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1/14A SALVATION ARMY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND

WORDACTION PUBLISHING COMPANY PUBLICATION

CROSSTRAINING

FORCORPSCADETS

COURSEICURRICULUMMANUAL

SEPTEMBERJANUARY|YEARFIVE


2/14

Published by Bareoot Ministries.

Writers: Carolyn J.R. Bailey, Bill Crane, Jim Hampton, Jim Manker

Executive Editor: Major Christine Po

Editor: Carolyn J.R. Bailey

Music Consultant: Captain Rob Reardon

Cover and Interior Design: Steven E. Carpenter, Jr.

Lessons and Checkpoint questions based on materials submitted by writers rom

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CROSSTRAINING FOR CORPS CADETS CURRICULUMCOURSE I, YEAR FIVE OF CYCLE FOUR


3/14COURSE I | YEAR FIVE COURSE OVERVIEW 3

TABLEOFCONTENTSCOURSEOVERVIEWWELCOME TO COURSE I.................................................................................... 4

CORPS CADET AND CANDIDATE SUNDAY FEATURES ............................................. 7

COURSE OF STUDY LESSON FEATURES ............................................................... 8

DOCTRINES & MISSION STATEMENT .................................................................. 11

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRACK ..................................................................12

OFFICER TRAINING SCHOLARSHIPS ....................................................................13

COURSE EVALUATIONS ..................................................................................225

COURSE RECORD ..........................................................................................229

CHECKPOINT ANSWERS ................................................................................230

CORPSCADETANDCANDIDATESUNDAYLOST & FOUND ............................................................................................15

COURSEOFSTUDYSEPTEMBER: PSALMS .....................................................................................23

The purpose of this unit is to help corps cadets learn what the Psalms have to say about praise and worship, anger,and loneliness.

OCTOBER: RADICAL PROPHETS .........................................................................65The purpose of this unit is to help corps cadets gain new insight into the truths proclaimed by the Old Testament prophets.

NOVEMBER: SALVATION ARMY BEGINNINGS .....................................................109The purpose of this unit is to introduce the corps cadets to the early history, people and characteristics ofThe Salvation Army.

DECEMBER: MINISTRY PRACTICUMPEER MINISTRY ............................................................................................165The purpose of this unit is to help corps cadets begin to understand and experience the process of peer ministry.

JANUARY: MAKING CHOICES ..........................................................................179The purpose of this unit is to help corps cadets face lifes most important choicewhether or not to live for Godand help them use biblical principles for making God-honoring decisions in all areas of their lives.


4/144 CROSSTRAINING FOR CORPS CADETS COURSE I | YEAR FIVE

WELCOMETOCOURSEI

INTRODUCTIONWelcome to CROSSTraining or Corps Cadets.

As the counselor, youre the key to making this an

exciting and meaningul experience or your corps

cadets. Your preparation and involvement in the

active learning process o each unit is critical!

A corps cadet is a young Salvationist

who undertakes a course o Bible

study and leadership training [...] in

order to grow spiritually and become

better equipped or eective servicein The Salvation Army (O & R for

Corps Cadets in the USA 2009 edition).

CROSSTraining or Corps Cadets is

not solely a Bible study; however,

the study o Salvation Army doctrine

has its oundation in the Bible. This is

where the corps cadets learn about

The Salvation Army, including its history

and doctrine. It provides opportunities

or leadership development through

the Practicum Units. The goal is thatcorps cadets will become lietime

Salvationists with a knowledge o

what The Salvation Army is and what

the Army belies are, who will give

leadership in their local corps.

This manual is or the corps cadet

counselor. There are no books or

corps cadets; copy the handout sheets

in this manual or their use.

Each course includes units written by

The Salvation Army and by Bareoot

Ministries (the youth division o

Nazarene Publishing House). It also

includes material or Corps Cadet

and Candidate Sunday.

CROSSTraining units include three

lessons. This gives an extra meeting

each month to address leadership

training, service, special corps event

planning or to review the unit and

prepare the corps cadets to complete

the Checkpointpages. To ensure

those extra meetings have meaningulactivities, a section oBonus Ideasis

included at the end o each unit.

The lesson material is designed to

provide options that allow you to adapt

the material to t your brigade. Corps

cadets come rom varied backgrounds:

rural, urban, middle class, poverty,

large corps, small corps, etc. so no

single approach is going to work or

all. You need to choose what approachto the material will work best or your

corps cadets.

