ONE of the things that I am enjoying most about being a grandfather is the opportunity to read stories. My 17-month-old granddaughter is a big fan of a good book and will encourage you to read it to her again and again until you could probably recite it verbatim. However, she does have favourite pages and occasionally she will encourage you to skip pages to get to her favourite bits.
This week, representatives from across the territory have been meeting together for the 2026 Mission Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is Intero, which means ‘entire’ or ‘whole’. Just as there are many streams and forms of ministry and mission within The Salvation Army in the UK and Ireland Territory, if we are to be true disciples of Jesus, then following him must involve our whole lives. We cannot pick and choose our favourite pages or skip an important element of what it is to follow Jesus because we find it too challenging or not particularly interesting.
There is much that we can learn from one another. God is at work in this territory and we need to be ready to respond with our whole selves. The whole thing.
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Show the love!
On Valentine’s Day, Major Heather Poxon encourages us to join the Climate Coalition’s campaign to care for creation
EVERY February for more than a decade, people across the UK have come together for Show the Love, an environmental campaign to share what they love and want to protect –symbolised by a green heart.
The Bible tells us that God showed his love by sending Jesus to be our Saviour. We read in 1 John 4:7–9: ‘Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God... Because God is love. This
Reflect and respond
Read 1 John 4:7–9 several times. What words jump out to you? What is at the heart of caring for creation for you?
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Share a green heart on social media with the hashtag #ShowTheLove2026 and tell the story of what’s at the heart of climate and nature action for you.
is how God showed his love among us: he sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.’
Caring for creation helps us as a Movement to love God and love others. We recognise that the Earth is the Lord’s, that he loves it and so should we. In doing so we discover, and remind ourselves, that it is our common home – as we care for creation, so creation is better able to sustain us.
The Salvation Army is a member of the Climate Coalition, alongside more than 130 organisations, which coordinates Show the Love each year. This year, Show the Love invites everyone to share a green heart as a simple, visible act that can connect us around the things we all care about – our homes, our health, our neighbours and our shared future. These green hearts will also help remind elected representatives in government that people want action rooted in care for place and community.
Caring for creation is one of our territory’s five mission priorities and it connects with and impacts the other four: sharing the good news, serving others without discrimination, nurturing disciples of Jesus and seeking justice
and reconciliation. Climate action, for example, is at the heart of a healthier, fairer, safer future for others – clean air impacts children’s wellbeing and warm homes are at the heart of healthier families and lower bills.
This February, you can make and send a green heart to your local politician, with a short message about what’s at the heart of caring for creation for you. Your heart could be drawn on a postcard, made from fabric, turned into a badge or designed as a greetings card. You can also send a digital postcard via postbug.com. The idea is that members of parliament will receive these as gestures of goodwill and support as they endeavour to promote green policies in the corridors of power.
If you are sending a green heart or postcard to a politician, I would love to receive a photo of it, as well as a copy of the message you send – please send them to me at environment@ salvationarmy.org.uk. Together, let’s wear our hearts on our sleeves as we care for creation and we Show the Love.
• For more information about Show the Love, visit theclimatecoalition.org/ show-the-love
MAJOR HEATHER POXON
Environmental Officer
Captain Mhairi Smeaton South West Division seconds with...
Who are you and what do you do?
I am a divisional mission officer. I became an officer in the USA Eastern Territory, so my experience is different to the officers I work alongside. Each DMO will do their role slightly differently. I understand my role is to come alongside corps leaders, soldiers and friends, and work to progress the mission of their corps.
Why do you do what you do?
I love being an officer! (Please do not confuse that with thinking that I am good at it, or that it’s particularly easy, but I do love it!) I love that I get to be in places that I could never have dreamed of being. I love that I find myself in conversations and situations that are bonkers, and yet in those I know I’m doing what I was created for.
What’s your favourite Bible verse? ‘God is not human that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfil?’ (Numbers 23:19).
What are you praying for at the moment? Wisdom. Goodness me, I need to be smarter!
What do you love, or not love, about the Army?
I don’t like when we prioritise our method over our mission.
What do you do in your spare time?
My behaviour age is north of 60! I’m a crafter. Baking is my regular Sabbath activity: it gives me deep joy, and delights me when I can cheer another’s day up. When I’m not doing that, I’m sewing, knitting or crocheting. I’m so cool! (JK.)
‘It made me think about how to keep God at the centre’
Anya Brain (Maidenhead) shares the impact of the Growing Leaders course on her faith journey
IWAS excited to join the division’s Growing Leaders course this year, because I want to learn more about leadership through the eyes of a Christian and how I can be a better leader, especially as I want to end up in a leadership role later in my career.
I was also excited to meet more young people across the division. I met lots of other young people over the summer at Encounter and the European Youth Event 2025. I came away having learnt so much, including new worship songs, new craft skills and new knowledge about what it’s like for other young people in The Salvation Army, so I was very excited to reconnect with some delegates I already knew and to meet new people too!
I found the Developing Character section of the first residential weekend particularly interesting: the Johari Window Model highlighted how there are different aspects of your character and how, to develop a more holistic character, you need to be able to ask for feedback and share your thoughts and opinions. Diagrams of cycles of work versus grace
also challenged me about how I approach tasks; it made me think about how to keep God at the centre of what I do and find a better relationship between ambition and acceptance.
I loved the morning worship sessions, where we got a chance to focus and reflect on why we were all meeting for the day. A particular moment when I felt like God was speaking to me was during this worship time, when we sang ‘Goodness of God’. It’s one of my favourite songs as the lyrics are so beautiful, so it was a great way to start the weekend!
My favourite part was getting to meet other young people and sharing our thoughts and experiences as young Salvationists. It was also nice to talk about their lives outside church –I found we were able to connect via other interests, like university courses, summer camps and, for some of us, our love of musicals!
During break on the Sunday, we had an impromptu game of the ‘stick game’, which is a guessing game, and everyone got involved, from the delegates to the divisional leaders. The leadership team were so encouraging and supportive, from joining in to having group discussions with us and even having one-on-one prayer partners. This weekend has made me excited for the rest of the course and being able to use the knowledge I’ve gained to be a better leader and maintain my Christian values, even in a potential position of power.
To find out if your division is running a Growing Leaders course, speak to your corps leader.
Have you got a testimony to share? We’d love to hear your faith story! Get in touch at salvationist@ salvationarmy.org.uk.
