

Non Residential Brisbane Cohort

Danielle Starr, Stephanie Savage, Leanne Hardaker, Natalie Frame, Scott Frame

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Acknowledgements Appreciation is expressed to those who contributed significantly to the training and development of the cadets of the Joyful Intercessors

National Leaders

Commissioners Floyd & Tracey Tidd

Territorial Leaders

Colonels Mark & Julie Campbell Commissioners James & Jan Condon (previous Territorial Commanders) Colonel Richard Munn (previous Chief Secretary)

Brett Mitchell Janet Munn (Colonel) Ian Packer (Rev.) Deborah Robinson (Major) Grant Sandercock-Brown (Major Dr.) Sharon Sandercock-Brown (Major) Geoff Webb (Major)

Corps Placement

Booth College support staff

Tarrawanna Corps Liverpool Corps Dulwich Hill Corps St.Marys Corps Auburn Corps Parramatta Corps

Recently retired Assistant Principal Major Kerrie Farthing

Out Training

Previous Training Principal Colonel Janet Munn

Special thanks to

School for Christian Studies administration staff The School for Officer Training Ladies Auxiliary & Friends of the Cadets Booth College Early Education The Collaroy Centre School for Christian Studies Lecturers • Peter Farthing (Major) • Evelyn Hibbert (Dr.) • Glen O’Brien (Rev.Assoc. Prof.)

• Christine Unicomb (Major Dr.) • Arseny Ermakov (Rev. Dr.) • Bruce Allder (Rev. Dr.) • Kelvin Alley (Lt. Colonel) • Jo-Anne Brown (Major) • Shandri Brown • Adam Couchman (Captain) • Bruce Domrow (Major) • Lyn Edge (Major Dr.) • Brett Gallagher (Major) • Stuart Glover (Captain) • Harold Hill (Major Dr.) • John Howell (Dr.) • Amber Livermore (Rev.) • Casey O’Brien Machado • David McEwan (Rev. Dr.)

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Auburn Corps Sydney Congress Hall Corps Tweed Heads Corps Blacktown Corps Wagga Wagga Corps Nambucca River Corps Greater Liverpool

Mission Week 2015

Dalby Corps SoundPoint-The Salvation Army & Sony Foundation Youth & Community Centre Macquarie Park Mission Auburn Corps Ipoh, Malaysia

Mission Week 2016

Liverpool Corps Dalby Corps Bundaberg Corps Officer Training College, PNG

Officership is a lifetime commitment to the mission and ministry of Jesus through The Salvation Army.

Cadets:

Auxiliary-Lieutenants

Commit to a spiritual formation program

Aux-Lieutenants fulfil the duties usually undertaken by a commissioned Officer within an appointment.

Have a mentor

They are spiritual leaders within The Salvation Army, and asked to make a minimum three-year commitment and to complete appointmentspecific training tailored to your strengths and development needs.

Work with a training officer

re involved in an appropriate and A helpful ministry placement Work out an academic pathway

Applications OPEN NOW

Contact your Corps Officer, Divisional Officer Recruitment Representative or call Captains Scott & Sharon Allen

SCHOOL FOR OFFICER TRAINING

0416 133 938 (Scott) 0408 133 936 (Sharon) Visit salvos.org.au/MakeYourMark for more information.

CHARACTER • CALLING • CAPACITY

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