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The War Cry | SEPTEMBER 2014

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Essence

SA Worldwide Leaders Discuss Global Topics

alvation Army leaders from every territory and
command gathered in Singapore this summer for
the week long 2014 International Conference of

Leaders (ICL), led by General Andr� Cox and the Chief
of the Staff, Commissioner William Roberts.

"These are important days during which our discussions

will focus on key themes," General Cox told the delegates.
"We... must grapple with
some of the urgent issues
facing our Army today."
The delegates engaged in
dialogue, reflection and
debate on significant issues
facing The Salvation Army
in the 21st Century. Topics
included Lifestyle Issues,
Adherent Membership,
Leadership Development,
Impact Measurement and
Accountability.

"The world in which we

are living demands ever
greater transparency and
accountability," General Cox stated as he introduced
delegates to the One Army Impact Initiative. He made it
clear that these initiatives align with his vision for The
Salvation Army in the 21st Century.

"The primary purpose of our calling is to bring a

message of hope, deliverance and salvation to the world!
People matter more than anything in all that we think,
plan and do," the General added.

To help Salvationists have a better understanding

of faith amid these formidable times, Commissioner
Robert Street, director of the Army's Spiritual Life Center,
explained how the new teaching resource One Army
(sar.my/onearmy) addresses the topics and challenges that

leaders of Salvation Army corps around the world face today.

"The world in which we are living demands ever greater

transparency and accountability," General Cox stated as
he introduced delegates to the One Army Impact Initiative.
He made it clear that these initiatives align with his vision
for The Salvation Army in the 21st Century.

Two presentations further defined the One Army

Impact Initiative to date.
Commissioner Carol Seiler,
USA Central territorial
leader, gave an overview
of the Pathway of Hope
program ministry, an
intensive long term
assistance effort established
in The Central Territory
and now adopted by the
Army throughout the nation
that helps disadvantaged
families achieve positive
long term outcomes
(salarmymokan.org). Lt.
Colonel Alan Burns shared

information about the Fit For Mission program in the
United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland,
which takes a fresh approach to how the Army can be
"truly effective in God's mission for us as a Christian
church and charity" (fitformission.salvationarmy.org.uk).

"Culture change is hard work," Commissioner Seiler

commented, striking at the root of the weeklong discussions.
"Thinking differently about how we work and letting go of
the less-important means discomfort and some fears."

"We live in challenging times," the Chief of the Staff

said near the conclusion of the conference. "If the world
ever needed the Gospel message, it is now!"

Source: SA International News Service

General Andre and Commissioner Sylvia Cox with young people
at a public meeting at the Singapore Central Corps. Involvement
of young people, one of the General's priorities, was one of the
topics considered at the Conference of Leaders. They later met with
Tony Tan Keng Yam, head-of-state of the Republic of Singapore.

ew resources are available online for The Salvation Army's eighth annual
Day of Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking. On Sunday, September 28,

Army corps and centers around the world will call on God, through focused prayer,

to bring hope and freedom to the staggering number of people trafficked every year.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime notes that "People trafficking is the

fastest-growing means by which people are enslaved, the fastest-growing international

crime and one of the largest sources of income for organized crime." A report by

the International Labor Organization estimates that

at least 44 percent

of the

21 million people

who are victims of forced labor worldwide have been trafficked.

Resources available at

www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/antitrafficking

include

a sermon, Bible study, poem, prayer ideas, PowerPoint presentations, poster
and information about The Salvation Army's anti-trafficking ministry.

Anti-Trafficking

Resources

Now Available

SUN

SEPT 28

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