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Editorial Introduction
by
Captain Stephen Court
Greetings in Jesus' name. I trust the battle
progresses well on your front.
Welcome to the 47th issue of Journal of Aggressive
Christianity. This issue tackles some juicy stuff guaranteed
to leave you a little unsettled. But it also tickles your
curiosity and might expand your thought process.
We'll start of with The First JAC Most Influential
Salvationists List. This 100 person list is derived from 197
selections by veteran Salvationists. Decisions on ties fell to
the editor! It promises to stir much discussion and, we
expect, love and good deeds for God's glory and the salvation
of the world. It is the first draft of the list, and we
welcome nominations from readers (see the article for
details).
Captain Geoff Webb wonders if it is Time To Grow Up? for The
Salvation Army. His theological look at the state and future
of Salvationism considers current thinking and action in light
of foundational callings. He weighs in on essence v. form and
the relevance/identity continuum before suggesting five
elements basic to the essence of The Salvation Army and the
potential impact of an embrace of them.
Commissioner Harris reviews two new books: LEADERSHIP IN THE
SALVATION ARMY, by Major Harold Hill, and ISRAEL L. GAITHER --
MAN ON A MISSION, by Colonel Henry Gariepy. This will give you
a taste of both books o subjects on which Salvationists should
know more (and, both Gaither and Gariepy show up on the
Influential list!).
We move in the prophetic section of the issue with
contributions from Captain Andrew Clark and Andrew Bale.
Clark's bit is a chapter from the forthcoming book
SALVATIONISM OUT LOUD and is called Salvation Army Take Your
Place. Bale's is a word for western territories based on
Isaiah 1. We invite you to prayerfully consider these words in
the context of Major Janet Munn's prophetic word in early 2007
that "The Salvation Army is coming into its finest hour." God
grant it.
Commissioner Harris comes back with If It Ain't Broke..., a
suggestion for system advance in The Salvation Army. Olivia
Munn lends us an excerpt from the forthcoming holiness book
aimed at teens, THE UPRISING: a holy revolution?, called
Freedom. And there is another short excerpt from another
forthcoming book, ARTICLES OF WAR: a revolutionary midrash (by
Booth and Court), called Words Have Power.
Finally, Patricia King gives us a devotional study entitled,
Destinies and Dreams Come Forth.
Our goal with this issue is to stir the entire Salvation Army
to renewed passion and mission. How do you fit in? You can
promote it mercilessly to friends, comrades, family,
workmates, schoolmates, acquaintances, and strangers in
person, over the phone, by text message, via email, in
bulletins, through prayer, by sharing hard copies, and on
websites. When you finish, his the JAC archives (46 issues to
enjoy) and the armybarmy.com blog.
Here's to world conquest over sin and the devil!
Stephen Court
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