The Christian Officer
Recommended Resources
Following are a series of carefully selected resources that provide perspectives and experiences of various authors, most having military experience. These articles and podcasts are intended to stimulate further thinking and reflective application for individuals or to act as the basis of discussion in small groups.
Additional Resources
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You Are Commissioned
You are commissioned to do the Lord's work as professional military servants.
What you do and how you lead does matter
Congratulations to the OCF Class of 2012! We who have gone before welcome you to the profession of arms and the start of your great race the Lord has set before you. Crossing the threshold, you now carry two commissions simultaneously: one conferred on you from our Commander in Chief and one from the King of kings.
What Right Looks Like
With the ability of the media to reach out to all corners of the globe and to report on the conduct, or misconduct, of soldiers, leaders have an even greater responsibility than ever to demonstrate what right looks like.
TTP – Platoon Leader
How do you stand up for Christ without standing on someone's foot?
Truth and the Christian Leader
How might the Christian leader apply the lesson of Ananias and Sapphira to the work place?
Putting the Serve into Your Military Service
Each of you new officers raised your right hand and repeated an oath to faithfully support and defend the Constitution of the United States. The enlisted men and women you now lead vowed to faithfully follow your orders as their officer in support of the Constitution.
Heroes
So how do you become a hero--or at least a good leader?
9 Important Tools for the Christian Officer’s Toolbox
We cannot allow ourselves to be defeated by perceptions that Christian activities will not be tolerated in the military.
