Salvationist 4 January 2025 by The Salvation Army UK and Ireland

KEEPING EACH OTHER IN CHECK MUTUAL ACCOUNTABILITY

In your relationships with oneanother, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advntage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

Philippians 1:3-6

Be honest!

HOW often have you made new year’s resolutions only to fall short, even before the end of January? I wonder if, knowing that this might well happen, you subsequently decide not to tell anyone what you’re hoping to achieve, so that you don’t have to face the embarrassment of acknowledging your shortcomings.

None of us is perfect. We all make mistakes. Romans 3:23 reminds us that ‘all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’. However, there is strength in sharing our aims and intentions with others and they with us and welcoming their input when offered from a position of mutual respect. Key to this is the confidence that only comes when we are secure in the love of Christ and knowing that nothing can separate us from that love. Only when we are able to be honest with ourselves can we be truly honest about our actions with others.

In this week’s issue, we look at the territory’s value of mutual accountability and reflect on some of the contexts in which this is most evident.

May we each be open to hearing what the Spirit is saying to us and be the people he is wanting us to be.

MAJOR JULIAN WATCHORN

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Called to adventure

As Star Wars: Skeleton Crew continues, Sam invites us to explore God’s purpose for our lives

IN the opening episode of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, a teacher declares to a group of students: ‘We all have a place in the Great Work.’ The series, which is available on Disney+, follows the adventures of four children who discover a lost starship. It takes them away from their home world of At Attin, as they pursue a quest that requires trust, friendship and faith in order to return to a world that is lost and forgotten across the galaxy. Much like our own journeys in real life, they are searching for their belonging in the world, which often leaves them feeling lost.

Purpose and belonging interweave into our journeys of faith too. As Christians, we trust God to reveal his purpose in our lives, listening to his calling.

Watching Skeleton Crew, I found a strong connection to the stories of the disciples, especially Matthew, who was once a tax collector (see Matthew 9:9–13).

Matthew’s role had great importance in society despite the bad reputation laid upon the business of collecting tax. He dropped his job and life in the world in an instant to respond to Jesus’ calling for excitement and adventure to walk with him.

Reflect and respond

What is God’s calling on your life?

What excitement have you experienced in your faith journey?

Read Matthew 9:9–13. How quickly do you get up and follow God’s call?

Find out more about vocation and calling at salvationist.org.uk/calling

Wim and his friends are reaching an age where they make choices about their future and what role they are going to play in society. What the teacher says to the students reminded me of Psalm 57:2: ‘I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfils his purpose for me’ (English Standard Version). We all have a calling and purpose in the great work of God.

The idea of purpose and belonging runs deeply through Skeleton Crew. It explores how purpose is not something for society to inflict upon us. In Wim’s case, he has a calling and desire to explore the galaxy on an adventure. This is seen when he asks: ‘Don’t you ever want to do anything exciting?’ Wim does not wish to settle into the role his life on At Attin has set its course on.

We are all encouraged to be more like Matthew in some way within our faith journeys: we should ‘not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind’ (Romans 12:2). Jesus’ calling of adventure when we walk with him should be listened to and put as our highest priority above our earthly duties that often tie us and draw us further from God. Don’t you, like Matthew, want to do something exciting?

SAM Bognor Regis

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Mutual accountability /ˈmjuːtʃʊəl əˌkaʊntəˈbɪlɪti/ ■ n.

MUTUAL accountability is one of the UK and Ireland Territory’s six values, which also include boldness, compassion, passion, respect and integrity. These were identified and listed in 2009 to describe how biblical principles could shape our behaviour.

Statement of intent

We will willingly and freely give full account for our actions to those we interact with and expect the same in return, recognising the link between individual responsibility and mutual accountability.

Desired behaviour

Behaviour that we want to move towards includes: Willing to receive and offer feedback, to apologise and forgive, empowered and enabled to serve together. Faithful stewards of time and talents. Collaborative. Evidence-based approach. Reconciliation.

Undesirable behaviour

Behaviour that we want to move away from and challenge includes: Defensiveness, denial. Silo-working. Misuse of power or status. Micromanagement.

Biblical background

Read the theological basis for mutual accountability in Philippians 2:5 and 8, Ephesians 4:15, Romans 14:10-12, 1 Corinthians 12:12–27, Matthew 18:15–17 and 1 Peter 4:10.

Keep an eye out for widgets like this in upcoming issues to discover the many ways these values tie into our everyday. Learn about all the values in the Living Out Our Salvation Army Values booklet at salvationist.org. uk/our-values

‘God is working in me to be a light in the world’

Seun Ogungbure (Parkhead) thanks God for

his faith and

family

IWAS born to Christian parents in a Christian home. We prayed and read the Bible daily, and attended church up to three times a week. I eventually gave my life to Christ around the age of 17, during a special programme at my then church.

I had concerns about my career after school because I was only looking for a particular kind of job, due to my family needs and dynamics. Somehow, God made a way for me to get a job that addressed what I was concerned about. Over time, my relationship with God has evolved into a practical one. I have increased love for others and seek ways to support people to know more about God in a reassuring manner.

In June 2023, my family moved to Parkhead and were considering what church to attend. We asked a friend who had lived in the neighbourhood where she attended, and she mentioned The Salvation Army. We felt very welcomed by the members of the corps and in February last year my wife and I became adherents.

Today, God is working in me to be a light in the darkness of the world, as I support my corps to help people in the community and let them experience the love of God.

I thank God for my faith and my family. A few hours after my daughter was born in 2020, she had to be taken to the neonatal intensive care unit. In less than 24 hours, she had to get an exchange blood transfusion. Everything that could go wrong was going wrong. But I held on to James 1:17: ‘Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights’ (Christian Standard Bible). After 19 long days, our daughter came out of intensive care. In December, she turned four years old. That experience renewed my faith in God.

