General Watch 2013
Big news guys: the High Council has a facebook page. Contain your enthusiasm please, it’s unbecoming! Things will get started on July 29, when the High Council is scheduled to convene and begin the process of electing a new General to replace recently retired Gen. Linda Bond. All active Commissioners, as well as all Territorial…
Cheap Answers to Tough Questions – A Youth Leader’s Perspective
A Youth Leader Responds to our questions concerning why young people are leaving the Church. This piece comes from Matt Aho, a full time Salvo youth leader in WI, as a response to the discussion of Marc Solas’ blog post on why young people continue to leave the Church in America. If you haven’t yet…
General Linda Bond Announces Her Retirement
Breaking News from IHQ: Pray for The Salvation Army I write to inform you that General Linda Bond is entering into retirement. Following a period of personal reflection and prayer, General Bond has decided that she should relinquish the Office of the General with effect from 13 June 2013. The General’s decision to step down…
Why Young People Leave The Salvation Army – Part 2
**Update 6/5/13 – Things are getting real y’all. Dave Mantel wrote a response to this two part series here. Anyone else have a thought? This week, THQ is celebrating the coming Congress/Commissioning 2013 with a collective freak out over the few days and hours that remain until the arrival of the General and 4000+ Salvos…
Why Young People Leave The Salvation Army – Part 1
**Update 6/5/13 – Things are getting real y’all. Dave Mantel wrote a response to this two part series here. Anyone else have a thought? This blog post has been circling around the Youth Department lately, sent to us from the field. The discussed topic in the article is why young people are leaving the Church–a…
Moving the Church
Tomorrow, the annual announcement of officer moves will be made for the Central Territory. This practice seems strange to many Evangelicals outside of The Salvation Army; however, many of us who grew up within The SA simply accepted it as a normal part of life. As a child of officer parents, I too fit that…
Junior Soldier Idea Swap
Have you noticed some attractive and durable Junior Soldier posters popping up around your Corps yet? As of last week, 5 beautiful posters have been mailed out to each Corps in the territory to help promote and encourage Junior Soldiers. Youth development is about creating a place for young people to grow, and that means…