Still be thou our salvation and our song
TO help me through the recent Christmas season – especially now that, for health reasons, I am unable to attend meetings – I completed a number of playlists from some of my CDs. They tell the whole story of Christmas, from Advent to Epiphany, and I listened to them, each day, from Monday to Friday, throughout that period. On Saturdays and Sundays, I did something different: playlists of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ –a different recording each Saturday and Gareth Malone’s inspirational rendering on BBC iPlayer as an extra. One such playlist used extracts
WHY DO YOU GO TO THE ARMY?
TO your question (Salvationist 25 October 2025), my first response is my question, ‘Why would I not do so?’
I was born on 24 January 1936 and within one week I was taken by my parents to the first of four corps I have soldiered at. In my 89 years, I can safely say I have known nothing else that has been attractive enough to keep me from being an ‘I’ll be true,
from Vaughan Williams’s ‘Hodie (This Day), A Christmas Cantata’. One number from it is the song ‘Bright Portals of the Sky’, and the last line addresses Jesus: ‘still be thou our salvation and our song’. I reflected as I listened that, close on 80 years ago, shortly before my 10th birthday, he became my salvation. He has too been my song ever since, in the hymns I learnt at school and songs in the singing company and songsters, as well as in Sunday meetings. He became my song in my own offerings – I wouldn’t have wanted it any other way!
PETER M COOKE LONDON
true to the colours’ soldier.
I am intrigued as to what events or circumstances are accepted as legitimate alternative attractions. Even when on holiday, wherever in the world my wife and I may be on a Sunday, we will seek out a corps or an evangelical church to maintain the continuity that Sunday means worship. Encountering different corps has been so rewarding. Our son, when a nipper, would
be warned if behaving badly, ‘If you carry on, you’ll not be going to the Army on Sunday!’ What a threat to him that was!
GORDON
ARCHER PORTADOWN
CAROLLING WITH CUPID
A NUMBER of years ago, a quartet of bandsmen were playing on a housing estate in Crickhowell, a village near Abergavenny. We played two carols then moved up the street. A man who was busy cleaning his car as we passed by, stopped what he was doing and approached with a request. Would we be willing to come back and play at a house in Gilwern, an adjacent village? We agreed and the man, an airport taxi driver, duly showed up at the appointed time. We arrived in Gilwern and started to play outside the designated house. Our driver stayed hidden in the shadows and, when a young lady came to the door, he thrust a bunch of flowers into a bandsman’s hands and asked him to give the flowers to her. It would seem that she had a fair idea of where the flowers had come from and that someone had arranged the carol concert solely for her. We were transported back home and we pondered whether the charade had been worthwhile. Was Cupid ready with his arrows? We never knew the outcome, but full marks to the would-be suitor!
ALAN BOWD ABERTILLERY
TAKING THE STAGE
SOME years ago I attended a seminar led by the Christian academic Dr Elaine Storkey, who spoke – among other things –about how she’d been able
to support her son to make a Christian stance while working in the somewhat worldly environment of the West End. Similarly, when interviewed on the 21 December 2025 Songs of Praise, the Christian musical theatre star Phebe Edwards spoke about how her Godly parents had steered both her spiritual and professional pathway – from the age of nine months! The world’s stages are white unto harvest. Sadly, the labourers are indeed very few. Is there a young person in your corps who appears to be interested in musical theatre? Support them, please!
KEVIN CHUBB BARRY
Powerful prayer. Powerful words. God grant that it may be. Ivy Cooper-Billings
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Surely you don’t mean me?
Captain Ben Ellis encourages us to remember how faithful Jesus is to us
MARK 14:12–26
THERE are certain moments in Scripture that I would love to have seen in person. The night of the Last Supper is one of them. As I place myself in the story, I imagine what it would have been like to experience all that was taking place, to meet those present and to witness what each person said and did. I invite you to imagine yourself there too.
The disciples are setting up a guest room for a night of food, fellowship and prayer with Jesus. He has directed them to this location – ‘a large room upstairs, furnished and ready’ (v15). They are preparing for Passover – one of the most important celebrations in their spiritual calendar (see Exodus 12) – a time for remembering when God freed the Israelites from oppression and slavery in Egypt.
When God sent the last plague on Egypt, the Israelites were spared the death of their firstborns because they followed his instructions. They smeared the blood of young lambs or goats without blemish on the sides and tops of the door frames of their houses (see Exodus12:7).
Little do the disciples know that, in the coming hours, Jesus will die so that they might be saved. As Paul later writes: ‘For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed’ (1 Corinthians 5:7).
It’s important for us to understand that the events of Easter – the arrest, trial, scourging, death and resurrection of Jesus – all take place during the festival of Passover. The disciples, along
with all Jewish believers, are celebrating the time when God delivered his people, unaware that they are about to witness an even greater display of God’s love and redemption.
As the disciples celebrate together, Jesus suddenly breaks the atmosphere saying: ‘Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me –one who is eating with me’ (v18).
A perfect evening is suddenly shattered by reality. It’s like a scene from The Traitors, where the ‘faithfuls’ are sitting around the table trying to banish the ‘traitors’ in order to win the game. The disciples sitting at the table are now faced with a dilemma: who is the traitor?
These disciples of Jesus have given up everything to follow him. They have travelled with him, listened to his teaching and seen him perform wonders. Now they are deeply disturbed by Jesus’ statement and try to work out who is going to betray him (see Luke 22:23).
Mark describes their state of mind: ‘They were saddened, and one by one they said to him, “Surely you don’t mean me?”’ (v19).
Matthew’s Gospel tells us that Judas had already made an agreement with the chief priests to betray Jesus for 30 pieces of silver (see Matthew 26:14–16). But Judas does not give himself away and, even though he knows the truth, still asks the same question: ‘Surely you don’t mean me?’ (v19).
Jesus knows that Judas is going to be the one who betrays him. He also knows the consequences Judas will suffer and says: ‘It would be better for him if he had not been born’ (v21). Yet, in that moment, he still offers the bread and cup to him
– a demonstration of inclusion, love and covenant.
It amazes me that, despite knowing all the pain and suffering that he is soon to endure, Jesus is still willing to share the Last Supper with the disciple who will betray him and another who will deny him. When trials come our way, or when we have doubts and questions, we need to remember how faithful Jesus is to us. When life is full of good things and we have lots to be thankful for, we need to remember how faithful Jesus is to us. No matter what is going on in our lives, our response to his faithfulness should be consistent faith in Jesus.