Have you got a testimony to share? We’d love to hear your faith story! Get in touch at salvationist@ salvationarmy.org.uk

MY dear Salvationist friends, Happy New Year! Grace and peace to each of you from God our Father through Jesus Christ our Lord.

As we begin 2025, I am very excited to see how the Lord will use Compass, the Global Strategic Framework, across the world. With its intentional focus on people, mission and legacy, I believe that the Lord will enable us to accomplish great things in his name as we commit to being his disciples and get on with the business of the mission entrusted to our care. We all have a part to play.

This year also marks 160 years since our Founders, Catherine and William Booth, commenced the work of The Salvation Army. What a heritage they have left us. The proclamation of the gospel, the pursuit of the holy life and the desire to love and care for our neighbour. As we celebrate 160 years in 2025, let’s determine that we too will leave a legacy that honours God, builds the Kingdom and ensures we pass on a

movement worthy of his name and mission.

Of course, I have no idea what a new year means for you. Some of you may be launching into the new year full of enthusiasm and expectation. Others may be entering into 2025 with a feeling of trepidation or anxiety because of the circumstances that are your reality.

Whatever your personal situation, choosing to prioritise the Lord and your relationship with him is the best decision you will make in 2025.

My friends, we can trust him. He will not disappoint. When I was a young boy, growing up in The Salvation Army, we used to sing this chorus:

I have a pilot who guides me night and day; Through cloud and sunshine I trust him, come what may.

Dangers may threaten but I never fear; I’m full of confidence while he is near; I have a pilot who guides me along life’s way.

This is the joy of the Christian experience. This promise that the Lord himself is with us, whatever our circumstances, whatever our opportunities, and he promises to remain faithful to us.

My prayer for you is that the development of your relationship with Jesus will remain your top priority. We need disciples of Jesus. The world needs disciples of Jesus.

As we begin this new year, let me share this promise from Scripture, from Paul’s letter to the Romans:

‘May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit’ (Romans 15:13).

May God bless you.

LYNDON BUCKINGHAM General

Growing as a group

Major

Steve Dutfield reminds us we are responsible for helping each other to mature

EPHESIANS 4:1–16

IN 2008, the intriguing film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was released.

Starring Brad Pitt and based on a short story by F Scott Fitzgerald, the movie follows Benjamin, who was born as an old man and through his life keeps getting younger, before dying as a baby. The film has many thought-provoking moments, particularly about life and even more so about death. Seemingly, Fitzgerald got the idea for his story from Mark Twain, who reportedly said how unfortunate it is that the best part of life is the beginning and the worst part is the end.

PAUSE AND REFLECT

Would you agree with this sentiment?

In writing to the new Christians in Ephesus and other churches in that area, Paul seems to take a different view. He suggests that life gets better as we journey through it and as we endeavour to live a life worthy of the calling we have received.

For Paul, writing from a prison cell, he must have wondered about how well his life had turned out. He had once been a zealous defender of the historic faith of his forebears, and it would seem he was making significant progress within that faith. How else would someone like Saul, as he was then known, have been able to visit and receive letters from the high priest giving him permission to take prisoners of those who were

followers of the Way (see Acts 9:1 and 2)? In Philippians 3:6, Paul describes his persecution of the Church as a mark of his religious zeal.

Yet, as much of the remainder of Acts tells us, after meeting with the risen Jesus, wherever Saul’s life had been leading, he – a new man with a new name – was now on a new course.

Ephesians 4 gives a good insight into how Paul now sees his life, not as one who persecutes Christians, but as one who encourages them to keep growing in their faith. Whatever his life had been like previously, it was now to be marked out by humility, gentleness, patience and love. It seems to be clear that Paul considered these qualities to be part of the growing of Christians as they mature in faith, ultimately resulting in the unity that is clearly so important to Paul (see v13).

] PAUSE AND REFLECT

Have you witnessed a growing awareness of the importance of these qualities in your life?

Is unity a quality that you see in your corps?

Is unity with other Christians a quality that you see in your community?

As Paul continues this section of the letter, he recognises that to grow in faith will be a hallmark of those who call themselves Christians, a natural development of their faith. He wants them to be ‘built up’ (v12), ‘mature’ and ‘attaining to the whole measure of the

fullness of Christ’ (v13). Being ‘infants’ (v14), therefore, is no longer an option.

In their infancy in the Christian faith, it is possible that the Ephesian believers could have gone along with all sorts of weird and wonderful teachings. Paul describes them as swayed by ‘every wind of teaching’ and ‘the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming’ (v14). Paul, though, encourages them towards maturity. Being mature means putting away what is immature. Earlier, in his first letter to Christians in Corinth, Paul told his readers: ‘When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me’ (1 Corinthians 13:11). But how was this to work out for the Christians in Ephesus?

Paul says that it is all about God and the grace that Christ has freely given them. By his grace, he continues, God gifts everyone for the sake of his Kingdom (see vv11–13).

The Bible contains a number of spiritual gift lists. Here, the acronym ‘APEST’ may help us appreciate how God can use us as apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds or teachers (see v11).

PAUSE AND REFLECT

Have you thought about how the grace of God is evidenced in your life and through the gifts God has given you?

As is usual with Paul, there is a practical purpose to what he has expressed – it is not for purely academic

appreciation. In this chapter, the purpose of God’s grace being given to his Church is threefold.

First, it is ‘to equip God’s people for works of service’ (v12). By serving, each of us is to be used for the building up of the Church.

Second, we serve so that the ‘body of Christ may be built up’ (v12). In other words, it is not just about me and what I do, but about us all growing and maturing, none of us going backwards in our faith and each of us being built up. This means that it is my responsibility to help you to grow – and your responsibility to help me mature.

