Candidates Seminar | Vision 614
Candidates Seminar 2020
Isaiah 61:4 New International Version (NIV)
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated; they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact your Divisional Candidates Secretary.
Date: February 7-9, 2019
Location: College for Officer Training
201 Lafayette Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901
Schedule
Friday • February 7
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Registration | Crowne Plaza Lobby |
| 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Supper | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 6:45 pm | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 7:00 pm | Leave for CFOT | |
| 7:15 pm | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 7:15 pm | Gym Doors Open | |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Welcome Meeting | Gym |
| 9:05 pm | Grab & Go Snacks | Student Lounge |
| 9:15 pm | Load Buses / Return to hotel | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 11:30 pm | Curfew | Crowne Plaza |
Saturday • February 8
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 7:00 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 8:45 am | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 9:00 am | Leave for CFOT | |
| 9:15 am | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:30 am – 10:15 am | Meeting | Lecture Hall |
| 10:30 am – 11:30 am | Session 1: Campus Life | G–2 |
| 11:45 am – 12:15 pm | Lunch | Dining Room |
| 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | Session 2: Sample Classes | L–2 Bible Class; G–2 Doctrine Class; L–3 Clase de Doctrina |
| 1:20 pm – 2:00 pm | CFOT Tour | Lecture Hall |
| 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm | Cadet Mingle | Student Lounge |
Saturday • February 8 (continued)
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Messengers of Reconciliation | Staff Dining Room (By Invitation Only) |
| 3:30 pm – 3:50 pm | Meet with DCS | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm | Session 3: Q & A; Moderators: Captains Joel and Kathleen Ashcraft, Lieutenants Joel and Kama Lyle | Chapel: Delegates without children Lecture Hall: Delegates with children |
| 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Supper | Dining Room |
| 5:45 pm – 6:30 pm | Session 4: Ready or Not…Majors Cheriann and Kevin Stoops | G–2 |
| 7:00 pm | Meeting: Unbound/The Panic Squad | Gym |
| 8:40 pm | Load Buses / Return to hotel | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:00 pm | Ice Cream Fellowship | Crowne Plaza Lobby |
| 11:30 pm | Curfew | Crowne Plaza |
Sunday • February 9
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 6:00 am – 8:00 am | Check Out | Crowne Plaza |
| 6:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 8:30 am | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 8:40 am | Leave for CFOT | |
| 8:50 am | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:00 am | Tea with the Commissioners (By Invitation Only) | Student Lounge |
| 9:00 am | Sunday School | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Holiness Meeting | Gym |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | Dining Room |
| 1:00 pm | Divisional Delegation Debriefing | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 1:45 pm | Departure |
Friday • February 7
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Registration | Crowne Plaza Lobby |
| 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Supper | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 6:00 pm | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 6:15 pm | Leave for CFOT | |
| 6:30 pm | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 6:35 pm – 7:15 pm | CFOT Tour | Lecture Hall |
| 7:15 pm | Gym Doors Open | |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Welcome Meeting | Gym |
| 9:05 pm | Grab & Go Snacks | Student Lounge |
| 9:15 pm | Load Buses / Return to hotel | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 11:30 pm | Curfew | Crowne Plaza |
Saturday • February 8
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 7:00 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 8:45 am | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 9:00 am | Leave for CFOT | |
| 9:15 am | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:30 am – 10:15 am | Meeting | Lecture Hall |
| 10:30 am – 11:15 am | Session 1: The Life of an Officer Captains Jon and Sienna Jackson | Lecture Hall |
| 11:30 am – 12:10 pm | Session 2: Called to Officership Captains Jason and Leslie Knaggs | Lecture Hall |
| 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm | Lunch | Dining Room |
Saturday • February 8 (continued)
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Round Robins | Assigned Rooms (Page 11) |
| 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Cadet Mingle | Student Lounge |
| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Supper | Dining Room |
| 5:10 pm – 5:50 pm | Session 3: Candidates’ Process Territorial Candidates Department | Lecture Hall |
| 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Meet with DCS | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 7:00– 8:30 pm | Meeting: Unbound/The Panic Squad | Gym |