Feeling there is too much material

provided? Remember, you dont have

to use all the material, but some

4unitsofthreelessonseach

1MinistryPracticum

2MonthlyReportsperunit(1foreachlevel)

2Checkpointpagesperunit(1foreachlevel)

1SOAPsworksheetperunitforallcorpscadets

1CounselorEvaluationform

1BrigadeEvaluationform

Supplementarypages

CONTENTSOF THISMANUAL



brigades (those with older corpscadets or those who are more

advanced educationally) are able

to cover more than other brigades

may be able to cover. Its up to

you to choose the appropriate

amount o material and activities

or your brigade.

This cycle includes aMinistry

Practicum during theMissions

and Ministrymonths o December

and June. During these monthsthe brigade will put into practice

the skills and knowledge gained

during the leadership unit.

The ministry practicum will

address the desire or practical

leadership training.

Every corps cadet will need a Bible

or each lesson. The Bible is the main

textbook or all CROSSTraining units.

Unless noted, the New InternationalVersion (NIV) is used; however, its

appropriate to use the New Century

Version CROSSTraining Bibles i you

have them.

Monthly Reportsand Checkpoint

(question) pages are at the end o

each unit. Copy these or each corps

cadet in your brigade. Please note

that Level I and II pages are dierent.

An additional page has been addedin order to provide more space or

answers. Care will need to be given

when copying the Checkpointpages

due to this change. Answers or the

Checkpointpages can be ound at

the end o this manual.

There is a Corps Cadet Counselors

Summaryon theMonthly Report.

Give rom 110 points or the corps

cadets participation in the unitsactivities. Review theDiscipleship and

Weekly Workoutsections and record

the points earned on the appropriate

lines. Anything you want to bring to the

attention o the person correcting the

Checkpointpages, write in the note to

the divisional corps cadet counselor.

Corps cadets, corps ocers, and

counselors sign the summary in the

appropriate spaces.

Fill out theBrigadeand Counselor

Evaluationsprovided and mail to

National Headquarters at the end o

the course. Your eedback enables the

editors to update the units to better

meet the needs o the eld.



Corps cadets will consider the denition, purpose and

value o peer ministry; plan peer ministry activities;

and carry out at least one o the planned activities.

Students o LDT will join your brigade or this

months practicum.

InJanuary, the corps cadets explore Making

Choices to learn the meaning o loving others,

living a lie o love, and speaking the truth in

love. Theyll revisit Jonah to discuss how choices

have consequences not only or ourselves, but

also or others.

ABOUT THIS COURSEThe theme or Corps Cadet and Candidate

Sundayis Lost & Found, based on the three

parables ound in Luke 15The Lost Sheep, The

Lost Coin and The Lost Son. Corps cadets will see

that God searches or the lost to bring them into a

right relationship with Him. Theyll be challenged

to seek out the lost to help bring them to God.

The psalms studied in Septembers unit will help

corps cadets explore several emotions including:

the elation o praising God, anger and rustration,and loneliness. Theyll learn that God is always

with them, and Hes interested in their emotions.

In October, the corps cadets will study Radical

Prophets. Through this unit, the corps cadets will

discuss rethinking their personal priorities in light

o Gods priorities as seen in Haggai. Jonah will show

corps cadets the importance o acceptance o others

regardless o race, religion, or creed; theyll open

their eyes to Gods acceptance and be challenged

to demonstrate tolerance and acceptance o others.

The nal lesson, the story o Gomer and Hosea, will

remind corps cadets o Gods aithulness even

when were unaithul.

InNovemberthe corps cadets will study the begin-

nings o The Salvation Army in order to understand

how The Salvation Army came into being, how it

spread around the world, and what makes it distinct.

In this study remember the biblical truths rom

September and Octoberaithulness, authenticity,

and acceptance o othersas they are the oundation

o all The Salvation Army ministry. Students o LDTwill join your brigade or this months lessons.

Decemberis the Ministry Practicum unit on Peer

Ministry that ocuses on the reality that ministry isnt

something that happens in the uture ater extensive

training. Ministry happens everyday, everywhere.



CORPSCADETAND

PURPOSEThe purpose oCorps Cadet and Candidate

Sundayis to encourage our corps cadets and to

recruit other young people or membership in the

corps cadet program. Corps Cadet and Candidate

Sundayprovides an opportunity or corps cadets

and candidates to use their time, talent, and

leadership skills.

PARTICIPATION

Prior to Corps Cadet and Candidate Sunday, the

corps cadet counselor should give the meeting

outline to the corps ocer or worship committee.

The corps cadet counselor should lead the meeting

assisted by the corps ocer.