Third, so that ‘we all reach unity in the faith and knowledge of the Son of God and become mature’ (v13). Unity within a corps – and within the wider Christian community – is not an optional extra. It is at the very heart of who we are, as we mature in our faith and grow in God’s grace.

PAUSE AND REFLECT

What part are you playing in ensuring that each member of the church is being built up?

What emphasis have you placed upon unity as a characteristic of your own development as a Christian and within the life of your corps?

A shortened version of Prayer Matters will continue to be published weekly in Salvationist in 2025. To read the full, unedited booklet, visit salvationist.org.uk/discipleship

WEDNESDAY 1 JANUARY: GROWING IN FAITH – A PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR Father, you alone know what the year holds and only you can give us the strength and the wisdom we will need. Help us to humbly trust you and seek your will. from a prayer written by Billy Graham

THURSDAY 2 JANUARY: INTERNATIONAL SALVATION ARMY – INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

Pray for all those who work at International Headquarters – for officers and employees alike, that they will shine the light of Christ. by Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)

FRIDAY 3 JANUARY: JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION – MAKING RIGHT CHOICES

Lord, assure us of the certainty of your unchanging love; help us turn to you for stability and comfort; help us to have the courage to do what is right in your sight. from a prayer written by Billy Graham

SATURDAY 4 JANUARY: CARE FOR CREATION – CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE

Pray for Zimbabwe’s farmers, who are having to take a leap of faith in adopting new farming methods. by Hayley Still (UK Engagement Coordinator, International Development)

SUNDAY 5 JANUARY: SABBATH PRAYER – UKI BOILER ROOM

We pray for the UKI Boiler Room, this network of ‘furnaces’ (individuals and groups) praying for the mission of The Salvation Army. Help us to maintain our dependence upon you. Breathe upon us. by Captain Cor van der Woude (Bury)

MONDAY 6 JANUARY: SHARING THE GOOD NEWS – SPORTS MINISTRY

We pray for every community called ‘sport’. May we have opportunities to be an expression of your love and compassion. Help us take leaps of faith for you this year. by Rob Moye (Sports Mission Specialist, THQ)

TUESDAY 7 JANUARY: SERVING AND CARING – JUNIOR PARKRUN

Lord, may each child know how loved and how special they are. We pray for your presence at these events each week, that you will grow relationships in this community. by Rob Moye (Sports Mission Specialist, THQ)

WEDNESDAY 8 JANUARY: GROWING IN FAITH – CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SCOTLAND DIVISION

As we invest in the development of young leaders, pray for our divisional children’s worker and youth worker, as they lead events like Transformers. As we prepare for Design for Life for children, pray that our young people will encounter Jesus and come to love him as he loves them. by Major Sarah Price (Assistant Divisional Commander)

THURSDAY 9 JANUARY: INTERNATIONAL SALVATION ARMY – PAKISTAN TERRITORY

We ask God to renew and strengthen all those shining the light of Christ. We pray too for the leadership team: Colonel Diana MacDonald, Colonel MacDonald Chandi, Lieut-Colonel Safdar Iqbal and Lieut-Colonel Asia Safdar. by Lyndall Bywater (UKI Boiler Room Team)

FRIDAY 10 JANUARY: JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION – SEEING THOSE IN NEED

MAJOR STEVE DUTFIELD Divisional Leader North Scotland Division

Open our eyes to the sorrows and injustices of our hurting world, and help us respond with compassion and sacrifice to those who are friendless and in need (see Psalm 119:33). from a prayer written by Billy Graham

PRAYER REQUESTS

Do you have something or someone you’d like us to pray for?

Email salvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk with ‘prayer request’ in the subject line.

Iron sharpens iron

Lyn Woods reflects on mutual accountability in faith

IN the world of business and teamwork, mutual accountability describes the process of ensuring that everyone is involved in sharing knowledge, ideas, views and experiences for the overall benefit of the company or team, and its productivity and reputation.

In God’s family, the concept is similar: we are all valued equally by God and called to share our knowledge and experience of his love and teaching, nurturing one another to produce good spiritual fruit and be reputable followers of Christ.

However, as we are all individuals with differing personalities, perceptions and opinions, mutual accountability can be delicate and at times difficult. It’s not just about working together but building the best relationship with God and each other, for the good of the Kingdom.

This might appear contradictory, condescending or even controversial at times, especially as the Bible calls us to correct fellow believers. But it also calls us to be subject to correction ourselves, giving clear advice on when and how both should be done.

It is not our place to judge or condemn: only God can do that. If we are to correct fellow believers, let’s be sure we’ve recognised our own failings, as Matthew asks: ‘Why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?’ (7:3 New Living

Translation). In John 8:7, Jesus says: ‘Let the one who has never sinned throw the first stone!’ (NLT).

Checking our own conduct is part of an ongoing spiritual rhythm, not a oneoff examination. If we aren’t practising what we preach, our imparting of knowledge will fall on deaf ears.

Matthew 18:15–17 presents one approach to dealing with fellow believers who sin against us.

James 5:16 urges a prayerful approach: ‘Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results’ (NLT). That’s righteous, not self-righteous: we must prayerfully discern the difference.

Paul writes: ‘If another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ’ (Galatians 6:1 and 2 NLT).

What of professed believers who don’t adhere to Christian teaching and reject any accountability? As tough as it may seem, Paul tells the Thessalonians: ‘Stay away from all believers who live idle lives and don’t follow the tradition they received from us’ (2 Thessalonians 3:6 NLT).

What of unbelievers? In 2 Timothy 2:24 and 25, we are told: ‘A servant of

the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth’ (NLT). There are certainly times in my experience when mutual accountability could have been handled better and seen a more Kingdom-fruitful outcome by observing scriptural advice.