| 8:40 pm | Load Buses / Return to hotel | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:00 pm | Ice Cream Fellowship | Crowne Plaza Lobby |
| 11:30 pm | Curfew | Crowne Plaza |
Sunday • February 9
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 6:00 am – 8:00 am | Check Out | Crowne Plaza |
| 6:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 8:30 am | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 8:40 am | Leave for CFOT | |
| 8:50 am | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:00 am | Sunday School | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Holiness Meeting | Gym |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | Dining Room |
| 1:00 pm | Divisional Delegation Debriefing | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 1:45 pm | Departure |
Friday • February 7
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Registration | Crowne Plaza Lobby |
| 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Supper | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 6:45 pm | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 7:00 pm | Leave for CFOT | |
| 7:15 pm | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 7:15 pm | Gym Doors Open | |
| 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm | Welcome Meeting | Gym |
| 9:05 pm | Grab & Go Snacks | Student Lounge |
| 9:15 pm | Load Buses / Return to hotel | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 11:30 pm | Curfew | Crowne Plaza |
Saturday • February 8
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 7:00 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 8:45 am | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 9:00 am | Leave for CFOT | |
| 9:15 am | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:30 am – 10:15 am | Meeting | Chapel |
| 10:30 am –11:15 am | Session 1: Salvation Army History Captain Joshua Simpson | Chapel |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm | Lunch | Dining Room |
| 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm | Session 2: The Life of an Officer Major William Furman | Chapel |
| 1:10 pm – 1:50 pm | Cadet Mingle | Student Lounge |
| 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | CFOT Tour | Lecture Hall |
Saturday • February 8 (continued)
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm | Session 3: The College for Officer Training | Chapel |
| 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Meet with DCS | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm | Supper | Dining Room |
| 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Session 4: Ministry Opportunities Majors James and Sue Betts | Chapel |
| 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Meeting: Unbound/The Panic Squad | Gym |
| 8:40 pm | Load Buses / Return to hotel | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:00 pm | Ice Cream Fellowship | Crowne Plaza Lobby |
| 11:30 pm | Curfew | Crowne Plaza |
Sunday • February 9
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 6:00 am – 8:00 am | Check Out | Crowne Plaza |
| 6:30 am – 8:30 am | Breakfast Buffet | Crowne Plaza Montebello |
| 8:30 am | Load Buses | Crowne Plaza Side Entrance |
| 8:40 am | Leave for CFOT | |
| 8:50 am | Arrive at CFOT | CFOT Gym Entrance |
| 9:00 am | Sunday School | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Holiness Meeting | Gym |
| 12:00 pm | Lunch | Dining Room |
| 1:00 pm | Divisional Delegation Debriefing | Divisional Rooms (Page 10) |
| 1:45 pm | Departure |
Divisional Rooms & Round Robin Rotation
Divisional Rooms
Why?
The purpose of gathering as a Division is to discuss your thoughts, answer questions about the weekend, and meet for Sunday School with your Divisional Candidates’ Secretary and Associate Candidates’ Secretary.
| DIVISION | ROOM |
| Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware | 121 |
| Empire State | L–3 |
| Greater New York | Lecture Hall (Friday & Sunday), Staff Dining Room (Saturday) |
| Massachusetts | 109 |
| Northeast Ohio | 110 |
| New Jersey | L–2 |
| Northern New England | Business Board Room (2nd floor) |
| Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands | Curriculum Board Room |
| Southern New England | 108 |
| Southwest Ohio & Northeast Kentucky | 120 |
| Western Pennsylvania | 119 |
| Adult Rehabilitation Centers | L–4 (Piano Lounge) |
Round Robin Rotation
| TOPIC | INSTRUCTOR | ROOM | TIME |
| Officers’ Family Life | Majors Crista and Stewart Dalrymple | 121 | 1:00 pm |
| Officers’ Expectations | Lt. Colonel Ruth A. Stoneburner | 108 | 1:30 pm |
| Officers’ Pastoral Ministry | Majors Cathy and Michael Himes | 109 | 2:00 pm |
| Officers’ Ministry in the Community | Majors Susan and Thomas Hinzman | 119 | 2:30 pm |
| Officers’ Spiritual Life | Major Kathleen Muir | 120 | 3:00 pm |
| TEMA | INSTRUCTOR | SALÓN | HORA |
| El Oficial y la Familia | Mayores Arlene y Guillermo DiCaterina | 110 | 1:00 pm |
| Las Expectativas del Oficial | Mayor Ismael Correa | 110 | 1:30 pm |
| El Ministerio Pastoral del Oficial | Capitanes Gilberto y Nancy Vélez | 110 | 2:00 pm |
| El Oficial y la Comunidad | Mayores Janet y Samuel González | 110 | 2:30 pm |
| La Vida Espiritual del Oficial | Mayor Santa Correa | 110 | 3:00 pm |
How does the Round Robin Rotation work?
