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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…
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…
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…
Beautiful Hymns from Page CXVI for Free
Page CXVI is a project dedicated to re-imagining the hymns of the Church and presenting them in a fresh way to ensure their accessibility and relevance to new generations. The name is a nod to page 116 in The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis. It is a poignant passage where Aslan begins to sing Narnia…
DYL Debrief
Last week’s Developing Youth Leaders conference brought together over 100 youth leaders from the Central territory for training, worship, encouragement, and discussion. If you were a part of the event, you certainly walked away with plenty to think and pray on in the coming weeks. For anyone interested in exploring the topics covered by Dr….
After Urbana… So What?
On December 31, 2012, 16,000 students seeking God’s heart for world missions gathered in the Edward Jones Dome, home of the St. Louis Rams, to celebrate New Year’s Eve. That night was the culmination of almost a week’s worth of seminars and study, worship and searching, and experiencing first hand the ways in which God…