I leave you with Proverbs 27:17: ‘As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend’ (NLT). Let us be accountable and mindful of the charge that is ours as members of God’s family.

Teaching one another in love

How honest are you in spiritual introspection?

Are there times when your own accountability has been lacking?

Are you spiritually ready to instruct fellow believers in love?

LYN WOODS

Head of Safe Mission Matt Saxon talks health, safety and accountability with Stevie Hope Risk and responsibility

What is Safe Mission?

Health and safety, basically. Preventing injuries and ill health by managing dayto-day risks. It includes a whole range of hazards, such as fire safety. Although it sometimes has a reputation of being boring, it’s actually really interesting, with aspects of management, leadership, law, psychology, engineering and other science, bringing new challenges daily.

Who do you support?

We support everyone, from volunteers to the Salvation Army Trustee Company board. I engage with senior management teams and our Safe Mission advisers meet people on the ground in face-toface support visits. We mapped out everyone we support – it’s huge when you put it down on paper.

What support do you provide territorially?

We create, maintain and monitor health and safety arrangements across the territory, speaking into committees and providing a health and safety perspective. For example, the Sudden Death Review Group – which is part of the Risk Management Committee – investigates unexpected deaths in the Army’s homelessness services. We contribute to this group by applying a health and safety lens to consider if lessons can be learnt to improve as an organisation.

What support do you provide locally?

It’s tailored to the site’s needs. Often, we help people understand their responsibilities or draw up safe mission improvement plans.

We’ve just introduced a new health and safety manual. It’s targeted at specific expressions but could be relevant to anyone. Using it as a basis, we can focus on areas that people want help with when we visit, like demonstrating how to test water hygiene, reviewing emergency evacuation plans or running fire drills together.

How is the new manual better than the old system?

It’s an accessible reference book with a self-assessment checklist. The number of tasks might seem daunting, but you can quickly tick them off.

The old system was bureaucratic. The bulk of the work was admin and documentation, and small sites would drown in paperwork. Now they’re basically going through an annual checklist and thinking about the practical actions that need doing. We’ve tried to strike a balance between limiting what we’re asking of people while also having what a large organisation like ours ought to have in place. This has helped develop our accountability to each other by empowering everyone to know what they should be doing and enabling divisions to have a better idea of where each site is at.

Why

should people care about Safe Mission?

Protecting and looking after people is at the core of our values. The Army’s reputation is one of caring for others, so we must do all we can to ensure our places are safe. We all have that responsibility. Safety law mandates employees cooperate with their employer on matters of safety. Similarly, it’s a legal requirement for employers to do everything reasonably practicable to

safeguard the safety of their employees and members of the public. The law itself is mutually accountable.

We have high standards because what happens on your site – in your charity shop, your community – will impact the reputation of the whole Army. In return, we want to make sure everyone is on the same level playing field by extending the new manuals to all expressions of the Army as quickly as we can to help everyone do what they need to do.

“ Our purpose is to facilitate with compassion and respect, not to point fingers. ”

Our purpose is to facilitate and to empower people with compassion and respect – not to point fingers and tell people what they haven’t done. If we as an organisation can provide a good system, it can help people take individual responsibility.

• For resources, guidance and more, email safemission@salvationarmy.org.uk

STEVIE HOPE Editorial Assistant Salvationist

in progress

Justin Reeves reflects on the first year of the territory’s Design and Print Unit

THE Design and Print Unit provides design and printing services to corps, centres, divisions and teams. The new team was introduced in spring 2024 and includes a pool of designers with a diverse mix of skills as well as a print consultant. The unit’s head, Justin Reeves, talks about their collaborative approach to creativity.

How would you describe the Design and Print Unit?

We help people communicate their message in the most effective way possible. Our designers are attention‑grabbers. They’re embellishers and flourishers.

How many jobs have the team done in the past year?

We’ve worked on a wide range of projects, including Commissioning, Together 2024 and Belonging and Believing: The Big Conversation, as well as the upcoming Mission Conference. We’ve worked on roughly 22 corps projects. We’re still advocates for print, but print isn’t always the best way.

How do you approach a project?

We have a briefing form to ask what mission partners are trying to do – what story are they trying to tell? That then informs our conversations with them.

So it’s about collaborating and listening?

We can make anything look good, but for it to be meaningful, we can’t work in isolation. We want to help people communicate their message. If we all work in silos, no one wins.

What’s the benefit of this approach?

With joined‑up working, all the parties involved learn from and understand

each other. The end product is always better as a result.

Do any projects stand out?

One corps wanted a banner to celebrate their 100 year anniversary. They recalled seeing posters at the International Heritage Centre and requested something similar. We contacted the centre to look at posters for inspiration. With each party working to our strengths, we designed a banner that exceeded expectations. Another good example is a recent report. Our designer realised it hadn’t been fully proofread and flagged that. The result was a more polished, professional report to show potential stakeholders. The local Army team also helped make sure that our design was inclusive and representative. By working together – giving and receiving feedback – we got a better outcome.

Is your role to manage that feedback?

Absolutely. I’m a facilitator. Not all feedback is necessarily implemented in the way people might expect. Changing a colour scheme, for example, can make a lot of difference. We worked on the Harvest materials for last year. While we stepped away from some stereotypical associations, we also leaned into the greens, the yellows, the agricultural earthiness. I was really pleased to see the result used at my own corps.

How do you build that culture of mutual accountability into the way the unit works?

You have to demonstrate it as well as say it. And why would I not listen to feedback? That’s how I’ve learnt during my time working in the Publishing Department, through feedback.

I want people to learn and grow, that’s

how you get the best out of them. Part of my job is to help designers not just use their strengths but see where the gaps are so we can help them feel confident in doing things in other ways. I’m an encourager, and that’s because people encouraged me. I try to do things politely and respectfully – although I don’t always get that right!

