Podcast
More about Officership
Season 2 of More about Officership is now available online and on your podcast app.
More about Officership is an ongoing conversation about calling, leadership, and ministry in The Salvation Army.
Our goal is to encourage and equip leaders like yourself for ministry.
If you’re interested in becoming an Officer or want to explore more about ministry in The Salvation Army please speak to your local corps officer for more information or, you can reach us here.
Episodes
Episode #1 On Calling
In this episode, we sit down with Commissioner Janine Donaldson of the Australian Territory and discuss:
- Holding onto God during difficult times in ministry,
- The meta-narrative of the Bible and how that helps us relate to God in a healthy way,
- What to do when you’re spouse has a clear calling but you don’t sense that for yourself,
- Aspects of spiritual warfare,
- How to navigate a specific call in an Appointment based system,
- The challenge of calling, and
- The importance of including others in discerning a call.
Episode #2 Discipleship
In this episode, guest host Captain Nathan Hodges sits down with Major Dean Clarke to discuss effective discipleship:
- How Jesus lived his life as a disciple of God.
- What discipleship practices and patterns Jesus left for us to follow.
- Why discipleship is key for future leadership roles, and
- Practical examples of how to do discipleship and evangelism in the context of CoVid-19.
Major Dean Clarke is currently serving as an Area Officer for the South Australia Central and Southern Division.
Episode #3 Theology, Mission, and Spiritual Formation
Our host for today is Captain Brenda Young, Leader of Officer Formation at Eva Burrows.
In this episode, Brenda unpacks the purpose of the Officer Formation Stream and provides insight and clarity around:
- Theological Formation.
- Mission and Ministry Formation, and
- Personal and Spiritual Formation as part of a holistic framework that is used to train leaders for frontline ministry.
At the time of this recording, Captain Brenda Young is currently serving as the Leader of Officer Formation at Eva Burrows College, Melbourne Australia.
Episode #4 Q&A
In this episode, guest host Major Michelle Oliver sits down with Captain Brenda Young, the Leader of Officer Formation at Eva Burrows, who answers a series of questions from leaders that have asked about:
- Does the college have any units that help leaders prepare for the administration load on officers?
- What is residential accommodation like?
- Are pets allowed?
- What can a leader do to prepare for returning to study?
- And more…
At the time of this recording, Major Michelle Oliver is serving as the Officer Recruitment Secretary for NSW, and Captain Brenda Young is currently serving as the Leader of Officer Formation at Eva Burrows College, Melbourne Australia.
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Episode #5 The Developing Leader
In this episode, host Christopher Trodden sits down with Philip Clark, the General Manager of Learning and Development for Eva Burrows. Philip provides insights around:
- Key skills leaders need to develop and cultivate for the modern demands of leadership,
- The difference between capacity and capability,
- The challenge of being a leader who has the responsibility of leading a team of specialists,
- The tension between Christian organisations and corporate structures, and
- The Salvation Army’s approach to engaged learning.
Episode #6 Evangelism and Calling
In this episode, host Christopher Trodden sits down with Lauren Martin, assistant editor of Others magazine, and discusses evangelism and calling. Lauren discusses her experience of:
- Pioneering a church,
- Calling and prayer,
- Making connections and inviting people to church,
- Identifying God’s party invite list,
- Responding to God’s leading.
Out of the vault from season 1 (ep.47) Captain Matt Reeve sits down with his daughter and chats about what it's like being an officer's kid and what it was like for her to move interstate. Sadie shares her story and a bit of advice for other kids.
This audiobook has been produced to help navigate you through some of the more nuanced aspects of calling, such as: How do we accurately define calling? Why does the image of God we hold onto, and the metaphors we use when relating to God, have such a profound impact on our choices and sense of freedom? What problems occur when we try and discern a call, and more...