PAUSE AND REFLECT
How confident are you in your faith?
Can you identify areas of doubt?
Can you identify questions you have?
While we often focus on Judas’s betrayal of Jesus in the Easter story, Peter’s denial of Jesus may hit closer to home for us today. Many of us will have been faced with doubts or shame when challenged to stand up for what we believe. When others ask questions about our relationship with Jesus, we should have boldness to remain faithful and make that faith known.
We are all invited to Jesus’ table of grace, forgiveness and acceptance. In verses 23 and 24, Jesus confirms this covenant between God and his people. Jesus knows our hearts and minds. In return for this
incredible gift, God asks that we confess our wrongdoing and believe in Jesus – ‘the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’ (John 1:29) – then, that we live trusting God to meet our every need. We can do this by having confidence in Jesus and showing faith and commitment, so that no one around the table would be able to doubt that we are ‘faithful’. Then we can confidently ask: ‘Surely you don’t mean me?’
Take time to meditate on General Albert Orsborn’s words:
My life must be Christ’s broken bread, My love his outpoured wine, A cup o’erfilled, a table spread Beneath his name and sign, That other souls, refreshed and fed, May share his life through mine.
My all is in the Master’s hands For him to bless and break; Beyond the brook his winepress stands And thence my way I take, Resolved the whole of love’s demands To give, for his dear sake.
Lord, let me share that grace of thine Wherewith thou didst sustain The burden of the fruitful vine, The gift of buried grain. Who dies with thee, O Word divine, Shall rise and live again. (SASB 610)
To read the full, unedited Prayer Matters booklet, visit salvationist.org.uk/discipleship.
SATURDAY 14 FEBRUARY – CARE FOR CREATION: SELF-DENIAL APPEAL
Father, thank you for Hope House in Estonia, and the offer of support and love it brings. We pray for continued transformation in the lives of all those who need support in overcoming addiction. Thank you for the leaders and volunteers, and the beacon of hope that it shines in the area.
by Faye Lloyd-Jones (Resource Coordinator, Mission Resources)
SUNDAY 15 FEBRUARY – SABBATH PRAYER: BRINGING HOPE
In January, we reflected on how we might bring hope to people around us. As you look back over the first six weeks of the year, what seeds of hope have you been planting, and what signs of hope are you seeing?
by Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)
MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY – SHARING THE GOOD NEWS: CENTRAL, SOUTHERN AND CHANNEL ISLANDS DIVISION
We launched a year of prayer for our children and young people’s work. Join us in prayer for work already done, and for new opportunities to reach out to younger generations. Pray especially for those who are delegates in our youth Growing Leaders programme.
by Major Jane Alton (Divisional Leader)
TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY – SERVING AND CARING: TERRITORIAL YOUTH BAND AND TERRITORIAL YOUTH CHOIR
Delegates and staff will gather for five days of discipleship and music-making together. The theme is Light. We pray delegates will show the light of God in their lives, and spend the week encouraging each other to shine. We ask God’s strength, patience and grace be upon each staff member and that they, too, receive immeasurable blessings.
by Stephanie Lamplough (Assistant Director of Music and Creative Arts (Creative Arts))
WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY – JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION: JOURNEYING WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN BANGLADESH
The Salvation Army in Jashore, Bangladesh, has faithfully journeyed with women and children living in the neighbourhood brothel district. Women end up there for many reasons, but not out of choice. God, we pray the cycles of sexual exploitation will be destroyed, and women and children will find pathways to freedom. by Hayley Still (UK Engagement Coordinator, International Projects Office)
THURSDAY 19 FEBRUARY – INTERNATIONAL SALVATION ARMY: GERMANY, LITHUANIA AND POLAND TERRITORY
We give thanks for the many ways Salvationists are loving and serving their communities. We pray particularly for the work the Army is doing among refugees, that there will be enough resources to support everyone. We pray for the territorial leadership team of Colonels Dean and Eirwen Pallant and Lieut-Colonels Achim and Anette Janowski.
by Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)
FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY – GROWING IN FAITH: TERRITORIAL YOUTH BAND AND CHOIR Pray for each delegate, that they will find solace and strength they can take back into their everyday lives. Pray for today’s final celebration, Youth Makes Music, that God will be at the centre and that his presence will be felt. May God use all that is done and given this week to bring people closer to him to extend his Kingdom. by Stephanie Lamplough (Assistant Director of Music and Creative Arts (Creative Arts))
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Go deep!
Major Ann Montgomery reflects on the Mission Conference theme of Intero and calls us out of the shallow water and into deeper faith, community and mission
IWANT to take you on holiday. Picture this: the sun is shining, the pool is beckoning. Around the pool, you notice one man on the edge. He inhales, raises his arms like an Olympic diver … and dips his toe in the water. You know what’s coming, don’t you? ‘It’s too cold! And whoa! That’s the deep end!’ Then he begins what can only be described as dad ballet on the edge of the pool, before he wanders to the steps in the shallow end. He dips a toe in, but stays in the shallow water. Isn’t that how many of us approach faith? We love the idea of going deeper with Jesus but, when he invites us beyond what’s predictable or comfortable, we retreat. In Luke 5, Jesus calls Simon Peter out of the shallow water and into the deep – where faith matures, community strengthens and mission begins.
I love this account in Scripture because, before anything miraculous happens, Jesus steps into Simon’s boat. Jesus steps into that place of Simon’s exhaustion, frustration and failure. Jesus is right there with him.
Jesus says to Simon: ‘Put out into deep water’ (v4). In that moment, Simon isn’t full of faith: he is full of frustration and doubt. He knows the waters. He knows the fishes’ swimming patterns. He knows what Jesus is asking makes no earthly sense. But he says: ‘Because
you say so, I will let down the nets’ (v5).
Why? Because Simon knows Jesus. His response is one of the most powerful declarations of discipleship in Scripture: it is a short, simple act of surrender and obedience.
Going deeper with Jesus is intentional, not accidental. Knowing Jesus better means practising specific disciplines.
First, we listen to his word. Simon’s whole journey begins with Jesus speaking and Simon responding; we go deeper when we don’t simply read Scripture, but we let it read us, guiding, confronting and shaping us.