What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced so far?

Getting people to trust us. We have a team of professional, qualified and experienced designers. There are still people who don’t know what we can do. The other challenge is urgency caused through bad planning – you’ve always got to start with the end in mind to ensure a quality product that represents our organisation well. After all, we all want the best for the Army.

What’s the most exciting thing?

Supporting frontline mission. I love those ‘wow’ moments when we’ve delighted people!

• For more about the Design and Print Unit, email designandprint@ salvationarmy.org.uk

Ilford Serving together

Collaborating to serve

We’ve been here for just over two years as the corps officers. The staff team are incredible and we have 120 active volunteers from the community. They all go above and beyond; they just keep giving.

The strategy for the London Division is borough-working: Redbridge comprises Ilford Corps, Malachi Place, a Recycles shop, Woodford Corps and a SATCoL charity shop. On social media we are united as The Salvation Army in Redbridge, rather than sites with separate identities. Everyone has even changed their email signature, so that we give the same signal out. Our Redbridge vision is supported by our DHQ team. We are very thankful.

Malachi Place

Malachi Place is a corps-led project providing supported accommodation. It has 42 beds, 15 of which have no recourse to public funds, so the Army provides everything. Two residents, who used to work as painters and decorators, have within the past two years painted our entire building. They weren’t qualified to work at height, so we sent them on a course and they gained the qualification, which they can use in the future.

Caring for creation

The Recycles shop sells recycled bikes and opens twice a week. Several staff, volunteers and residents of Malachi Place were trained in-house to repair and refurbish bikes so that we’ve got a supply to sell. We are constantly looking for ways to live out the territory’s mission priority of caring for creation.

We’ve also registered with A Rocha UK’s Eco Church programme, which has been eye-opening in terms of what you can do in a local setting. We are close to achieving our bronze award. We will shortly appoint a community champion. We’ve got a fabulous space at Malachi Place that was transformed from a rubbish dump to an amazing garden. Charlotte, our community

support worker, had the vision for that and made it happen.

Something for everyone

The corps fellowship at Ilford reflects the multicultural demographic of Redbridge. Worship is varied and includes our open songsters, worship group, pianist and sometimes dance and other forms of worship. Our aim is for everyone to find something in it for them in the style they prefer, while respecting that their style might not be for everybody.

On the first Sunday of the month, we have a Bible study instead of worship and for several weeks of the summer we do a Sunday morning Bible study instead of worship, which is well attended. We have a prayer meeting before our Sunday service and give out resources for people to take away.

Flexibly meeting needs

Many in our community don’t eat certain types of meat. Our food parcels and Saturday brunch are vegan, except for egg. We find it’s more inclusive and easier, as we serve more than 70 brunches each week.

We run English for Speakers of Other Languages courses for 10 people every fortnight, which came about through Employment Plus. The council provides five spaces. The courses are always full and we have started a new one for people who need to bring their children along.

Praying for mission

Pray for our work across Redbridge, because this is a new way of working. Pray for rough sleepers in the area – we’ve given out 70 sleeping bags in a three-month period. Pray we can continue to meet real poverty without getting tired or running out of resources.

Matthew 14:13–21 and Matthew 25:40 resonate with us: God continues to do the impossible with the little we have to offer because he is faithful and his grace is always sufficient. As we live in God’s love and grace, we pray for strength to show that love and grace to others.

Fast facts

DIVISION: London

CORPS OFFICERS: Majors Karl and Ruth Gray

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HINKLEY POINT Two days in a row, Associate Chaplain Lieutenant Heather Culshaw accompanied the local primary school choir and the Southwest Fellowship Band to Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station. The choir and band visited the canteens to spread Christmas joy. For the final session, the band were joined by the on-site Romanian choir and more than 400 construction workers as they sang carols, shared Scripture and prayed together. – HC

IPSWICH CITADEL The Anglia Fellowship Band held a festive Christmas concert, which included the songsters and timbrelists. Songster Leader Juliet Parker was the guest vocal soloist. The event raised £260 for the Big Connection. – DC

ABERYSTWYTH The corps was accompanied by Machynlleth Wind Band for an Advent carol service. Organised by Major Ray Hobbins, who plays cimbasso in the band, the programme included arrangements of Christmas music. The carol service theme was the link between Old Testament prophecies and their New Testament fulfilment in the coming of Jesus, with the analogy of God, the great Composer whose promises indicate what is to come. Readings, homilies and the music played helped all to appreciate something of God’s Salvation ‘symphony’. The service concluded with an appeal to believe and trust in Jesus. A fellowship buffet was shared and thanks given to corps members who collected £1,054 at Morrisons for the Christmas appeal. – PS

GUILDFORD For the third year running, volunteers from National Highways helped pack food parcels for families and individuals in need. Corps officer Major Julia Adcock thanked businesses, schools, community groups and individuals for their donations to the Christmas Present Appeal. She said: ‘It’s heartwarming to see the community come together to bring hope to others.’ – TG

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CHRISTMAS

DROITWICH SPA Churches Together in Droitwich prepared wooden Nativity characters, which were painted by community groups, including the corps preschool. Peacocks displayed them in its shopping

window. – MM

CHRISTMAS

HULL ICEHOUSE The corps held a toy service to provide gifts for families who are struggling and help them have a Christmas they deserve. – SP

CHRISTMAS

PENZANCE Aspects Holidays joined the corps to donate and pack Christmas gifts for families in need. It was an ideal opportunity to share the good news and to pray for each family receiving gifts. – ST

CHRISTMAS

Coedpoeth charity shop shares the Christmas message with a display by shop manager Michelle Shennan

CHRISTMAS

Reimagining communication of the gospel

SUNBURY COURT

TWELVE representatives from The Salvation Army and the Catholic Church met for a third round of informal conversations.

