<p>It is commonly understood within the medical community today that alcohol and drug addiction is an involuntary disability, which, if left untreated, can be terminal. The new Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) recovery program for those seeking membership in The Salvation Army acknowledges the chronic nature of the disease, incorporating the disciplines of the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12-step program into its official text. In so doing, the "Called to Be God's Own" program, using the manual by the same name, recaptures the original vision of The Salvation Army founder William Booth. "Major Doss superimposes the AA 12-step program with The Salvation Army's doctrines to create a synthesis that can help address the disconnect between the ARC alumni and adherents with the corps," said Major John Greholver, Sacramento ARC administrator. "His use of Scripture, personal stories, 'questions to think about,' and wisdom from Salvation Army leaders combine to create a potential blueprint for effectively bringing the recovery model into the local corps and into other levels of Salvation Army service. In this sense, the book captures the original vision of William Booth in creating a movement driven by saints in recovery from sin, sharing their witness of a Christ who can do all things."</p>

CALLED TO BE HIS OWN BY GLEN DOSS

GLEN DOSS

Salvation Army

<p>Glen Doss rejected Christ as a teen and turned toward atheism, a mindset that ruled his life for decades. Beginning with his Christian roots on a rural Arkansas farm in the 1950s, Doss journeys with the reader through his past, including a terrifying account of the 1967 Tet Offensive in Vietnam, as his self-centered outlook draws him into a spiral of depression and anger. Amidst a spiritual crisis at age 39, Doss accepts Christ and later responds to God's call to be an officer in The Salvation Army. As an adult rehabilitation center administrator, he grieves along with those who fail, but exults for those transformed because, he says, God also radically transformed me from a hostile, self-destructive individual to one who can finally serve him as an instrument of his will.</p>

Reflections of a Former Atheist

Frontier Press

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CALLED TO BE HIS OWN BY GLEN DOSS

Reflections of a Former Atheist