Second, we spend time in his presence. Simon lets Jesus into his daily world; we know Jesus more deeply when we consistently create space and time for him, through prayer that is honest, worship that is wholehearted, quiet that allows him to speak, and reflection that allows his Spirit to search us.
Third, we trust him in uncomfortable places. It is in the deep – the places we wouldn’t choose – that we discover who Jesus really is: the healer in our pain, the provider in our need, the peace in our turmoil and the guide in our confusion.
If we stay in the shallow water, we will only ever know Jesus partially. Simon was able to respond obediently because he’d spent time with, made space for and knew Jesus.
What happens when Simon goes out into the deep? ‘This time their nets were so full of fish they began to tear!’ (v6 New Living Translation).
Simon then immediately calls for help. There was none of this, ‘No, it’s OK, I’m fine.’ Verse 7 says: ‘A shout for help brought their partners in the other boat’ (NLT ).
We are partners with God in his mission and partners with one another –we’re not in this on our own! The Mission Conference’s theme, Intero, refers to the truth that we’re created for community; we need to work in partnership with each other.
Deep places always require deep relationships, and serving side by side brings joy. Jesus himself ministered with the Twelve and sent disciples out two by two. Psalm 133:1 celebrates: ‘How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!’
Remember that chap at the swimming pool? A deep relationship with someone else on the other side of the pool would have seen him get in the water and swim towards them, then start speaking with them – not to them, but engaging in meaningful conversation with them.
Authentic, honest, loving relationships – where we are interested in people and accept them for who they are – are the
ones that cultivate honesty, openness and a safe space to speak about our faith, our doubts and our struggles, as well as the blessings we receive. Authentic relationships lead to transformation, just as Jesus called Zacchaeus, Matthew, Peter and many others into a place of relationship, acceptance and belonging.
When people feel they are loved and belong, when people live in deep community, that brings shared work, shared joy, shared support, shared formation and shared mission. Doing life with one another strengthens us, keeps us accountable and multiplies our missional impact.
So we’re called to dive in and go deep – not just with Jesus, but with one another. In the deep, we become a Kingdom family.
After the miracle, Simon falls at Jesus’ knees, overwhelmed by his own unworthiness. Jesus responds with grace, simply saying: ‘Don’t be afraid’ (v10). Then he speaks calling and purpose into Simon’s life: ‘From now on, you will fish for people’ (v10).
Here’s the thing: we cannot go deep in mission unless we first go deep with Jesus. It is when we go deep with Jesus – when his holiness shapes us, his mercy lifts us and his voice directs us – that mission is birthed. Then he equips us
with clarity, courage, compassion and conviction.
You cannot sustain mission from shallow faith. Without a deep relationship with Jesus, mission becomes joyless. Without his presence, mission becomes exhausting. Without our obedience, mission becomes fruitless. Mission is not something we do for Jesus – it is something we do with Jesus. And Jesus never sends disciples alone.
But we cannot follow Jesus into mission while clinging to the shoreline. The shallow water is safe and predictable, but the deep is where Jesus is waiting for you. The deep is uncomfortable, but it’s where calling becomes reality. It’s about praying, ‘Jesus, help me see where you are working – and give me courage to join you there.’
I’m diving in. Will you join me?
• Find out more about how the Mission Service can enable, empower and equip you for frontline mission at salvationist. org.uk/missionservice
ANN MONTGOMERY Territorial Mission Officer THQ
We must wade deep into these transforming, refreshing revival waters. Jesus said: ‘Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them’ (John 7:37 and 38). We must let go of the desire to control, and allow the Holy Spirit to lead and make room now for our young people to take us forward. We’ve got to go after this and see our people re-energised and re-impassioned for mission. We must encourage innovation, creativity and courage. We’ve got to bathe our God-entrusted mission in prayer so that it swirls in the great river of God and brings hope, healing and transformation; so that we enter the flow of this river ourselves and become, in new and dynamic ways, the hands, the face and the voice of Jesus among the people. As the prophet Ezekiel announced: ‘Where the river flows everything will live’ (Ezekiel 47:9).
General Lyndon Buckingham Compass, The Salvation Army’s Global Strategic Framework
Reimagining all-age ministry
Dave Csinos talks to Lyn Woods about his address at the Mission Conference
How did you come to faith and what brought you to where you are today?
I was raised in a practising Catholic home. I’ve always grown up in the Church, in a family and a faith community that encouraged deep reflection and consideration of the experience of God, not just God as a concept, and not just church as an institution, but church as a place that can make a difference. Faith has always been woven into the fabric of my life. I felt a call to the vocation of ministry from very early in my life. Later, I started a degree in music education, because I also really liked education. Partway through that, I transferred to religious studies to pursue that call to ministry in a way that allowed for me to also have a family.
What are you sharing at the Mission Conference?
Most of it has to do with all-age or intergenerational ministry. I’m talking about ways of adapting worship practices to better account for different ages, abilities and interests that are in the church. How might we think about different ways we can adapt our preaching practices, so that we are more engaging with all people in the room? When people hear ‘intergenerational’ or
David M Csinos is associate professor of practical theology at Atlantic School of Theology in Halifax, Canada, where he directs the unique diploma in intergenerational faith formation. He is the author of A Gospel for All Ages: Teaching and Preaching with the Whole Church and the forthcoming Church Together: An Essential Guide to All-Age Ministry (with Traci Smith). Find out more about Dave at davecsinos.com and read more about intergenerational church at salvationist.org.uk/ intergenerational-ministry-partsomething-bigger
‘all-age’, they immediately think it must be for the kids. The reality is it’s for everyone.
We often need to prioritise the voices that have not been present, which is often young people or people with different abilities, people who have different needs and different assumptions than are reflected in our traditional or standard practices. I’m helping people to expand their ideas of what worship could look like, what preaching could look like, also hopefully expanding their ideas of who all-age ministry is for.
What are you hoping delegates take back to their churches and communities?
We’re not just talking about it, we’re doing some practices with everyone, some that I’ve learnt from other people and some that I’ve developed. I hope people take away the experience of seeing what it could look like. I hope people don’t just reproduce what I offer but leave with an imagination for experimenting and reshaping things in a way that best fits their ministry context and the needs of the people in their faith communities.
Give us your three top tips for intergenerational mission.
Work with who you have. All-age doesn’t mean every single age has to be present, it means all ages of who is there. It’s also about all abilities.