The theme was A Shared Missional Vision for a Changed Epoch: Reimagining the Communication of the Gospel. They spent time in prayer, participated in presentations, joined in worship at Staines Corps, engaged in fellowship over meals and visited Hampton Court Palace.

Dr Antonia Pizzey (Australian Catholic University, Brisbane) shared her expert knowledge on receptive ecumenism in her paper Communicating the Kingdom. She stated that ‘attention must be given both to how we aim to send our message, and also how it is received’.

Colonel Bishow Samhika (Principal, International College for Officers) shared insights on fractured relationships and renewed communities. He emphasised the importance of acknowledging things were not right and need to be ‘reset’ with the incarnate Jesus as our model.

Synergy was evident in presentations on Compass: The Salvation Army’s Global Strategic Framework and the Synodal Process of the Catholic Church. In mentioning structural reform and pastoral renewal, Professor Meghan Clark (St John’s University, New York) also highlighted The Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium). Synodality is a way of being church, of being disciples, of being the people of God.

Lieut-Colonel Karen Shakespeare (Chair, International Theological Council) outlined in her paper: ‘Adaptive change typically requires a cultural shift in values, attitudes and approaches and may involve experimenting with new practices in the effort to identify long-term solutions.’

She stated: ‘It is significant that the first priority named is the spiritual life of Salvationists. The vision is to encourage development of spiritual depth and commitment to holiness, through resource sharing and active engagement.’

General Lyndon Buckingham joined the group on Monday morning, listening to a summary and sharing his heart. He spoke of his desire for a renewed focus on preparing to go deeper and gain a renewed confidence in the gospel to transform lives. He shared: ‘Because we are having the conversations, we recognise that the Lord is saying similar things to us. We are listening to the Spirit speaking to us about our place in the world.’

Next year’s informal conversations will take place in Rome. – JP

MALTON Divisional Commander Major Alec Still led worship to celebrate the 140th corps anniversary. He reminded the corps to celebrate the past while remembering what God is doing today. A great time of reminiscing, testimony, celebration and food was shared. The corps look forward to the next chapter in spreading the gospel and being Christ in their community. – DB

EVENT

EASTBOURNE CITADEL Corps officer Major Ralph Walker led a special celebration service to honour the Royal National Lifeboat Institution’s 200 years of incredible service to the town and the holidaymakers who visit. The service featured inspiring stories of bravery and included a heartfelt blessing for all the volunteers and the lifeboats they operate. Members of the Eastbourne RNLI crews are pictured with the town mayor, Candy Vaughan, and Major Ralph. – RW

COMMUNITY

BRISTON The corps committee was presented with a framed ‘I’ll Fight’ poster from Territorial Envoy Harry Woods (Beccles) on behalf of comrades and friends at Beccles Corps. The two corps have forged strong bonds of love and mutual support over the past two years and look forward to ongoing connections and opportunities for joining in mission. – LW

FORDINGBRIDGE The corps has launched free weekly Makaton sessions in conjunction with The Makaton Charity to support people who have communication challenges, promoting inclusivity for all. Makaton is a unique language programme combining signs, symbols and speech to enable people to communicate. Corps leader Mike French said the initiative is deeply aligned with the Army’s mission of supporting people who may feel marginalised in society. – SN

ANNIVERSARY

MAIDSTONE

DARCEY, Maxwell and Monty were enrolled as junior soldiers by corps officer Major Bryan Lang during a special family service arranged by Corps Mission Secretary and Sunday Club Leader Corinne Walters. The young people chose songs and a Bible illustration from The Unofficial Bible for Minecrafters. The large congregation, including schoolteachers, made a long paper chain to link everyone to each other and to God and his promises. Darcey, Maxwell and Monty explained why they wanted to be junior soldiers and read out the junior soldier’s promise. They each received a Bible, and the ceremony was videoed so they would have a reminder of it. – MG

BETHANY Hollidge, Nyasha Mashababe and Lily Johnson were enrolled as soldiers and Rachel Cooper, Briony Hurd, Cindy St Bernard and Mary Leiper were welcomed as adherents by corps officer Major David Wise. Pictured are Major David, Bethany, Nyasha and Lily. We give praise to God for our growing corps. – S L

VENETIA Gibbs was welcomed as an adherent by corps officer Lieutenant Bethany Perkins. There have been moments in Venetia’s life when God felt very close and she feels she belongs with him. Venetia wanted to make the corps her church because she feels at home and not judged. It has given her purpose and motivation. Venetia tends to think in pictures and visualises God’s hope as the spark of light at the end of a very dark tunnel through which she is travelling by train. As time passes, the light of hope gets bigger and then she is out of the tunnel into the glorious bright light of God’s hope and love. For her this links to Romans 15:13. – GP

LEE was enrolled as a junior soldier by corps officer Major Claire Hill, supported by his prayer partner Bandmaster Lyndon Bexon and corps youth worker Sheridan Hylton. Lee was encouraged to grow in his faith and stand out for Jesus. Lee signed the junior soldier’s promise at the mercy seat, supported by Lyndon. – JH

HUCKNALL

HENRY Uche Okoro was welcomed as an adherent by corps officer Captain Gayner Ward during the 145th corps anniversary. Henry came to the UK from Nigeria with his family. He saw the doors open one day, came in and felt the warm friendship of the people and decided to become an adherent. He is now employed as the hall cleaner. – CW

