[…]that more junior officers cannot bring. Some of these are as follows: A model of the relevance of faith to life at the level of rank to which many junior officers aspire. Elimination of the perception by many junior officers that a committed Christian cannot be successful at senior levels. Serving as “salt” among senior peers and within deliberations and decisions affecting the command. Having an active ministry among senior peers. Wisdom of years of experience in the military. Experiences in life to be used to encourage and disciple younger members. A model of a marriage and family that demonstrates […]
[…]to influence subordinates are not the tools of an ambassador. We can inadvertently offend people of other faiths or those without spiritual convictions. One of the reasons we serve as professionals in our military is to defend the freedom of religion for all of our citizens. However, respect and sensitivity do not require checking our own faith in Christ at the door. We live our faith through the profession of arms in a way that allows others to see Jesus through us: through our love, integrity, honor, courage in the face of danger, and our moral behavior. Jesus said, “Neither […]
[…]article please use the following copyright notice: “Downloaded and reprinted by permission of Officers’ Christian Fellowship of the USA, Englewood, Colorado. Authored by Colonel Barry Willey, USA (Ret.). All rights reserved.” Copyright Information 2004 Colonel Barry Willey, USA (Ret.), by special arrangement with Officers’ Christian Fellowship of the USA. No portion of this article may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any way–electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or other–except for brief quotations in printed review, without prior permission of the publisher. Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible: New International Version. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International […]
