Hallelujah!
God, the Holy Spirit moved among us in a powerful way today to the glory of God. These were sacred and exciting moments that will mark our territory for years to come.
The Ordination and Commissioning Meeting of the Prayer Warriors Session was powerful with an extraordinary response at the mercy seat where many were save and sanctified. I watched as relationships reconciled and people were healed of long time issues and concerns. God had His way with us. The call for officership drew one of the largest responses we’ve seen. Many new people have presented themselves for consideration. Bless the Lord.
The Appointment Service was in the afternoon where the newly commissioned officers boldly stood before family, friends and God to declare their glad yes to appointments in many areas of the territory. Pray for these dear ones. In the reality of their experience, the enemy will be working against them, although we know that if God is for them, whocan be against them?
This meeting concluded with a challenge to the territory to take an aggressive posture on thee opening of new corps and mission centres. Precisely. we have 174 corps now and will press on to open enough to have 210 corps in 2010. With the response and vision of DC’s and THQ leadership, we actually see the way for one new corps each week in 2010. To that objective, we invited people present to join us in this quest by offering themselves to such a commitment for 12-18 months. The front of the hall was filled. Praise God!
Thank you Salvationists for your faithful response to the call of God. Thank you God for leading us each into the battle to win the world for Jesus. Hallelujah!
18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28
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That is fantastic news! Would loved to have been there to offer myself up too!
As God leads…
Praise God for this. Fills me with joy….Australia is an inspiration.
I might be the other side of the world, but I’ll pray for this visionary and aggressive advance.
Thank you, Andrew. Your support and prayers are deeply strategic.
Hallelujah! We are with you in the fight to win the world for Jesus!
Thank you, Tim. I’m counting on you.
Dear Anonymous, I don’t recall a conversation with you about this. Why not give me a call? JK
Dear Anonymous.
The TC made quite clear the reasoning behind this aggressive approach in his address. I don’t think the possibility of “creating more problems” is a major factor. The point to me seemed to be about winning people for Jesus!
If (like me) you were unable to be there to hear the address first-hand you can see the commissioning service online via:
http://apac.vividas.com/6005_connections/web/
I’m blessed to be a part of a Corps thats alive! Praise God! I think you’ll find other officers/corps in the same situation. There are many corps who are praying hard. They are believing in God. Trusting him to grow his Church, and asking for wisdom on how to partner with him in this exciting mission.
I love the forward visionary thinking of Commissioner Knaggs, and his ability to inspire people with the vision God has laid on his heart. We support you Commissioner…
I look forward to the rolling out of the strategy in the days ahead!!
Annonymous – maybe that is why new initiatives are needed – as some of the old ways aren’t working. Makes sense to me to do something new, rather than keeping on doing what isn’t working so well. Isn’t that the definition of insane – doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?? Obviously lots of logistical problems to overcome like you mentioned – but there always will be. Shouldn’t stop us trying new things! I think its so so amazing!!!! I think the Commisioner and his team will need all the prayer and support they can get.
Dear Commissioner
Congratulations on a exciting plan for the future. I am one of those who put my hand up to help launch this idea. However when I talked to our DC he didn’t seem to know any thing about it.
But in your Blog and on Sunday you made it clear that it was
as THQ and DHQ vision, as you see below…
“With the response and vision of DC’s and THQ leadership, we actually see the way for one new corps each week in 2010 of the Salvation Army.”
When I asked our DC for more information they did not have any, and seemed unclear on what is happening.
Can you please let us know the facts as our Corps officer didn’t know any thing either.
Regards
well done to the cadets who got there new appoiments on sunday especially to mark and belinda smith who are from the ballarat community church, may god work through them and may they spread the god news and to all those other one who got there appoimnts all congraterlations and my prayer are with them all may the continue working with god and reaching out to their communitys and maybe one day i will to take the call to become an officer
Reading the Commissioners speech, It takes me back to my 1st appointment as Corps Planters in SWONEKY ( South West Ohio Northeast Kentucky) . As Commissioner said,if I read it correctly, age doesn’t make a difference, when God calls, you MUST respond. My wife retired from the military and were appointed as Corps Planters, Yes it was diffucult at first, but God was in control and today, the Corps we opened is blooming all the time. We keep in contact with a few of the orginial soldiers whom we made. Let God do what he does best and we as his children must be ready to respond to His calling us.
You will be in our prayers as you move forward in this endeavor.
God bless you
A Major doing what God has called him to do in HIS Army