I came across Geoff Ryan’s new book, ’10 on The Army: re-imagining The Salvation Army for the 21st Century’ at Roots this year. The books don’t seem to be widely available as yet, so I thought I’d go through the ten articles, lift some quotes and make some comments. ________________________________________________________Article 1: McArmy and the Franchise … More ’10 on The Army’ – Part 1
I now have a small stock of my book, Salvationism Out Loud! for purchase directly from me without paying shipping from the USA. I can accept payment of £6 (plus £1 for UK deliveries) via cheque or via paypal. Or, if you happen to live nearby, I can take cash from you! You can also … More The Book
Unlike last year, I don’t have several reports! As I feared, there were several ways in which it didn’t connect. Don’t get me wrong, the theme, ‘Others’ is one that I am passionate about..but Roots just didn’t meet me this year. Maybe it just didn’t go far enough for me, maybe it was helpful to … More Roots Report
So, its off to Roots tomorrow. This will probably be my last time for a few years. I’m privileged again to be serving on the pastoral team. Its good to be able to give something back to something which has impacted my life so much. I do fear that Roots has lost its edge, though. … More Roots
Salvationism…Out Loud! is now available by following this link: It is available to download as a PDF file for £3.50 or, alternatively, you can purchase it in book form for £6 GBP. If, for any reason, you are unable to order it online for yourself, please contact me and I will arrange to send you … More Book Now Available!
We need to ask the question, Holy Spirit, what are you saying, what are you doing. All the time, this is intimacy. We want to be asking between 3 and 5 times a day. Quieten ourselves on this inside…we’ll hear. This will take discipline. We’re self-absorbed…we must slow that storm down to hear the still … More Ask Him!
So, we launched our new youth drop-in this week. Its called TGI Thursdays, and takes the form of a youth cafe. We’ve spent a hard couple of weeks getting our youth room ready, purchasing equipment etc etc and tonight it was fab to just see the kids enjoying in. I had a real sense of … More TGI Thursdays
I found this image (somewhere) and had to share it here. I don’t know who is in the picture, where it is, of what the exact circumstance of this prayer time is, but it speaks volumes. Are they seeking holiness? Are they engaging in repentance? Are they praying for souls? Don’t know, maybe all at … More Passion for prayer
The reality of moving appointment is slowly beginning to sink in. Our second appointement as officers in charge of a Salvation Army corps is coming to an end. I’m not altogether sure I like it, but I know its right. When a place begins to tire you to an extent you don’t feel there is … More The beginning of the end…