Assume there is more diversity than you imagined in church. Often people have never been invited to do things differently. People often don’t know what’s possible until they try it. Assume that, regardless of who is there and whatever you try out, there are going to be people who find what you try meaningful and people who find it less meaningful.
Just do something! Don’t start with the most important Sunday service of the year, that’s not the one to change your preaching practices in. Start with something that’s already a little different. Each thing you can do to better bring the ages together and help them build relationships with each other, it all adds up.
When we are thinking about all-age ministry, it’s not about a fad: it’s about the call to treat all people as equal disciples, to see all people as valued, to see everyone’s needs as needing to be met. That doesn’t mean someone’s needs will be met all the time. We continue the mission we are called to do, knowing that God is still working with all of us.
• Read a longer version of this interview at salvationist.org.uk/interview-davecsinos
LYN WOODS Editorial Assistant Salvationist
Side by side
Core Recovery Development Officer Major Lynden Gibbs talks to Major Lynne Shaw about the benefits of going on a pilgrimage
CORE Recovery is an invitation to discover a place and a group where you can be yourself, ask questions, explore faith and recovery, and move forward – a place of welcome, belonging and healing. It is a spiritual community that supports each other through recovery, whether that is recovery from addictive substances, poor health or life situations. Out of this has come a one-day pilgrimage experience, which a number of groups around the country have already enjoyed. A pilgrimage guide is available for anyone to use, and the resource is suitable for many other groups of people. At this week’s Mission Conference, people are experiencing part of that pilgrimage experience.
There are many benefits to walking, talking, stillness and silence. These days they are well documented. The Core Recovery pilgrimage provides opportunities for all these, with the added advantage of being rooted in the with-ness of Jesus and fellowship with one another.
Lynden explains: ‘It’s an intentionally spiritual journey, bringing Jesus in – that’s the strong part of the recovery. The second bit is fellowship, which everybody needs; it brings you on a journey with people and builds deeper bonds. Walking outdoors is shown to help recovery: exercise produces endorphins, which make you feel better, so you end up fitter and can feel good about yourself. It’s quite grounding!’
The guide to the pilgrimage has four stages – including a time for solo
reflection and quietness – although Lynden explains the order can be changed and the material adapted to suit the context. A bag of objects is given to each participant, designed to prompt questions, conversations and become a physical reminder of the ongoing journey with God.
‘There’s all sorts,’ Lynden shares. ‘A pearl, a tiny figure of Jesus, a cross, a heart, a sheep. They’re little hints to start people talking: what do you think this means? Taking the bag away with them is about asking: “So what now?”’
‘At Core Recovery we’re there to journey with Jesus, to challenge ourselves in terms of anything we can do better, anything we can do more of,’ he continues. ‘During the last stage of the walk we’ll remember people, and everybody will have one or more stones that we’ll then put down. It might be in remembrance of somebody or to represent something that’s challenged you on the pilgrimage. We end up with a bit of a cairn that we either leave or move to somewhere significant.’
With more than 200 people expected across the Mission Conference’s two parts, the group size has been limited to give a genuine taste of the pilgrimage.
‘With a group of, say, 40, you can still get around to people, starting conversations, connecting people to each other,’ says Lynden. ‘For about an hour we’ll focus on one stage. It’ll be nice to get people talking about their route to Jesus. There’s a beauty in that, and to think about what Jesus is doing in your life.’
On the full pilgrimage, that part is usually the second stage, after people have had an opportunity to get to know one another. The stages happen slowly, over the course of a whole day so that gradually people’s guards come down. At the Mission Conference the pilgrimage taster is happening between the two main blocks of teaching.
‘With a group of Salvationist leaders we can be a bit more focused; it’ll be great for them to speak Jesus to each other,’ says Lynden.
The result is an environment for meaningful talking and deep connections.
‘I’ve had some great conversations,’ Lynden shares. ‘I was sat with a guy experiencing homelessness, talking together, and he said to me, “So what’s Jesus doing in your life?” It felt like such an opportunity, and we chatted together about what Jesus was doing in both our lives. His testimony was very strong. Inclusive is the word. It’s what the pilgrimage is designed to be, and empowering – it’s good to get into the habit of speaking about your spiritual journey.’
• For more about how to host your own pilgrimage, visit salvationist.org.uk/ resources/core-recovery-resources
MAJOR LYNNE SHAW Editorial Assistant Publishing Department
Boston Discerning God’s mission
Expanding outreach
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the corps welcomed a new leader, Major Michelle Woodhouse, who came in with an outward-facing approach. General Brian Peddle at the time had sent a clear message that we must get outside and share the good news. We had started the Music Man Project before lockdowns and resumed as soon as it was possible. We’ve had an extremely good response, with about 60 people currently on the register and more than 50 people meeting twice monthly. There are people who wouldn’t necessarily come into church on Sundays but see The Salvation Army as their church because it’s where they attend Music Man.
We started a weekly warm space, which is moving into its third year, and commenced Starfish school mentoring in 2023. We looked at our Sunday evening programme and have expanded that to include café church, which several of our warm space users attend. In 2024 we completed a prayer walk that included an estate that has lots of green spaces and lots of children, many of whom attend the school behind our building. We looked at getting out there and sought permission to use their green play area to do some community work. Last summer, we met every second Sunday afternoon, with a weekly holiday club in summer. Instead of the children coming to our building, we went to them!
Musical mission
We have a band of about 30 and run a full carolling programme. This Christmas, we supported 620 children with Christmas presents and about 280 families with food vouchers. Without the band carolling, we couldn’t fund that level of assistance; they are vital to mission.
We have a slightly smaller songsters and run a community choir. They practise in November, leading up to the town carol service. In March, we start rehearsals for an Easter musical for Good Friday.
Intergenerational ministry
We have a core of committed people, some younger and some older. One of the ladies who helps us at the Haven estate is in her nineties. She sits in our gazebo and talks to the children, and they talk to her. From her seat, she will help with anything that she can. We say to the corps: ‘If she can do it, we all can!’
We have a community garden at the side of the hall. We’re looking into ways we could reach out with that, particularly through our young people.
The
Mission Conference
Recruiting Sergeant and Starfish Coordinator Sarah, Songster Leader Wendy and Adherents Secretary Denise are attending the Mission Conference this weekend and have each chosen different sessions and seminar streams to optimise their learning opportunities. A lot is happening missionally, and we have a strong pastoral leadership team and a well-represented corps council. This stands us in good stead to attend the conference, to discern where God will take us now.
