Salvation Army High Council 2011
The 17th High Council convenes today at Sunbury Court, United Kingdom, to elect the 19th General of The Salvation Army in succession to General Shaw Clifton who will retire at midnight on 1 April 2011. This will also be the largest-ever High Council with 109 members, 57 women and 52 men.
The Chief of the Staff, Commissioner Barry C. Swanson, issued summonses in December 2010 to those Salvation Army leaders who qualified for membership. All active commissioners, territorial commanders and territorial presidents for women’s ministries were summoned. There will be 83 commissioners and 26 colonels present. You can follow developments here and/or Twitter.
Note: If you want to read more about the High Council, this is good article. Click here! (via @aberry).
Update: High Council Nominations 2011 (posted Thursday 27 January 2011)
Update: Commissioner Linda Bond is the new General! (Monday 31 January 2011)
Thanks for the updates on the High Council and for the ensuing discussion, particularly in regard to the exclusion of those outside the western world.
Kenneth Guest
January 27, 2011 at 10:14 pm