TTP – Vision and Leadership
We must mentally prepare ourselves and our loved ones for the mission requirements we may face.
Changing Demands
You must remain trained and always ready to face the perils of war.
Follow Me
The key to serving others is to have a humble heart.
6 parts that make up the ‘substance’ of leadership
Leadership is the defining skill of a military officer. Intellect and education are important. Indeed, in our technological profession, they are prerequisites. But professional performance and progress depend fundamentally on how well you master the art and science of leadership.
Leadership and the Christian Officer
The effectiveness of a unit depends to maximum degree on the leadership ability of the commander.
Professional Excellence
The Christian officer should strive to be the very best professional officer possible within his abilities, and he or she should do this in accord with Christian faith and conduct.
Always Faithful
It's important to be a proper steward of the finances God entrusts to Officers's Christian Fellowship.
Can’t Take it with You
You can't take it with you. But you can send it on ahead.
Central to Spirituality
Do you try to separate your faith from your finances, or are they central to your spirituality?
Financial Responsibility for Children
When our four children were young, my wife and I wondered how we could teach them financial responsibility.
Giving God’s Way
There are three things you need to believe if you are to give the way God wants you to give.
What is Stewardship?
In Part 1, we ask: What do you think of when you hear someone mention stewardship? Money, talents, or ownership? For many, money is the first thing on their minds and that often leads to uncomfortable feelings.
The Science & Art of Personal Finance
In Part 2, knowledge and tools are great for your head, but you also need a heart to shape experience into judgment and wisdom. Learn to understand the numbers and balance them with what you value in your heart.
Creating Your Financial Plan
In Part 3, financial goals are the basis of personal financial planning. A great many people are working hard to save and invest, but do not have a plan, or at least not one sufficiently specific to assess progress.
Phases of Planning and Portfolio Theory
In Part 4, the essence of planning is found in your knowing the return you need and the risk you can accept.
Investing & Markets
In Part 5, to get beyond tithing and on to gifting you need to multiply His blessings. This is the purpose of investing, and the better we do it, the more we can give back to His work.
Smart Christian Giving
In Part 6, God expects us to use what we need then multiply and return the rest. The blessings of stewardship are in the giving. Knowing when and how to do it is our responsibility.
Test Me!
God through the prophet Malachi told the Old Testament Jews that they were robbing God.
The Wonder of Worship
It's beautiful to contemplate the nature of deity and to bask in His glory.
Wax the Car
Every time that I struggle with times in my life where God is stretching me, I remember to simply, "wax the car…sand the floor."
Ways to Give
Options for OCF members to give regular donations.
Combat Readiness
We must renew our commitment to study, discuss, pray over, and apply God’s Word to every aspect of our lives, knowing that we have the victory in Christ.
Excellent Military Wife
A paraphrased version of portions of Proverbs 31.
What Are Parents to Do?
Each themselves military officers, what's it like as a Mom and Dad to watch your child deploy?
Why We Serve
Why do you serve in our military? Why are you an officer, an Airmen, a Soldier, a Marine, a Sailor, or a Coastguardsman?
A Good Soldier
Tom Hemingway reflects on what it means to be a good soldier.
A Place to Grow and Serve
I'd heard stories that military chaplains were "liberal," and that "real" Christians shouldn't attend chapel.
Christians in Combat
If we are called to embark on a campaign that we believe to be righteous, whether it be moral high ground, dangerous missions work, lifestyle evangelism, or a military campaign, then tragedy or cost cannot tarnish the truth associated with that calling.
Demonstrating Christlikeness
The Body of Christ must embody godly attributes in order to reflect Christlikeness (2 Corinthians 3:18) to the watching, waiting world.
Conversation With a Chaplain
The chaplaincy is an incredible opportunity to present and represent the claims of Christ, but it is not a calling for the faint hearted. Carrying forward spiritual battle in the midst of physical battle is an extreme challenge.
Daddy’s Letter to Son
LTC Frank Gray's letter to his son explaining why he is back in the Army.
‘Daddy, Don’t Go Back’—My Personal Story of Deployment
The Wesley family shares some lessons they learned through deployment.
Following the Centurion
In the occasional doubts we must all feel as Christians in an occupation of arms, the New Testament centurions are worthy role models.
God’s Children
Insight into the daily sacrifices of military children.
Heroes on the Homefront
Sometimes the heroes are the ones who stay behind.
Impact Your Military Community!
The contrast between civilian churches and the military chapel can be significant, making the decision on where to fellowship difficult.
Lost shoes
Only through Christ can we ever get the right "shoes" to enter heaven.
Mortal Enemies
An incredible story of how the man who led the attack on Pearl Harbor found new life in Christ!
Service Separations
You've heard the horror stories about what can go wrong when your husband leaves... but it doesn't have to be all bad.
The Line Officer and the Chaplain
Christ expects us to be salt and light in the military commands to which He has assigned us.
The Power of Prayer
Certain events in life give us a new and tangible appreciation for the power of prayer.
Against the Flow
We talk about tough, but we don't know tough.
Leadership without Coercion
Using common sense and sensitivity, it is possible to be an ambassador for Christ in uniform.