We’re hoping that the conference will be a time of feeding for us as leaders. We want to use the time and space, away from the busyness of corps and daily life, to say to God: ‘This is your weekend. We
want to hear what you’ve got to say to us.’ We pray that God will bless and use our time at the conference and show us his will for the corps going forward.
• From a conversation with Mentoring Programme Coordinator (Local) Sarah Robinson.
Narva Corps
The 2026 Self-Denial Appeal runs from 1 February to 1 March with a focus on the Army’s work in Estonia
IN the northeast of the country is the city of Narva, and this morning, Cadet Olga Rosca (Narva Corps) is running her weekly group with mothers and children.
‘The group for mothers and children began, first of all, because I am a mother and I understand what mothers go through,’ she explains. ‘I also see that women need fellowship, a sense of community. We can read the Bible together, reflect on parenting as well as share practical advice and pray for our children.’
Narva is Estonia’s third largest city with a population of just over 50,000. It’s the country’s easternmost point. On the other side of the river Narva is Russia, connected by the so-called Friendship Bridge. Its name is a reminder of a time when relations between these neighbours were less frosty.
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the bridge has all but closed. Anti-tank security barriers are where the lorries and cars once were. These days there’s only a trickle of pedestrians for the border guards to worry about.
The atmosphere has taken its toll on the city. Factories have shut down, the population is falling and unemployment is rising.
The Salvation Army has been in the city since 2005, serving the people of Narva from young to old.
out to the ladies. She first came here seven years ago when she needed help herself.
‘I live alone because my children live in Tallinn,’ she explains. ‘I cannot go there. It is far away and my husband died. When I come here, I feel at home. I feel good here. I am motivated by the faith in God, this motivates me.’
‘The weekly support we offer, like distributing bread and sometimes larger food packages and products,’ Olga continues. ‘It really helps them a lot because many people don’t live very comfortably and they have to stretch their pension from the beginning to the end of the month. They have to look for extra support from elsewhere.’
Before they head home, the women also pick up some bargains from the clothes store.
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As well as the mothers and children’s group, Olga runs regular outdoor sessions in the local park. It’s part of a plan to make a stronger connection with people in the city.
‘We want to be open to the community,’ Olga expresses.
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‘At the women’s meetings, women come together, they talk, share their needs and life situations,’ explains Cadet Olga. ‘They enjoy refreshments, drink tea, pray, sing and receive lessons or insights for themselves.’
During the Soviet era it was women who made up most of the workforce in the garment factories that have now closed. Many of these women are now retired and are struggling to make ends meet. The Salvation Army is doing what it can to help.
Next door, Liudmila is preparing food packs ready to hand
‘We want the Church to be visible, not only within its walls, but also to the outside. We serve people out there so they know us and see us, but also so they feel they can come to church and be part of the community. And through all of this, we share love. God’s love for us and our love for him.’
The results have been remarkable, with more young people coming to the corps every week.
Olga adds: ‘The most important thing that I want to focus on is children, teenagers and young people so that the Church has a future.’
• Based on this week’s Self-Denial Appeal video, available to watch at salvationist.org.uk/selfdenial
ECUMENICAL
Rooted together in unity
SUNBURY COURT INTERNATIONAL
EIGHTY delegates from around the world gathered for an International Development and Relief Conference. The Rooted Together theme was inspired by the Japanese value of danketsu – unity through connectedness – and the conference was underpinned by the biblical encouragement to be ‘rooted and established in love’ (Ephesians 3:17).
The conference provided a rare opportunity for the Movement’s specialists and frontline practitioners to explore their interconnectedness. They considered their core mission and discussed how they can move forward with purpose and relevant mission methodology in an ever-changing world.
International Secretary for the South Pacific and East Asia Zone Commissioner Yusak Tampai opened the conference with a rousing devotional call to action. Speakers then gave presentations on a range of topics, including Dag-Håkon Eriksen from VID Specialized University in Norway, who spoke of changing Christian approaches to international development and disaster relief. A notable highlight was a presentation by Daryl Crowden, general manager of Emergency, Aid and Development (Australia), who focused on applying a collaborative and complementary approach to development, relief and peace in fragile and conflict-affected situations.
Delegates took part in workshops and panel discussions, sharing their views on their contextual strengths and challenges, and engaging with representatives from thematic Communities of Practice. Participants gave opinions on the Army’s role in creating change and the language required for articulating this to others.
The conference ended with a joyful dinner and closing ceremony with Chief of the Staff Commissioner Edward Hill and World Secretary for Women’s Ministries Commissioner Shelley Hill as guests. The evening ended with a concert by Bromley Temple Songsters.
