Editorial Introduction
by
Captain Stephen Court
Birthday
Greetings in Jesus' name! JAC@50! Who knew?
We praise God for JAC. What a joy it was to pull together the
JAC@50 issue. Here were the ground rules:
Suggestions were welcomed from the blogosphere and the result
is a wide selection of representative articles from issues
11-40 as well as a few fresh ones for 50. We gave you a taste
of the JAC archives in issue 49 with highlights from issues
1-10. And we figured issues 41-49 are too fresh in people's
minds to reproduce here.
In the tradition of provocation a couple of editorial
creations slipped in, starting with The King's Gifts and the
Emperor's Clothes (issue 11) and ending with the Unofficial
Sacramental Position of the JAC Editorial Board (issue 40).
But the meat of the issue goes a bit like this:
Commissioner Harris, out most consistent contributor, offered
Change and Challenge back in issue 12. Captain Matt Clifton
had a piece in issue 14 called In Darkest Ambiguity and the
Way Out. Then Captain Richard Munn wrote the first of a few
articles on women in leadership back in issue 16. 17 was our
dream issue and Captain Doug Hammond's dream is one I hope
that everyone reads. You won't regret it.
Captain Stephen Poxon was a great contributor in the early
days and representative of his articles is Pilgrim's Progress,
from issue 18. General Eva Burrows asks Why Help The Poor in
issue 21.
Issue 22 was highlighted by John Cleary's Chosen To Be a
Soldier.
Representative of the Feature Forum format, find here issue
26's Five Books that Shaped My Life. And representative of a
whole slew of JAC-exclusive interviews is one with Major
Friday Ayanam from issue 32.
Lieutenant Rowan Castle declared his Warfare Manifesto in the
pages of issue 36. Major Harold Hill blessed us with an
introduction to his now-released book called Leadership In The
Salvation Army in issue 37. Major Geoff Ryan's Miller Lecture,
The Salvation Army as a Prophetic Movement? is reproduced from
issue 39.
And JAC@50 has a few fresh articles as well! Newly minted
Captain Pamela Maynor gave the Valedictory Address for the
Heards of the Good News in USA Eastern Territory. Lieuetenant
Steven Bussey has a research piece called Me, MySpace, and
iPod: tales of culture. And Graeme Smith contributes Parade
Ground Army.
Now, you can access all of the articles from all of the
issues, but it is great to celebrate the treasure that JAC has
become. Enjoy. Consider. And use the contents to help you
fight win the world for Jesus.
God bless The Salvation Army.
The Editors
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