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The 17th High Council convened on Friday, January 21 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 April 1, 2011. This is the largest-ever High Council with 109 members―57 women and 52 men.
The High Council website www.salvationarmy.org/highcouncil will include links to a live webcast of the Welcome to the High Council and Retirement Salute to General Shaw Clifton and Commissioner Helen Clifton meeting this coming Saturday, January 22, commencing at 16.00 GMT (UK time).
If you can't tune in at 16.00 (4pm) London time, the entire program will be available to watch again after the event at the same website.
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the opportunity to personally meet and have my photo taken with
General and Commissioner Shaw. The General was inspiring, as he
took time to greet each person, which reminded me of Christ seeking
the lost, the lonely, the unnoticed person. I have appreciated
General Clifton Shaw's monthly Pastorial Letters which were
available through Corps Officers. General Clifton Shaw's writings
are spiritually inspiring ! As a graduate of Divinity College and
holding a specialist in Christian Interpretation at the M.T.S.
level, and have been fortnate over the years to have Articles and
Book Reviews published in Salvation Army Publications. General
Shaw's letters torn at your spiritual heartstring, brought you to
your knees to Christ, tracked the maze of Divinity, Theology, and
above all generated a love of Christ to every Soldier and Adherant.
General Shaw's spiritaul inspiration will be missed. He had time
for everyone, always ready to spread God's word and ask how your
heart was. His influence as a General lifted the bar. I pray that
our next General in The Salvation Army will be of like-mind to
inspire all Salvationists and Adherants to become
Christ-like.