BATH CITADEL

WINTON

ALISON and Peter Goodchild and Merissa Paskin were welcomed as adherents by corps leaders Lieutenant Jacqueline and Territorial Envoy Roger Coates. Alison and Peter decided to become adherents after finding a wonderful welcome from their first Sunday at the corps, having prayed for the right church when they moved from Ireland. God answered their prayers and they volunteer at corps activities. Merissa testified to first meeting Jacqueline and Roger in her teenage years at Territorial Music School. Due to an unhappy childhood, she walked away from the Army at 16. Merissa came in October 2023 to see Roger and Jacqueline and planned to attend only once, but God had other plans! One Saturday night, Merissa ended up in A&E and feels that if she had not been attending weekly, developing her relationship with God, she would not have got through that time. Merissa said: ‘I do not recognise the person I’ve become as I have changed and grown so much in God’s love.’ – RC

SHEERNESS

VIC Stone was welcomed as an adherent by corps officer Major Lynne Clifton. A 99-year-old veteran of the Second World War, Vic shared memories of his military service in Rangoon and encountering The Salvation Army there. Vic often speaks of living so long for a purpose. We took time to think about how Jesus wants us to be purposeful peacemakers and committed afresh to living peacefully. Vic is the first new commitment since Sheerness opening as a fresh expression in 2019. We are thankful to God for the ‘new thing’ (Isaiah 43:19) that he is doing in our community! – LC

MABEL and Max were enrolled as junior soldiers during the 140th young people’s anniversary celebrations. Territorial Youth and Children’s Secretaries Lieutenants Jonny and Kat Whitmore were the guest leaders. With a call to worship that declared ‘everybody’s welcome, God is here’, the scene was set for a special time. Mabel and Max spoke about their love for Jesus and wanting to know their Bible better. The meeting ended with the song ‘Great Big God’ and was followed by lunch. Holding the flag is Robin Moorwood. – LC

STEPHEN Simpson was enrolled as a soldier and Ellie Hurdiss was welcomed as an adherent by corps officer Captain John Clifton. Stephen came to the corps with his parents at a young age and joined the YP band and became a soldier. He left for some years, returning to lead the fellowship band and felt called to make the commitment once again to become a soldier. After attending Sunday meetings, Ellie soon put her skills to use and became a member of the sound room crew. Ellie spoke about her role as a teacher and the need for pastoral care. When asked what the corps could pray for, she asked for patience. Also pictured is Recruiting Sergeant David Pressley. – TM

WORKSOP

OLIVIA was enrolled as a junior soldier by Major Tracey Palmer (William Booth College), who led our corps retreat weekend and presented Olivia with her junior soldier certificate. She joins her brother who is also a junior soldier at the corps. Also pictured is corps officer Lieutenant Jackie Littlewood. – AD

BLACKPOOL CITADEL

MAJOR ALBERT BROWN

MAJOR Albert Brown was promoted to Glory on 8 October after 46 years of faithful Salvation Army officer service.

Albert answered God’s call to follow Christ and later to serve as an officer. Despite several applications for officership being declined due to his wife Janette’s health, Albert and Janette remained steadfast in their sense of calling. Eventually accepted for training, they joined the Disciples of Jesus session before being commissioned in 1978. Their ministry began at Tiptree Corps, followed by international service in Singapore and Malaysia, where Albert oversaw the Penang Boys’ Home.

During this period, Albert faced one of his greatest personal trials: the tragic death of his brother, David, during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. The senseless violence could have left Albert consumed by bitterness. Instead, he embodied Christlike forgiveness, continually laying his grief before God. His decision to forgive those responsible became a testimony to the transforming power of grace, shaping his life and ministry.

Returning to the UK in 1984, the Browns served in corps across London, including Hounslow, Shepherd’s Bush, and Kingston upon Thames. In 1995, they moved to the Red Shield centre in Detmold, Germany, supporting British soldiers and their families. Albert felt an affinity for this work, having served in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers before officership. In 1999, they moved to their final appointment at the Gütersloh-Mansergh Red Shield centre, retiring in 2000.

Retirement brought the Browns to Blackpool Citadel, where Albert continued a faithful ministry. He was a familiar presence in Blackpool, distributing Salvation Army papers and engaging with the public. This service shared his faith and connected him with the community.

Deep faith, resilience and love characterised Albert’s life. He leaves behind Janette, Fiona, and David, along with a legacy of lives transformed by his ministry. – JC

MAJOR OLIVE LOMAX

OLIVE was born on 15 September 1955. The next day her mother died due to birth complications. Olive was then adopted by Jessie and Les Baird, lifelong Salvationists. She grew up in Prescot Corps on Merseyside, participating in all activities open to her. Olive possessed a calling to Salvation Army officership from a very young age, but this desire seemed destined to be thwarted owing to a developing relationship with boyfriend Denis. In 1972 their corps hosted a cadets’ Easter campaign, and in the final meeting, as the appeal to officership was made, both Olive and Denis stepped forward indicating this was God’s chosen path for them both.

They married in 1974 and entered the International Training College as members of the Overcomers session. Commissioned in 1976, for a period of 44 years Olive had corps appointments at Middlesbrough North Ormesby, Eston, Middlesbrough West Central, Newark, New Ollerton, Liverpool Walton, Carlisle Citadel and Norwich Citadel. She also held divisional appointments in East Scotland and shared in leadership with Denis in the North Scotland and North East England Divisions.

Olive was extremely relational, having a heart for people. Personal interest and pastoral care were not roles to be fulfilled, but rather the natural outworkings of her nature and gifting.

Olive was profoundly deaf from birth, but this never interfered with her ministry. She never asked that special consideration be given. She was an excellent lip reader, as many people on the back row of the congregation discovered!

Olive’s promotion to Glory was sudden and unexpected. Her family are learning to live with the shock, but are comforted that, for Olive, lifelong faith has now been turned to sight, and she leaves a legacy that will long outlast her. –

MAJOR JIM BROWN

JAMES Brown, born in North Shields in 1932, was part of an extensive and active Salvationist family. Taken to worship activities from birth and always encouraged by his family, corps mission activities were of huge significance in his life.