Each corps cadet should have an assignment and

time to prepare or it. Assignments could include:

greeting, song leading, praying, reading Scripture,

giving testimonies, collecting the oering, making

announcements, leading worship, singing or

playing a special number, handing out programs,

participating in skits, and preaching.

RECOGNITION OF CORPS CADETS

Corps Cadet and Candidate Sundayprovides an

opportunity to recognize the ollowing:

NEW MEMBERS:New membership

represents an important passage into a

serious commitment to prepare or adult

leadership. Newly accepted corps cadets

should be publicly recognized.

COURSE CERTIFICATES:Each corps

cadet receives a certicate i they have

completed a course with 300 points and

30 activity points. These certicates are

sent to the corps rom the divisional

youth secretary.

#

Level I certicates will be awarded to eachcorps cadet who has completed two years

o study and earned our course certicates.

# Level II certicates will be awarded to

each corps cadet who has completed our

years o study and has earned eight course

certicates

# Graduate Corps Cadet certicates and

pins are issued to each corps cadet who

has completed ve years o study and has

earned ten course certicates.

SUGGESTED MEETING OUTLINE

Welcome Corps Ofcer/YPSM

Call to Worship Corps Cadet

Praise and Worship Praise Band

Opening Prayer Corps Cadet

Scripture Reading Corps Cadet

Song Corps Cadet

Testimony Corps Cadet

Recognition o Corps Cadets Corps Cadet Counselor

Announcements & Oering Corps Cadet

Oertory Corps Cadet

Presentation Corps Cadet

Chorus Corps Cadet

Message Corps Cadet/Candidate

Response Time Corps Cadet

Closing Song Corps Cadet

Closing Prayer Corps Cadet

CANDIDATESUNDAYFEATURES



COURSEOFSTUDYLESSONFEATURES

LESSON INTRODUCTIONThe rst page o each lesson includes the Corps

Cadet Goaland crucial background material.Biblical

Referencessummarizes the selected Scriptures as they

relate to the lesson ocus. Teen Perspectivedescribes

how the biblical truth applies to the lie experiences

and developmental needs o your corps cadets.

PREPARING THE TEACHER

This theme essay provides inormation and

inspiration at an adult level. Evaluation Questions

help you refect on your relationship to the topic,

to God, and to your corps cadets. The Glance At

The Lesson chart will give you an overview o the

lesson elements, the time needed to complete

the activity, and necessary supplies.

TEACHING THE LESSONThePurpose Statementsor each section are listed

under the various headings within the lesson. An

approximate time and learning style symbol are also

provided or each activity.

MY STORY

Corps cadets explore their own story and lie

experiences related to the lesson ocus. They

are then led to refect on the meaning o their

experiences.

GODS STORY

Corps cadets investigate the topic rom a Christian

perspective, through the story o God. They discover

biblical truth through group interaction and personal

refection.

OUR STORY

Corps cadets evaluate their lie experiences in

light o Christian truth. They explore new ways

o thinking, believing, and living, and are invitedto respond personally.

LEARNING STYLE SYMBOLS

Next to the activity title and time, you will nd

one o the ollowing icons. These icons will help

you choose activities based on your corps cadets

learning styles.

S Involves corps cadets through sight

H Involves corps cadets through hands-onexperiences

L Involves corps cadets through listening

D Involves corps cadets through discussion



SIDEBAR OPTIONSIn columns within the lesson, youll nd activityoptions (Alternative Activity). These options can

be used as replacement activities or to extend

the lesson, i time permits. In addition, youll nd

sidebars containing help with words or concepts

(Bible Background), teaching tips and helps

(Counselor Clues), motivation and inspirationor the teachers own spiritual lie (Growth and

Guidance), and extra options such as music,

video, and discussions to augment lesson material

(Lesson Enhancers).

CHECKPOINT QUESTIONSThe checkpoint questions are designed to checkto see i the corps cadets understood the lesson.

There are ten questions or each lesson. A variety

o question types are used:

True/False questions: Where the

questions are alse, the student needs

to write out the correct answer.

Fill-in-the-blank

Multiple choice

Short answer

The ten questions are ollowed by a refection

question to gauge the application o the lesson to

the lie o the corps cadet. This question is worth

20 points or Level I and the answer must be three

to our sentences in length. The refection question

or Level II is worth 30 points and the answer

must be ve to six sentences in length.

WEEKLY WORKOUT

The Weekly Workoutpoints are designed to see

what the corps cadets are exercising in the corps

in terms o their time, talent and treasure.