The Movement will use learnings from Rooted Together towards gaining a better understanding of how to move forward in developing a methodology in such uncertain times to secure a brighter future for people who are vulnerable and marginalised. – AR
NEWPORT CITADEL The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity started with a service of contemplation at Newport Cathedral. The week saw the Newport ecumenical pilgrims journey around congregations in the city for daily lunchtime prayers and culminated in a celebration at the corps, with an evening of praise and celebration. A time of joyful and exuberant worship was led by the local Methodist worship group, Divisional Leader Lieut-Colonel Jonathan Roberts shared God’s word, inspiring the growing ecumenical community to embrace their oneness, as described in Ephesians 4:4. Those gathered were encouraged to take pilgrim stones and journey on together through the year, sharing God’s love not just with each other but with the community which they serve and love. – KS
ECUMENICAL
BIRMINGHAM CITADEL A group from the songsters supported the last session of a 24-hour prayer weekend at St Martin in the Bullring. The church handed over the baton to the corps to host the 2027 prayer event. Corps leader Major Keely Standley led prayers and the songsters provided songs and readings. – RO
COMMUNITY
corps. The corps now has nine first-aiders, who cover weekday activities and Sunday worship. – GJ
INTERNATIONAL
CHILE Catastrophic wildfires in the Biobío Region destroyed more than 750 homes leaving 6,707 people without homes. The Army’s Disaster Response Teams provided support, coordinating the preparation and distribution of food, drinking water and essential hygiene items. The teams also offered much-needed emotional and spiritual support to families who have lost their homes and even loved ones. These efforts took place as government agencies continued evacuations, damage assessments and early recovery planning. – AR
ABERDEEN CITADEL
THE corps celebrated as corps leader Major Peter Renshaw enrolled Lemael, Dylan, Tiffany, Rodwell and Alexander as junior soldiers, the first at the corps in 10 years. We thank God for our children, and for the growth we have seen in the young people’s corps. Our all-age worship focused on putting God first: everyone was encouraged to pray each day, read their Bibles and lead lives that are clean in thought, word and deed. Amen. – PR
NOTTING HILL
THE first junior soldier to be enrolled at the corps is Chante. Chante’s mum was welcomed as an adherent recently, and Chante and her brother attend together. In her testimony, Chante spoke about praying to God for a family she could be a part of and believes that her prayers have been answered. Soldier Pui Kay Lau prayed for Chante as she took this important step in her adventure with Jesus. – AR
THE corps welcomed nine adherents, including Swan Lodge Lifehouse residents Ronnie Nash and Roger Meeson, into the fellowship. The celebration was conducted by corps leaders Majors David and Meshiel Brown, alongside Corps Sergeant-Major Valerie Sinclair. Pictured are Kemi, Kasey, Ronnie, Ian, Major David, Sean, Joseph and Roger (back row) and Corps Sergeant-Major Val, Major Meshiel, Naomi and Sarah (front row). – JJ
MAIDSTONE
KATH Antony was enrolled as a soldier and Pam Blackie was welcomed as an adherent by corps leader Lieutenant Bethany Perkins. Both ladies are friends and sisters in Christ and volunteer at Sam’s Tots each week, where they enjoy helping with crafts and getting covered in glue or paint! They readily take up other volunteering opportunities too. Kath first came to Sam’s Tots with her grandson about 10 years ago, before becoming involved in it when he went to school. She always felt the presence of God when she entered the building and felt drawn to worship but was already worshipping at another church. After Covid-19 restrictions were lifted she took the opportunity to try services at the hall and found this was where God wanted her to be. Kath was approached about becoming an adherent and she jumped at the chance, but God had other ideas. She felt she ought to become a soldier but did not feel as good as others around her, as she had not been brought up in The Salvation Army. She then remembered the song ‘Beautiful Lord, Wonderful Saviour’ (SASB 355) and realised she could become a soldier with God beside her. Pam first attended with Kath about three years ago. Everyone was so welcoming and she knew this would be a beautiful place to worship. The words above the entrance doors say it all for her, ‘Come ... now is the time to worship!’ – BP
WILLIAM Hartin was welcomed as an adherent and Arlene McIntyre recommitted herself as a soldier. They both shared a little of their faith journey, and it was encouraging to hear William talk about his first contact with the Army more than 60 years ago and how he came to the corps years later. Arlene spoke of how God had reignited her calling to soldiership and knew she had to say yes – yes to God and yes to serve him where he places her. They are pictured with corps leaders Major Jane-Marie Cook and Captain Tim Cook. – J-MC
ON Covenant Sunday, Elizabeth, Audon, Chris and Samuel were enrolled as soldiers by corps leader Captain Sam Tomlin. They each testified to the joy of following Jesus and making their covenant with God. Also pictured is associate officer Major Mark Spencer-Arneaud, who conducted their soldiership classes with Captain Sam. – ST
ROBERT Cooke was welcomed as an adherent by corps leader Territorial Envoy Alison Parker. Robert first attended the corps on Palm Sunday in 2025 and, after attending an Alpha course run by the corps, decided to make the Army his spiritual home and become an adherent. Robert helps at the coffee morning and volunteers in the charity shop and said he feels welcomed and supported by the corps folk. Robert testified that, during a tough time in his life, he found encouragement and hope in Scripture and continues to do so. Robert shared 2 Corinthians 5:17: ‘Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: the old has gone, the new is here!’ Also pictured is Corps Sergeant-Major Diane Cowling. – AP
ON Covenant Sunday, Maleleko Munkombwe and Florencia were enrolled as soldiers by corps leaders Majors Graeme and Zoe Smith. In their testimonies, Maleleko and Flori spoke of their love of God and the support they have received from their parents, wider family, corps and particularly their corps youth leaders. – GS
ON Covenant Sunday, Lorin Ritchie was enrolled as a soldier by corps leaders Majors Ian and Sally McBride. Lorin has attended since she was a baby and grown up through the corps. Lorin chose the song ‘Christ of Glory, Prince of Peace’ (SASB 578) and testified to the support and encouragement of her family, in particular her granny, Margaret, who, before her promotion to Glory, greatly influenced Lorin’s decision to rededicate her life to God, leading to her decision to become a soldier. We pray God’s blessing on her. – LK
BETH and Elizabeth Graham were enrolled as soldiers on Covenant Sunday by Major Jacquie Hanover, having attended a Discovery course in 2025. Beth, who was previously a Salvation Army officer in the late 1960s, shared her testimony and explained how God has brought her back to The Salvation Army with her daughter. Elizabeth is a member of the timbrel group, which she absolutely loves. The corps welcomed Beth and Elizabeth by singing their favourite song ‘When You Feel Weakest, Dangers Surround’ (SASB 691). Also pictured are Majors Barrie and Maria Sampson, who led this special meeting. – TP
FAKENHAM
BELFAST NORTH
LIVERPOOL STONEYCROFT
BROMLEY TEMPLE
RAYLEIGH
COLONEL BRAMWELL BOOTH
BRAMWELL was born in 1928 to Commissioners Renee and Wycliffe Booth and was raised largely in France and Switzerland. After qualifying as an instructor for children with special needs, he worked with war-wounded and disabled boys in France and Canada. It was during this time that Bramwell answered the call to become a Salvation Army officer. He was commissioned from the Heralds session in 1953 and went on to serve in several corps across the Northern Division.
In 1961 Bramwell married his beloved Norwegian wife, Ruth Fiskaa. Their first appointment as newlyweds was as youth officers at Regent Hall, followed by corps appointments across North and East London. From Clapton Congress Hall, Bramwell was appointed chief secretary in Congo (Brazzaville).
On returning in 1972, he was appointed divisional youth secretary in the Northern Division, later moving to South London. Bramwell found great joy in working with hundreds of young people and in organising divisional sports days and youth festivals.
His subsequent appointments included divisional commander in Edinburgh and Glasgow, and then officer commanding in Italy in 1981. Following devastating earthquakes there, Bramwell oversaw the construction of homes, halls and community centres, as well as a furniture factory created to provide employment for local young people.