If you signed up for the Exploring Track, you will have a colored sticker on the back of your name tag. This color signifies what group you are in. Please refer to this chart to see where your group needs to be and at what time.
Every group will get to hear each of the sessions listed. These sessions are formulated to give you a well–informed look at what life would be like, should you choose to become an officer in The Salvation Army.
| TIME | BLUE | BLACK | GREEN | RED | YELLOW* |
| 1:00 pm | 108 | 109 | 119 | 120 | 110 |
| 1:30 pm | 109 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 110 |
| 2:00 pm | 119 | 120 | 121 | 108 | 110 |
| 2:30 pm | 120 | 121 | 108 | 109 | 110 |
| 3:00 pm | 121 | 108 | 109 | 119 | 110 |
Directions
From: Crowne Plaza Suffern–Mahwah
To: The College for Officer Training
201 Lafayette Avenue Suffern, New York 10901 845-368-7200
- Head east on Executive Boulevard toward North Airmont Road/County Road 89.
- Turn right onto North Airmont Road/ County Road 89.
- At the 4th traffic light, turn right onto New York Route 59.
- Continue to follow Route 59 for approx. 1.5 miles.
- The College for Officer Training will be on the left.
From: College for Officer Training
To: Crowne Plaza Suffern–Mahwah
3 Executive Boulevard Suffern, New York 10901 845-357-4800
- Turn right onto Route 59.
- Take Route 59 to the second traffic light at Airmont Road.
- Turn left onto North Airmont Road and continue to the 4th traffic light.
- Turn left onto Executive Boulevard.
- Crowne Plaza will be on the left.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Transportation
Buses have been provided to transport delegates from the Suffern Crowne Plaza to the College for Officer Training and back. Please check your brief for bus departure times. For those of you who are driving, directions are provided. Also, parking is available in the lower parking lot only at CFOT.
Meals
Friday dinner will be at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Saturday and Sunday mornings there will be a breakfast buffet at the hotel. All other meals will take place at the College for Officer Training.
Uniform/Dress Code
Friday and Saturday (all day) is casual wear. Sunday is full uniform. If you do not have a Salvation Army uniform, Sunday best wear is acceptable.
Hotel Etiquette
We are not the only people staying in this hotel. Please be considerate of others when you are in the hallways. Please keep the noise down in the evenings and early mornings. In all things, let us be good witnesses of the Lord Jesus Christ and The Salvation Army. Use of the room phone and ordering services from the hotel is prohibited.
Hotel Check–Out
You must check out of your hotel room on Sunday morning prior to departing for the College for Officer Training. You may simply drop your key off at the front desk upon your departure. Luggage will be stored in the appropriate vehicles or in Room L-1 at the College for Officer Training.
Place of Prayer
The prayer room is located on the first floor of the CFOT. Please refer to your map. We encourage you to use this place to seek the Lord and His purposes for you.
Cadet Student Lounge
Cadets will be selling assorted items in the Student Center on Saturday.
Luggage Room
On Sunday, Room L–1 will be used to hold luggage for all those who need this storage.
In Case of Emergency
Please contact these numbers only in cases of extreme emergency.
CFOT Security (845) 826 – 5964
Major Elmer E. Deming (845) 499 – 0556
Major Shaun Belanger (774) 301– 4349
Major Kimberly Belanger (774) 301 – 4971
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