The coming week is also appointments board, where divisional and territorial leaders meet to pray and appoint those officers, cadets and territorial envoys who will move this summer. We are, of course, conscious of the reality we face where there are almost 3 times as many appointments being prayed about as there are leaders to fill them. (My emphasis.)
A sad state of affairs, probably leading to amalgamations, officers being responsible for multiple settings and closures of corps. Some corps will have no paid oficers. It may lead to a redefining of the roles of officers and also give added urgency to the fresh expressions initiatives in Army settings. What is certain is doing nothing is not an option. How does the Army secure cadets in far greater numbers? Redefining the role of officers would be as good a point to start as any. How does the Army rediscover the zeal of the early Salvationists? Perhaps the territorial leaders should disengage from the Denmark Hill bunker and fan out to lead the Army in those areas of desperate spiritual and material need.
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