Bramwell then served for five years as under secretary for Europe at International Headquarters, before his final appointment as territorial commander in Germany.
Beyond the Army, Bramwell’s greatest joy was his family. He was a proud father to Svend, Rachel and Yannette, a cherished grandfather to four boys and two girls, and a great-grandfather to two. Bramwell’s legacy of service, faith and love continues to inspire all who knew him.
Ruth, and the whole family, thank you for your messages of sympathy and kind thoughts. They have been a great comfort to them. – YR
MARGARET TURTON LUTON
MARGARET was born and brought up in Worthing, where she was enrolled as a junior soldier and later as a soldier. After marriage to Deryck, they relocated to Luton, where Margaret became corps cadet guardian and latterly songster sergeant. She was an encourager and cared about others.
Sunday was always an open house for anyone needing a good lunch and many people benefited from Margaret and Deryck’s hospitality over the years. Margaret also shopped for people unable to get out themselves, volunteered with the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service and delivered ‘meals on wheels’ to housebound people. She enjoyed selling the Army papers in the pubs and clubs, something she did regularly well into her eighties.
Margaret loved the Lord and wanted to show that to others through her words and actions. She is greatly missed by her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren, as well as by many who knew her through the years. – SG
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ARMY PEOPLE
International appointments
The following appointments and promotions, decided upon by the General, have been announced by the Chief of the Staff
Effective 1 May
COLONELS CHATONDA AND JOYCE THEU, officers of the Malawi Territory, as Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women’s Ministries of that territory
LIEUT-COLONELS JOHN AND BRENDA MURRAY, officers of the Canada and Bermuda Territory, as Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women’s Ministries, Uganda Territory, with the rank of colonel
MAJORS DAVID AND JEAN ERICKSON, officers of the USA Southern Territory, as Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries, Bangladesh Territory
Effective 1 June
LIEUT-COLONELS ANDREW AND DARLENE MORGAN, officers of the Canada and Bermuda Territory, as International Secretaries for Administration and Personnel, International Headquarters, with the rank of commissioner; Lieut-Colonel Andrew Morgan on 1 June and Lieut-Colonel Darlene Morgan on 2 June
MAJORS CINZIA AND SAMUEL WALZER , officers of the Switzerland, Austria and Hungary Territory, as Territorial Commander and Territorial Leader for Leader Development, Italy and Greece Territory, with the rank of lieut-colonel
MAJORS FRANCISCO AND PATRICIA PAREDES, officers of the South America West Territory, as Chief Secretary and Territorial Secretary for Women’s Ministries, Italy and Greece Territory
Local officers appointed
CORPS PASTORAL CARE SECRETARY MARGARET DAY, Chatham
CORPS PASTORAL CARE SECRETARY NIGEL DAY, Chatham
CORPS SERGEANT-MAJOR MAJOR CAROLINE BUCHANAN, Hamilton Wedding anniversaries Diamond (60 years)
CORPS TREASURER BOB AND SONGSTER LEADER MARGARET GEORGE , Tiverton, on 26 February
Promoted to Glory
BETTY McCULLOCH, Parkhead BANDSMAN DAVID FISHER , Stowmarket
MARY HOWIE , Hamilton, on 30 December 2025
MORAG MILLER , Stirling, on 23 January
MAJOR WINIFRED SANDERSON from Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, on 28 January Bereaved
DOROTHY FISHER , Stowmarket, of her husband Bandsman David Fisher, Louisa Watson and Ben Fisher of their father, Terence Potter of his stepfather
IAIN HOWIE , Hamilton, of his wife Mary Howie, Susan, Gillian and Hazel, all Hamilton, of their mother
BOB MILLER , Stirling, of his wife Morag Miller, Douglas Miller and Shonah Thon of their mother
ENGAGEMENTS
General Lyndon Buckingham and World President of Women’s Ministries Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham
Tue 17 Feb – Tue 24 Feb Uganda Territory
Chief of the Staff Commissioner Edward Hill and World Secretary for Women’s Ministries Commissioner Shelley Hill
Thu 19 Feb – Tue 24 Feb India South Eastern Territory
Territorial Leaders Commissioners Jenine and Paul Main
Thu 19 Feb Bournemouth (Territorial Youth Band and Choir)
Fri 20 Feb Poole (Youth Makes Music concert)
Sat 21 Feb – Sun 22 Feb Pontypool (145th corps anniversary)
Thu 26 Feb
William Booth College (Graduation Day)
Sat 28 Feb – Sun 1 Mar Peterborough Citadel
Chief Secretary Colonel Peter Forrest and Territorial Secretary for Leader Development Colonel Julie Forrest
Thu 12 Feb – Sun 15 Feb University of Warwick (Mission Conference)*
Fri 20 Feb Poole (Youth Makes Music concert)
Sat 21 Feb Maidenhead (International Staff Band)
Thu 26 Feb William Booth College (Graduation day)
* Colonel Peter Forrest only
NOTICES
Celebrating Adults in Later Life
Older People’s Ministries have released new worship material designed to celebrate, encourage and affirm adults in later life. With worship ideas, a video, a sermon starter and more, the material invites us all to reflect on the journey of life. The resource can be used at any point in the year, perhaps on a special weekend, a dedicated Sunday or within weekday groups. Visit salvationist.org.uk/celebrating-adults-in-later-life
Prepare for Lent
All Lent resources on this year’s theme, Hidden to Whole, are now available. Find six weeks of sermon starters, small group material, journals and a spoken word video that invite God’s transforming work in our hearts. Visit salvationist.org.uk/lent
Poetry Corner
Salvationist is bringing back Poetry Corner for Easter. If you have a poem inspired by Easter, please send it to salvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk for consideration by 13 March.
SOUNDS
Sunday Worship
Join Salvationists across the territory in worship, with music, prayer and a Bible message from a guest speaker. In this week’s message, Territorial Mission Officer Major Ann Montgomery shares some of her message from the Mission Conference. Can’t join us at 11am on Sundays? Catch up with the weekly podcast of highlights. Each week’s broadcast is repeated in full on Sundays at 6pm, Mondays at 12am and Thursdays at 9am.
• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/radio
Morning Praise with Kids Alive!
Get your day started with half an hour of music, prayer, a thought and lots of giggles! Listen on Saturdays from 7.30am to 8am. Can’t tune in on Saturday morning? The broadcast is repeated in full on Sundays at 9am and Mondays at 7.30am.
