Is officership right for me?

Across the United States and around the world, thousands of individuals just like you have found their place in ministry as officers in The Salvation Army. Men and woman sold out to Christ, mission-minded and action-oriented, can find amazing fulfillment in full-time ministry as an officer. The need for effective servant-leaders is greater than ever. The opportunities for service as an officer are endless: pastoring a congregation, helping rehabilitate broken lives, coordinating disaster relief, feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, reaching at-risk youth with the life-changing message of the gospel and so much more.

God’s power is at work and we are privileged to play a part in His redemption of the world. It begins with discerning hearts as we implore God’s mercy and blessing on our lives and ministry.

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Interested in becoming a candidate for officership in The Salvation Army? Please fill out our survey. You will be contacted by someone who can answer any questions you have and can assist you in starting the process of becoming an officer.

... What is the Salvation Army?

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivates by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

... What comes with being an officer in The Salvation Army?

  • Helping someone find a personal relationship with Jesus Christ
  • Providing a meal for someone in need
  • Giving comfort to someone after a natural disaster
  • Teaching a child to read
  • Helping a teen or young adult discover God’s plan for their life
  • Leading worship
  • Teaching a Sunday school class
  • Helping people discover more about God
  • Giving love unconditionally
  • Participating in community projects that provide a better life for many
  • Leading a community-based and respected ministry organization
  • Providing joy for children and adults at Christmastime
  • Chatting with a shut-in
  • Visiting those in prison
  • Pointing someone to help from their addictive behaviors
  • Ministering to people of other cultures
  • Serving God in a foreign land
  • Helping to change lives
  • Participating in God’s work
  • Being His hands, His feet, His heart in a hurting world

... What are The Salvation Army Doctrines?

  1. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice.
  2. We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.
  3. We believe that there are three persons in the Godhead - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, undivided in essence and co-equal in power and glory.
  4. We believe that in the person of Jesus Christ the Divine and human natures are united, so that He is truly and properly God and truly and properly man.
  5. We believe that our first parents were created in a state of innocence, but by their disobedience, they lost their purity and happiness, and that in consequence of their fall, all men have become sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God.
  6. We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ has by His suffering and death made an atonement for the whole world so that whosoever will may be saved.
  7. We believe that repentance toward God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and regeneration by the Holy Spirit are necessary to salvation.
  8. We believe that we are justified by grace through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ and that he that believeth hath the witness in himself.
  9. We believe that continuance in a state of salvation depends upon continued obedient faith in Christ.
  10. We believe that it is the privilege of all believers to be wholly sanctified, and that their whole spirit and soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  11. We believe in the immortality of the soul, the resurrection of the body, in the general judgment at the end of the world, in the eternal happiness of the righteous, and in the endless punishment of the wicked.

... What is the the process of becoming a Salvation Army Officer?

The preliminary application is presented to the Divisional Candidates Council for review and approval. Following the approval, the application is forwarded to the Territorial Youth & Candidates Department for processing. At this time, the Divisional Youth & Candidates Secretary will see that the Educational and Personality Evaluation Assessment takes place. The Divisional Youth & Candidates Secretary is also responsible to process the case and send it to the Territorial Candidates Council for review and approval for acceptance to the School for Officer Training.