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Local Officership
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Army JARGON!
 DHQ
 SS
 WS
 DC
 JS
 RS
 DYS
 CSM
 HL/HLS
 DMD
 CT
 CCM/LOM
 CO
 CS
 B/M
 CC
 YPSM
 S/L
 PCC
 CCG
O
 LO
 MS
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The
Body
Of
Christ
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Spiritual Gifts
Affirmation for your LO role
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The Ministry of
Local Officership
• Ministry to the Body of Christ
• Ministry = Service
• Prayer
• Growing as a disciple of Christ
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The Character of a
Local Officer
Empower
Commitment
Acts 1:8
II Chronicles 16:9a
Encourage
Passion
Equip
Service
Matthew 28:18-20
Eph 6:7
Excellence
Community
I Thessalonians 4:18
Colossians 3:23
Titus 2:14
Acts 2:42,44
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Local Officer as Supporter
 Support role to Corps Officer
– How?
– Not a one man show!
– As corps grows, needs are met
 Support/care of the Body of Christ
 Under general direction and
oversight of the corps officer
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What is a Local Officer?
A
Salvation Army soldier
 Willing to accept a position of
responsibility and leadership in a corps
 Non-paid ministry leader position
 One of at least 68 local officer positions
in the O&R
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General Qualifications
for Local Officership

Character (1 Timothy, 1 Peter 5, Hebrews
13, Titus 3:1-2)
 Godly (devoted to God)
 Loyal
 Devoted Salvationist
Men and women equally eligible
 Possess some ability / spiritual gift for
the position
 Always seeking ways to equip themselves
further for specific role
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Conditions of Local
Officership
Senior soldier
Obedient to The Orders and Regulations
for Soldiers
Regular corps attendance
Assist in the salvation of the people
Christian witness
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Local Officer
Responsibilities
Compliance with the corps officer and O&R
Regular tithing
Wear full Salvation Army uniform
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RELATIONSHIPS
(PEOPLE BUSINESS)
SALVATION
OF THE PEOPLE
STRENGTHEN AND
GROW THE BODY
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Be encouraged!
You can and do make a difference!
In your corps
In your community.
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Local Officership 201
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How important was teamwork in this task?
What would have happened if the team
members could or would not work together?
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What kinds of things did you have to do in
order to work together as a team? What
kinds of skills did you use?
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Did different people naturally take on certain
roles during the task? (ex: encourager,
coach, organizer, task-master)
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One Body, Many Parts
I Corinthians 12:12
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Corps Group
Discussion
(Take Notes)
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What does is mean to say that we are a corps team?
What should we be working together to accomplish?
What are we actually working together to
accomplish?
What strengths do we each bring to the table?
Where are some areas where we each can improve
to better support each other? Each team member
should answer for themself.
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Active
Active,
Task Oriented
Task
Oriented Passive,
Task Oriented
Active,
People Oriented
Passive,
People Oriented
People
Oriented
Passive
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The Power of Love
 Read
I Corinthians 13 out loud in your
corps groups.
 Look at the context. Both chapters 12
and 14 discuss spiritual gifts. Why do
you think the author put a discussion
about love in the midst of this?
 Look at vs. 4-8. What do you think is
the most powerful characteristic of
love?
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The Importance of
Love
(Discuss in Groups)
Local officers, what could you do to show
love for (and support of) your corps officer?
 Corps officers, what could you do to show
love for (and support of) your local officers?
 In your discussion, offer affirmation about
the kinds of things you are already doing to
show love and support for one another.
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The Power of Prayer
“ Be alert, and always keep praying for all the saints.”
-Ephesians 6:18b
 Spend a moment developing a short prayer list.
 Spend some time in prayer:
□ In adoration of God for who he is.
□ In confession of God as Lord, and of your own sinfulness.
□ In petition for the needs on the list, lifting up one another in.
---prayer
□ In thanksgiving for all that God has done, is doing, and will
do.
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Commit to praying for this list, and each other, daily.
If you have not already done so, plan a regular time
to meet together for prayer.
