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Building a one-stop shop

Personnel from three THQ units share their thoughts on the new salvationist.org.uk website coming this spring

PAUL SHARMAN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AND CREATIVE ARTS (BRASS/CHORAL) MUSIC AND CREATIVE ARTS

AS an active member of The Salvation Army, as well as being an employee, I think it is great that there will be a website that brings all aspects of the Army into one place, whether that be information, resources, events or devotional material.

The Music and Creative Arts team have a number of territorial courses and events taking place throughout the year, so this new website will help us to promote and give information out about these. We also have resources supporting all areas of music and creative arts within the Army. An outlet to reach musicians and those involved in creative arts, as well as the wider Army community, will mean that these resources can get to them more easily. One of our newer initiatives, Join the Crescendo forums for music and creative arts leaders, will also benefit from having information about it on the new website.

For us to have more direct access to the people we would like to support, as well as others connected with the Army who may not be aware of the breadth of resources we can provide, will help us in our mission to equip corps with what they need to use music and creative arts in ministry and mission.

Bringing together all these resources will help all areas of The Salvation Army. As this website becomes the ‘goto’ place for Army information, communication can become much easier and people will be able to find things they never knew existed. This will help them in their ministry and help the mission of The Salvation Army across the territory.

LISA LITTLE

EVENT MANAGER TERRITORIAL EVENTS UNIT

THE new website will be a fantastic resource for anyone involved in Salvation Army mission. It promises to be user- friendly, easy to navigate and will possibly include features that people have not interacted with before.

Members of the Territorial Events Unit are excited to think that the website will be a ‘one-stop shop’ for all event information and will link this directly to relevant areas of Salvation Army work. This will include information about events and booking details, but also bring together content on related subjects to be accessed in one place. We will still use our social media channels to publish important information, but the website will be the home for all information and linked resources.

In making this information more accessible to all, we hope more people will be encouraged to explore the content that they are most interested in. And, hopefully, they might even attend events they have never been to before.

CARL JOBSON TEAM LEADER RESOURCE HUB

WHEN the online Resource Centre (salvationarmy.org.uk/ resources) launched as part of the redesigned Salvation Army website in May 2020, it made it easier for local leaders to find resources to support their worship, discipleship and community engagement. It is great that salvationist.org.uk will bring together these resources with even more information and content to inspire, challenge and equip everyone involved in The Salvation Army’s mission.

I hope it helps even more people to find the resources they need to support what they are doing locally. We will continue to provide resources to support worship – including music videos and meeting resources to support key dates, such as Covenant Sunday – and nourishing content for discipleship groups of different ages and material to help people reach out, build relationships and serve their community.

I am excited about the way that this site will help link together resources, stories and best practice across all our mission priorities. It will make it easier for people to see how different resources are being used to realise the territorial statement of ‘Love God, Love Others’ in local settings, and for people to find out about resources that they could be using or adapting for their context.

We have already seen the way the Resource Centre has made things easier for people in the midst of busy lives and competing priorities. Not only will the new site make it even easier for people to find information, but it will also help us to learn from the experience and insight of those trying to love and serve others where they are.