In this episode, we explore the last of the three “Us’s” in The Lord’s Prayer: “lead us not yield to temptation”. 

We cover:

• What is temptation
• Where does temptation come from
• Who will be tempted
• What can we do when we face temptation

We reflect on the life of Jesus, how his sacrifice helps us chose the path of life, and practical steps we can take to overcome temptation. 

This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

In this episode, we tackle the topic of forgiveness. 

Jesus mentions many different topics and ideas in the Lord’s prayer, and it’s important to recognize that Jesus is focused on the action of prayer and not expounding on the topics included within it. 

For that, we will need to read the rest of the gospel of Matthew and follow Christ’s teachings – which we will explore in this episode.

This episode covers:

• Receiving forgiveness,
• Forgiving others,
• What Jesus taught on forgiveness within the Gospel of Matthew, and 
• How forgiveness works in unhealthy situations. 

This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

In this episode, we start to explore the first of the three “us’s” in The Lord’s Prayer: “give us our daily bread”.  Set with the Exodus story as its backdrop, this request helps remind us of: 

• We can only collect what God provides.
• Our dependency on God. 
• God is the ultimate source, provider and sustainer of life. 

This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

In this episode, we consider the image of Father in The Lord’s Prayer. The word brings up ideas, images, expectations, feelings, and depending on our own experiences, these feelings might be positive or negative.  

• How do we define father?
• What is the correct image of Father? 
• What does the idea of Father represent in this prayer?

This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

In this episode, we unpack the first word of The Lord’s Prayer “Our”, consider its implications, and walk through a prayer exercise to put it into practice. 

• In Greek, the ‘our’ is plural, and can be translated literally as ‘the Father of us’, which speaks to the shared and communal bond we all have as humans, that is, we are all made in the image of God. God is literally “our” Father. 
•  When we pray “Our Father”, we are reminded that Jesus didn't intend for us to pray in isolation of others, but instead, pray as someone who acknowledges they are part of a spiritual community.

This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

Full Audio Book - The Shape of Calling

Summary
Calling has become somewhat of a loaded word. For some, it creates a sense of excitement, vision and possibility about their future. For others, calling can be confusing and raise more questions than it answers. It may raise feelings of hurt, anxiety, or disappointment. 
 
Perhaps you’ve wrestled with the way calling has been presented to you in the past? Or, maybe you have received a clear call from God but don’t feel confident about the journey that lies ahead? You may carry a feeling of guilt, wondering if you have missed the opportunity you once saw so clearly? 

What if there was a way to explore the mysteries of calling in a life-giving way? What if there was an opportunity to revisit some of the old and narrower definitions of calling, and expand them to capture a fuller sense of God’s intention? 

This audiobook has been produced to help navigate you through some of the more nuanced aspects of calling, such as:

• How do we accurately define calling?
• Why does the image of God we hold onto, and the metaphors we use when relating to God, have such a profound impact on our choices and sense of freedom?
• What problems occur when we try and discern a call?
• Is there a way we resolve an inner tension of not wanting to embrace a call from God?
• How does calling practically outwork in our lives, and what responsibility must we take to see it come to fruition? 
• The discerning process of testing a call. 

Full Audio Book read by the author Christopher Trodden 

The Shape of Calling of also available as a 36-page reflection guide. 

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

Out of the vault from season 1 (ep.47) Captain Matt Reeve sits down with his daughter and chats about what it's like being an officer's kid and what it was like for her to move interstate. Sadie shares her story and a bit of advice for other kids. 

This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our new leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

In this episode, host Christopher Trodden sits down with Lauren Martin, assistant editor of Others magazine, and discusses evangelism and calling. Lauren discusses her experience of: 

• Pioneering a church,
• Calling and prayer,
• Making connections and inviting people to church,
• Identifying God’s party invite list,
• Responding to God’s leading. 

This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our new leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

In this episode, host Christopher Trodden sits down with Philip Clark, the General Manager of Learning and Development for Eva Burrows. Philip provides insights around:

• Key skills leaders need to develop and cultivate for the modern demands of leadership, 
• The difference between capacity and capability,
• The challenge of being a leader who has the responsibility of leading a team of specialists, 
• The tension between Christian organisations and corporate structures, and
• The Salvation Army’s approach to engaged learning.

This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our new leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive

In this episode, guest  host Major Michelle Oliver sits down with Captain Brenda Young, the Leader of Officer Formation at Eva Burrows, who answers a series of questions from leaders that have asked about:

• Does the college have any units that help leaders prepare for the administration load on officers?
• What is residential accommodation like?
• Are pets allowed?
• What can a leader do to prepare for returning to study?
• And more… 

At the time of this recording, Major Michelle Oliver is serving as the Officer Recruitment Secretary for NSW, and Captain Brenda Young is currently serving as the Leader of Officer Formation at Eva Burrows College, Melbourne Australia.
 
This episode of More about Officership is brought to you by our new leadership resource: the Shape of Calling, a 36-page workbook design to help you explore, understand, and responding to calling.

You can get your free copy today https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/comealive