Trained as a motor mechanic, Jim left North Shields to complete compulsory national service as a skilled driver/mechanic in the Royal Engineers. Most of his military service was completed in Hong Kong, a place and period of his life that he looked back on with great affection.

Immediately after returning to England, Cadet Jim entered the International Training College. In 1953 he was commissioned as a lieutenant, Jim’s first appointments being in Wales. In college, as part of the Heralds session, he had met his lifelong sweetheart, Alma. In 1955, after both had served in separate appointments, they were married. This marked the beginning of 69 years of shared ministry.

A hands-on, dutiful officer, Jim was an excellent pastor, and a believer in personal visitation and befriending. Traditional activities such as pub booming and Self-Denial Appeal collecting came as second nature. Whether serving as a corps officer or in headquarters appointments, Jim was a people person, loving nothing better than organising a Pennine Way hiking trip, a minibus trip to Oberammergau, or accompanying a corps soldier for a day to their workplace. Jim was fun, ready to tease, but equally aware of his sacred responsibility to share and model the gospel not just to Salvationists, but also to the wider community. He was willing to stand and be counted where he saw injustice.

A loving, encouraging father to Raymond and Dawn, a grandfather to four and great-grandfather to seven, this faithful Salvation Army officer, a servant of God, will be dearly missed, especially by his wife, Alma. – RB/DP

Appointed

Effective 12 December 2024

LIEUTENANT JONATHAN

CULSHAW, additional appointment, Divisional Safeguarding Officer, South West Division

Effective 19 December 2024

LIEUTENANT MIRIAM SMITH, additional appointment, Divisional Safeguarding Officer, Central and Southern Scotland Division

CAPTAIN TIMON STETTLER , additional appointment, Divisional Safeguarding Officer, Central and Southern Scotland Division

MAJOR RHONDA HAYES, additional appointment, Chaplain, Villa Adastra (8 hours a week)

Effective 30 January

MAJOR BECKY WARD, Chaplain, George Williams House

Effective 27 February

LIEUTENANT CHELSEA OWERS, Associate Officer, Hinckley

Local officers appointed

CORPS SERGEANT-MAJOR

EDDIE HUNTER , Lurgan

Wedding anniversaries

Emerald (55 years)

MAJORS BETTY AND MELVYN ACKROYD on 24 January

Promoted to Glory

KENNETH JACQUES, Gateshead, on 2 December 2024

MAJOR ROBIN McINTOSH from Admirals Reach Care Home, Chelmsford, on 14 December 2024

MAJOR SHIRLEY CURLEW from her home on 17 December 2024

Bereaved

MAJOR CAROLE DONALDSON, Penrith, and Andrew Jacques of their father Kenneth Jacques

MAJOR JOY McINTOSH of her husband Major Robin McIntosh, Jacqueline Clack , Reading Central, Richard McIntosh, Chelmsford, and Paul McIntosh of their father

TRACEY WHITE, Sheringham, of her sister Major Shirley Curlew

ENGAGEMENTS

General Lyndon Buckingham and World President of Women’s Ministries

Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham

Wed 8 Jan – Wed 15 Jan Sri Lanka Territory

Territorial Leaders Commissioners Jenine and Paul Main

Mon 6 Jan William Booth College (Together in Worship)

Sun 12 Jan William Booth College (opening worship, Territorial Appointments Conference) Thu 16 Jan Sunbury Court (Welcome to ICO Session 260)

Sun 19 Jan Kidsgrove (retirement of Majors Ruth and Tim Dykes)

Chief Secretary Colonel Peter Forrest and Territorial Secretary for Leader

Development Colonel Julie Forrest

Sun 12 Jan William Booth College (opening worship, Territorial Appointments Conference) Sat 18 Jan Regent Hall (Sing in the New Year)

NOTICES

Covenant Sunday

The theme for this year’s Covenant Sunday (12 January) is Step Up, Stand Out. Resources are available at salvationist.org.uk/resources and the 11 January issue of Salvationist will also focus on the day.

Kids

Alive! and War Cry: Christmas outreach

Did you order extra copies of Kids Alive! and War Cry to help you with outreach over the Christmas season? We’d love to hear what you used them for and how they helped! Get in touch at salvationist@salvationarmy.org.uk

SOUNDS

All Things Considered

Cardiff Canton Band featured on the BBC Radio Wales programme about favourite carols in December. The episode is available to catch up with until 21 January on BBC Sounds.

• Listen online at bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00267rx

Sunday Worship

Join Salvationists across the territory in worship, with music, prayer and a Bible message from a guest speaker. This week, Major Jo Moir (THQ) speaks about new beginnings. 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

Sing to the Lord with the ISS

Enjoy favourite recordings from the International Staff Songsters chosen by a special guest. Can’t tune in at 5pm on Sunday? The episode is repeated in full on Tuesday 7 January at 10am and on Saturday 11 January at 3pm.

• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/radio

Fully Scored

Kevin Coates, the band manager for the International Staff Band, is Matthew Frost’s guest in this festive edition of the Music Editorial team’s podcast.

• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/podcasts

The All Terrain Podcast

This Wales 150 episode, recorded at the Senedd in Cardiff, features Steven Spencer, director of the International Heritage Centre.

• Listen online at salvationist.org.uk/podcasts

with the

Regent Hall 275 Oxford Street, London W1C 2DJ

With Marjory Watson (vocal soloist), Regent Hall Band, United singing companies and Celebration Choir

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Saturday 25 January, 7pm

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CELEBRATION OF SERVICE AND RETIREMENT OF TERRITORIAL ENVOY MARGARET MOORE

Saturday 11 January, 2.30pm

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