ALTERNATIVEACTIVITY

Creativeoptionsorsupplementalactivitiesarelistedinasidebarinthesectiontowhichtheybestapply.Someoftheoptionsandactivitiesprovidedmaybesuitableasmake-uplessonsforcorpscadetswhomissedthegrouplesson.

LESSONENHANCERS

Thissidebarcontainsoptionsthatcannotstand

aloneasalternativeactivities,butenhancethe

lessoninsomeway(e.g.,music,video,discussion.)

Usetheseoptionstoextendthelesson,iftime

permits,ortoreachyourcorpscadetsinaway

thatintereststhem.

SALVATIONARMYDOCTRINE

RemindertoreinforceTheSalvationArmydoctrine

thatappliestothislesson.

BIBLEBACKGROUND

Informationthatexplainsbiblicalwordsorconcepts.

COUNSELORCLUES

Teachingtipsandtimesavinghintsforthelesson.

GROWTH&GUIDANCEThissectioncontainsinformationonChristiangrowthtomotivateandinspirecorpscadetcounselors.

SIDEBAR OPTIONS



DISCIPLESHIPOne o the goals o the corps cadet program is to

develop lielong disciples. To do this theres an

emphasis on:

Personal devotions

Stewardship, including the tithing

o time, talents, and treasure

Evangelism, reaching out to others

Counselors should encourage the corps cadetsto develop these spiritual disciplines and, in their

own lives, be good examples in each o these

disciplines.

The personal devotions section o both Level I and

Level II is based on SOAPs(Scripture, Observation,

Application and Prayer). The corps cadet is to:

Read the Scripture given in the

Personal Devotionsbox.

Write out an observation on thatScripture (i.e., What stands out in

this Scripture portion?).

Write out an application o that

Scripture (i.e., How can this be

applied to their lie?).

Pray over what they read and ask

or Gods guidance in putting it

into practice in their lie.

SOAPs WORKSHEET

In an eort to help corps cadets meet the require-

ments or the SOAPs, weve added a monthlySOAPs

Worksheet. The corps cadet counselor should make

a copy o this worksheet or each corps cadet and

distribute them the rst week o the month. The corps

cadets should take this worksheet home with themto remind them o what they need to do outside o

class to complete the requirements or the personal

devotions section.

The worksheets give the SOAPsScripture or the

month and include space or the corps cadets to

write their observation and application o that

Scripture. Also included is the reminder to pray

specically about what they read and how to

apply it to their lives.

The SOAPs Worksheetis a tool or the corps cadetsand doesnt need to be submitted to the divisional

corps cadet counselor and wont be graded.

SOAPs Bible Studiesare also available on

www.saysoaps.com, created by the USA Western

Territory o The Salvation Army.

COACHS CORNER

The corps cadet counselor determines each corps

cadets class participation points. Class participation

includes attendance at corps cadet classes, attentiongiven during the class, and participation in discussions

and learning activities.

The counselor will look over the Weekly Workout

points to ensure they are lled out correctly. The

counselor then records the points earned in both

the Weekly Workoutand theDiscipleship section.



DOCTRINES&MISSIONSTATEMENT

THE DOCTRINES OF THESALVATION ARMY

WE BELIEVE

1. That the Scriptures o the Old and New

Testaments were given by inspiration o

God, and that they only constitute the Divine

rule o Christian aith and practice.

2. That there is only one God, who is innitely

perect, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor

o all things, and who is the only properobject o religious worship.

3. 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. That in the person o Jesus Christ the Divine

and human natures are united, so that he is truly

and properly God and truly and properly man.

5. That our rst parents were created in a stateo innocency, but by their disobedience they

lost their purity and happiness, and that in

consequence o their all all men have become

sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly

exposed to the wrath o God.

6. That the Lord Jesus Christ has by his suering

and death made an atonement or the whole

world so that whosoever will may be saved.

7. That repentance towards God, aith in ourLord Jesus Christ, and regeneration by the

Holy Spirit, are necessary to salvation.

8. That we are justied by grace through aith in

our Lord Jesus Christ and that he that believeth

hath the witness in himsel.

9. That continuance in a state o salvation depends

upon continued obedient aith in Christ.

10. That it is the privilege o all believers to

be wholly sanctied, and that their whole

spirit and soul and body may be preserved

blameless unto the coming o our Lord

Jesus Christ.

11. In the immortality o the soul; in the resurrectiono the body; in the general judgment at the

end o the world; in the eternal happiness o

the righteous; and in the endless punishment

o the wicked.

