A SACRED PROMISE OF SERVICE
At the completion of their training at the School for Officer Training, each cadet affirms their calling to ministry by signing the Covenant of a Salvation Army Officer.
CALLED BY GOD
To love and serve Him supremely all my days.
The Heart of the Covenant
Salvation Army officership is more than a role, career, or ministry assignment. It is a response to the call of God and a life offered to Him in covenant.
At the completion of training, each cadet publicly binds themselves first to God. From that relationship flows a life devoted to proclaiming the gospel, seeking the salvation of others, caring for people in need, and faithfully living the beliefs and mission of The Salvation Army.
Know God. Know Self. Know the Mission.
Covenant begins with knowing and loving God. It invites the surrender of the whole person and finds expression in a life devoted to God’s mission.
MY COVENANT
Called By God
to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as an Officer of The Salvation Army
I BIND MYSELF TO HIM IN THIS SOLEMN COVENANT
To Love and serve Him supremely all my days;
To Live to win souls and make their salvation the first purpose of my life;
To Care for the poor, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, love the unlovable, and befriend those who have no friends;
To Maintain the doctrines and principles of The Salvation Army and; by God’s Grace, to prove myself a worthy Officer;
Done in the strength of my Lord and Savior, and in the presence of the Territorial Commander, the Training Staff, and fellow Cadets;