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What
do you think? - Tell us what you think here |
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Mark
and Emma Scott are two of the latest students
to be welcomed into William Booth College
- the ‘University of the Salvation Army’.
They have joined 19 other residential people
and 6 long distance learners starting out
on the journey to become Salvation Army Officers
and they will be answering some of YOUR questions
over the next few weeks.
College
Cool
For Salvationists, officership is no longer
the only available route into ministry. The
Salvation Army, and many other Christian organisations,
now offer a huge variety of exciting and unusual
training courses designed to equip people
with new skills and challenges surrounding
the Christian faith.
So
does this mean that officership is going out
of fashion? Is it cool to go to the college?
Emma: Before
attending the training college I thought that
it was probably the least cool place to go!
In fact when God called me into it initially
I said no! The question for me was whether
I was going to obey God’s calling on
my life regardless of whether I wanted to
at the time or not. Now however it is very
cool…it’s been a bit odd getting
used to wearing uniform every day but even
this most days is very relaxed. We’ve
only been here 7 weeks and already I have
met the most amazing people, had fantastic
teaching and made friends that I know will
last my lifetime. Officership is not an easy
option, particularly when there is a lot to
give up, but if God has called you to it He
will provide you with the people to make it
possible.
Mark:
I think it’s good to have options for
officership training because it gives more
people the opportunity to follow God’s
calling. Although we are part of a small session
(group) everyone is great - and actually we
have the youngest average age in 10 years
with 10 of us in the session under 30! London
is a great place to train with lots to do
and the training college community is very
supportive. |
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| It’s YOUR
chance to jump onto interview panel. Send
your questions for Mark and Emma about officership
to gemma.bonner@salvationarmy.org.uk
and keep your eyes peeled for your questions
online the week after next! |
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