| Location | Jacksonville, NC |
Serves as an evangelist through the proclamation of Jesus Christ as redeemer with the intent of impacting
the lives of men and women through spiritual regeneration; promotes membership into the body of Christ
which includes but is not limited to The Salvation Army.
Provides spiritual guidance and leadership for the Corps Community Center constituency, members of the
employed staff, advisory board, and community contacts; performs pastoral functions including home
visitation, spiritual counseling, the aftercare of converts, hospital visitation, ministry to the bereaved,
marriage counseling and performance of religious ceremonies; directs and assigns to mature soldiers
specific responsibilities for the guidance and nurture of converts.
Preaches the Word of God in an effort to bring the Gospel to the nonbeliever and admonishment and
encouragement to the soldier; devotes sufficient time to weekly study and sermon preparation to ensure
that the preaching is the Word of God and not of a personal persuasion; teaches stewardship as a
requirement for anyone who desires to fight as a Christian soldier.
Recruits members primarily for the Army of Jesus Christ; encourages membership into The Salvation
Army; educates the prospects on the demands placed on a soldier of Jesus Christ and allows enrollment
after prospect has seriously accepted the demands; directs, in certain instances, new converts back to their
former church or a church to which they will be better suited.
Serves as a public representative of The Salvation Army; refrains from expressing personal views on
sensitive public issues; defers official public statements related to sensitive issues to the Divisional
administration.
Performs religious ceremonies in accordance with The Salvation Army mission, protocol, procedures, and
guidelines.
Directs the specific service assignments of every soldier to ensure the accomplishment of the total
mission of the Corps; delegates proper authority to those who are commissioned under him as "local
officers"
As the spiritual, worship and evangelic leader of the Corps, supervises, monitors, and schedules Corps
groups which include band, songsters, corps cadets, junior soldiers, etc. in a manner consistent with The
Salvation Army mission and beliefs; supervises and coordinates greater community outreach programs
which include home league, men's club, girl guards, scouts, sunbeams, Salvation Army Adventure Corps,
young peoples' legion, junior legion, etc. for the purpose of leading more people as followers of Christ;
leads, directs and advises all group leaders and participants; serves a temporary group leader while
developing leadership in prospective group leaders.
Serves as spiritual leader and administrator of the Corps social service program ensuring compliance with
The Salvation Army mission and objectives; serves as spiritual leader and supervisor of all social service
workers employed by the Corps; performs spiritual and life skill casework in the absence of a social
service worker; monitors and maintains compliance with the designated budget; proposes budgetary
changes.
In accordance with the mission of The Salvation Army, monitors and maintains adequate financing for the
Corps operations related to community needs, property maintenance, and equipment replacement;
develops and implements activities to increase funds and/or reduce services and expenditures to match
financial resource level and in an effort to further expand the growth of the Corps programs and carry the
spiritual message to more people.
Knowledge of The Salvation Army mission and ministry.
Knowledge of the Bible, doctrine and theology.
Knowledge of principles and practices of Christian leadership and spiritual development.
Knowledge of effective preaching and teaching skills and practices.
Knowledge of a wide variety of creative resources and practices which facilitate the modern development
and promotion of Corps and community spiritual development programs.
Knowledge of standard social service skills and practices.
Ability to recruit, lead, and motivate soldiers to accomplish the total mission of Jesus Christ through The
Salvation Army.
Ability to establish and nurture relationships with adults and children of all ages and their families.
Ability to plan, organize, and promote Corps group functions.
Ability to administer programs within established budget constraints.