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Local Officership 301
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The Pastoral Care
Council
Divisional Commander
(Ex Oficio)
 Corps Officer
 Corps Sergeant Major
 Corps Treasurer
 Corps Secretary
 Recruiting Sergeant
 Young People’s
Sergeant Major

Corps Cadet Guardian
 Bandmaster
 Songster Leader
 Home League Secretary
 Youth Group Leader
 Over-60 Club Secretary
 Stewardship Secretary
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The Pastoral Care
Council
 Pray for the corps
 Pastoral care
 Use consensus
 Meet
quarterly,
annually, and on
specific occasions
 Vote
 Break
Confidentiality
 Give uneven
Authority
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The Corps Council
Divisional Commander
 May form
subcommittees for
(Ex Oficio)
special
purposes
 Corps Officer
 Corps Council members
 All members of the
who are not part of the
Pastoral Care Committee
Pastoral Care
 Up to seven other
Committee serve one
members, including
year terms
young people and friends
of the Army
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The Corps Council
 Advise
and
assist the CO
 Event planning
and support
 Meet at least
once a quarter
 Make
policies
 Hold authority
over the corps
officer
 Run every corps
program
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The Corps Sergeant
Major (CSM)
 Speak on the CO’s
Act as senior LO
behalf
w/o
permission
 Assist with meetings
 Supervise all LOs
 Coordinate outreach
 Do everything
efforts
 Temporarily
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The Corps Treasurer
(CT)
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Keep financial
records
 Educate corps
members
 Promote giving
 Control
corps funds
 Borrow corps funds
 Audit corps
finances
 Count collection
money alone
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The Corps Secretary
(CS)
 Oversee
corps
records
 Filing
 Report
preparation
 Share
confidential
records
 Withhold public
records
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The Young People’s
Sergeant Major (YPSM)
coordinate  Teach
and supervise
everything
youth programs  Make all the
 Youth worker
decisions about
support
youth
 Pastoral care of
youth
 Help
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The Corps Cadet
Guardian (CCG)
Corps Cadet
 Grade Corps
Counselor
Cadet tests
 Youth leadership
 Issue certificates
development
of completion.
 Paperwork
 Take personal
interest
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 Recruiting Leadership
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The Missionary
Sergeant (MS)
 Report
on other  Work without the
countries
corps treasurer
 Mobilize mission  Request missions
resources
offering in place
 Works with the
of tithe
corps treasurer
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The Welcome
Sergeant (WS)
 Visitor
greeting  Coerce visitors
 Visitor follow-up  Show partiality
to
certain
visitors
 Works with the
over others
recruiting
sergeant
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The Recruiting
Sergeant (RS)
 Discipleship
 Follow-up
 Teaching
 Prospective
 Coerce visitors
 Do personal
discipleship
with everyone
candidate
preparation
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The Home League
Secretary (HLS)
 Program
planning
 Personal
contact
 Work with the
CO
 Work
without
the CO
 Work without
the HL
committee
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The Community Care
Ministries Secretary (CCS)
League of  Plan visits
Mercy Secretary
without the CO
(LOMS)
 Order gifts
 Coordinate
without the CO
visitation
 Show partiality
 Recruits
 Works with the
CO
 Also
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The Bandmaster (B/M)
Coordinate all brass  Receive pay
 Act without CO
music
 Show partiality
 Spiritual leadership
 Leads the band
 Trains re-enforcements
 Work with the CO
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The Songster Leader (S/L)
Coordinates all vocal  Receive pay
musicians
 Act without the CO
 Spiritual leadership  Show partiality
 Leads the songsters
 Trains reenforcements
 Work with the CO
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Other
Important
Positions
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Men’s Ministry
Coordinator
 An
important but neglected position
 Under Sergeants for Specific Duties
in the O&R.
 Develop job as necessary
 Male recruitment and discipleship
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Women’s Ministry
Secretary
Sergeants for Specific Duties
in the O&R.
 Under
 Oversee
all women’s programs
 New women’s programs for
fellowship and discipleship
 Develop job description as
necessary
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Worship Leader
A
music leader
 Coordinates with CO and other
music leaders
 Worship planning
 Develop job description as
necessary
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A Place
For Everyone
To Serve!
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