THE SALVATION ARMY MISSIONSTATEMENT

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is

an evangelical part o the universal Christian church.Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is

motivated by the love o God. Its mission is to

preach the gospel o Jesus Christ and to meet

human needs in His name without discrimination.

Approved by the Commissioners Conference, U.S.A., May 1991.

Doctrinalrightness[is]important,butonlyasa

startingpointtogoonintoalivingrelationshipandnotasendsin[itself].

FrancisSchaeffer



LEADERSHIPDEVELOPMENTTRACK

PURPOSEThe Leadership Development Track or Corps

Cadets (LDT) has been developed to provide a

more practical course o study or those Level III

corps cadets who exhibit a desire and the potential

to become leaders and who are willing and able to

commit their nal year o corps cadet study to

complete it. Its designed as an independent study

and is to be completed under the guidance o an

adult mentor who is chosen by the corps ocer.

The LDT course will run rom September throughJune and includes Bible studies and projects, the

doctrines o The Salvation Army, Christian service

and a leadership component. In December and

June corps cadets in the LDT will be required to

complete the ministry practicum with their corps

cadet brigade.

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTSA corps cadet applying or the Leadership

Development Track or Corps Cadets mustmeet the ollowing requirements:

Successully complete Level I and

Level II o corps cadets.

Be a senior soldier in good standing.

Be recommended by the corps cadet

counselor, endorsed by the corps

ocer and approved by the divisional

youth secretary.

Have a desire to develop the leadership

skills in order to serve as a leader in

The Salvation Army.

Be willing to complete the prescribed

course o study in the allotted time.

Be willing to work under the guidance

o a mentor.

Possess the academic ability and

sel-motivation to complete the program.

Exhibit leadership potential.

Serve in a leadership position during

the course o the year.

Contact your corps ocer i you have corps

cadets you eel would benet rom the Leadership

Development Track.

TheLDT Leader Manualand Study Manualsare

available only online. These are posted on your

territorial websites. Have your corps ocer

contact your divisional youth secretary or

inormation on how to access these materials.



OFFICERTRAININGSCHOLARSHIPS

ELIGIBILITY FOR SCHOLARSHIPSCorps cadets who are accepted candidates are

eligible to apply or School/College or Ocer

Training Scholarships in varying amounts,

depending on the number o courses completed

and the Level achieved.

LEVEL I

Completion o 2 years o Corps Cadets

with Level I Completion Certicate.

LEVEL IICompletion o 4 years o Corps Cadets

with Level II Completion Certicate.

LEVEL III

Completion Certicate o Level II studies

and completion o one o the ollowing

5th year options:

1. Complete one additional year o the

CROSSTraining Curriculum.

2. Complete the LDT.

3. Participate in a corps internship/

apprenticeship according to the

ollowing criteria:

a. The corps cadets plan must have

prior approval o the corps cadet

counselor, corps ocer and the

divisional corps cadet counselor.

b. The corps cadet must complete

monthlyCheckpointsin the orm o

a one-page synopsis o what wascompleted during the month, as

well as the regular Weekly Workout.

c. The corps cadet must serve as an

apprentice or the course o an

entire school year.

d. Apprenticeship should include:

observation, preparation, and

implementation.

e. The corps cadet must prepare a

media presentation o the experience

to present to the corps.

4. Participate in a missions experienceunder the ollowing guidelines:

a. The mission experience must have

the approval o the corps cadet

counselor, corps ocer, and the

divisional corps cadet counselor.


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b. The corps cadet must complete the

regular monthly orm, with the

Weekly Workout, as well as a

monthlyCheckpointsreport about

the preparation, undraising, the

experience itsel, etc.

c. All mission trips must meet the

minimum requirements o at least

one week in length.

d. The corps cadet must keep a log

o the training, undraising eorts,

travel, and hands-on missionsexperience.

e. The corps cadet must prepare a

media presentation that should also

include the corps cadets personal

testimony, to present to the corps.

. I the mission experience is lessthan three weeks in duration, the

corps cadet also must meet these

two requirements:

i. Interview someone who has

served, or is currently serving,

as a missionary.

ii. Read a missions related book that

is approved by the divisional

corps cadet counselor, and write

a book report.

SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS

Any corps cadet who enters the College/School or

Ocers Training may receive a tuition scholarship

rom their territory as indicated below:

Completion o Level I o Corps

Cadets: $500

Completion o Level I and Level II

o Corps Cadets: $1,000

Completion o Level I and II o

Corps Cadets and is a Graduate

Corps Cadet: $1,500

Photo: The Salvation Army Evangeline Booth College in Atlanta, GA

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