Profiles of the Candidates for General

Please be in prayer for each candidate and for all members of the High Council as they continue to seek God's guidance.

Commissioner Linda Bond
Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women's Ministries, Australia Eastern Territory

Date of Birth: 22 June 1946
Nationality: Canadian
Home Corps: St James, Winnipeg, Canada and Bermuda Territory
Commissioned: 21 June 1969

Appointments:
Canada and Bermuda Territory
Corps (June 1969), Training (June 1978), THQ (August 1982), Corps (February 1987), Training (October 1989), DHQ (July 1991)
Divisional Commander (July 1993)

International Headquarters
Under Secretary for Personnel (July 1995)

United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland
Divisional Commander (August 1998)

Canada and Bermuda Territory
Chief Secretary (November 1999)

USA Western Territory
Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women's Ministries (July 2002)

International Headquarters
Secretary for Spiritual Life Development and International External Relations (July 2005)

Australia Eastern Territory
Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women's Ministries (May 2008)

Commissioner Maxwell Feener
Territorial Commander, USA Southern Territory

Date of Birth: 5 July 1945
Nationality: Canadian
Home Corps: Point Leamington, Newfoundland, Canada and Bermuda Territory
Commissioned: 11 July 1966
Married: Lenora Tippett, 26 June 1967

Appointments:
Canada and Bermuda Territory
Corps (July 1966), DHQ (June 1995)
Divisional Commander (July 1998)

Southern Africa Territory
Chief Secretary (July 2003)

USA Southern Territory
Chief Secretary (February 2005)
Territorial Commander (July 2006)

Commissioner William Francis
Territorial Commander, Canada and Bermuda Territory

Date of Birth: 5 March 1944
Nationality: American
Home Corps: Paterson, NJ, USA Eastern Territory
Commissioned: 9 June 1973
Married: Marilyn Burroughs, 18 December 1965

Appointments:
USA Eastern Territory
Corps (June 1973), DHQ (July 1977), THQ (January 1981)
Divisional Commander (January 1989)
Training Principal (January 1992)
Secretary for Personnel (January 1997)
Chief Secretary (January 2000)

International Headquarters
International Secretary, Americas and Caribbean (January 2003)
Chair, International Doctrine Council (additional appointment, April 2007 to present)

Canada and Bermuda Territory
Territorial Commander (July 2007)

Commissioner Dick Krommenhoek
Territorial Commander, Finland and Estonia Territory

Date of Birth: 18 June 1952
Nationality: Dutch
Home Corps: Amsterdam Congress Hall, The Netherlands Territory
Commissioned: 27 May 1983
Married: Vibeke Schou Larsen, 2 September 1978

Appointments:
The Netherlands and Czech Republic Territory
Corps (June 1983)
Territorial Music Secretary (February 1986)
Divisional Commander (September 1991)
Editor-in-Chief and Literature Secretary (March 1995)

Denmark Territory
Finance Secretary and Property Secretary (July 1997)
Chief Secretary (September 2000)
Territorial Commander (January 2001)

France Territory
Territorial Commander (November 2004)

International Headquarters
The General's Representative for Global Evangelisation (November 2006)

Finland and Estonia Territory
Territorial Commander (October 2008)

Commissioner M. Christine MacMillan
Director, International Social Justice Commission, International Headquarters

Date of Birth: 9 October 1947
Nationality: Canadian
Home Corps: North York, Ontario, Canada and Bermuda Territory
Commissioned: 21 June 1975

Appointments:
Canada and Bermuda Territory
Social (June 1975)

United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland
Social (May 1991)

Canada and Bermuda Territory
Director of Programme/Social Services (July 1995)
Assistant Social Services Secretary (July 1996)
Divisional Secretary for Programme (July 1999)

Australia Eastern Territory
Programme Secretary (April 2000)

Papua New Guinea Territory
Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women's Ministries (February 2002)

Canada and Bermuda Territory
Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women's Ministries (June 2003)

International Headquarters
Director, International Social Justice Commission (July 2007)
Chair, International Moral and Social Issues Council (additional appointment, September 2008)

Commissioner John Matear
Territorial Commander, United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland

Date of Birth: 26 April 1947
Nationality: British
Home Corps: Whifflet, Scotland Territory
Commissioned: 26 May 1978
Married: Elizabeth Kowbus, 25 November 1978

Appointments:
United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland
Corps (May 1978), DHQ (May 1987), THQ (Sept 1990), DHQ (Jan 1994), THQ (May 1997)
Divisional Commander (June 1999)

Caribbean Territory
Territorial Commander (June 2001)

United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland
Territorial Commander (April 2006)

Commissioner William Roberts
National Commander, USA National Headquarters

Date of Birth: 26 February 1946
Nationality: American
Home Corps: Detroit Citadel, MI, USA Central Territory
Commissioned: 13 June 1971
Married: Nancy Overly, 16 November 1968

Appointments:
USA Central Territory
Corps (June 1971), DHQ (January 1976)
Divisional Commander (January 1993)

South America East
Territorial Commander (December 2001)

International Headquarters
International Secretary for Business Administration (February 2005)

Kenya West Territory
Territorial Commander (March 2008)

USA National Headquarters
National Commander (November 2010)

Commissioner Robert Street
International Secretary for Europe, International Headquarters

Date of Birth: 24 February 1947
Nationality: British
Home Corps: Stotfold, British Territory
Commissioned: 23 May 1969
Married: Janet Adams, 4 February 1967

Appointments:
British Territory
Corps (May 1969)

International Headquarters
Editorial Department (May 1972)

British Territory
Corps (July 1975)

International Headquarters
Editorial Department (January 1978)
Assistant Editor-in-Chief (September 1985)

United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland
Editor-in-Chief (Nov 1990)
Divisional Commander (May 1991)
Training Principal (May 1997)
Principal, William Booth College (May 2000)

Australia Eastern Territory
Chief Secretary (October 2002)

International Headquarters
International Secretary to the Chief of the Staff (July 2006)
International Secretary, South Pacific and East Asia (June 2009)
International Secretary, Europe (November 2010)

Commissioner Barry C. Swanson
Chief of the Staff, International Headquarters

Date of Birth: 22 April 1950
Nationality: American
Home Corps: Chicago (Mount Greenwood), IL, USA Central Territory
Commissioned: 11 June 1978
Married: Sue Miller, 15 June 1975

Appointments:
USA Central Territory
Corps (June 1977), DHQ (June 1990), Corps (July 1992), DHQ (June 1994)
Divisional Commander (August 1995)
Territorial Secretary for Programme (July 1999)
Chief Secretary (April 2003)

USA National Headquarters
National Chief Secretary (July 2006)

International Headquarters
International Secretary, Americas and Caribbean (July 2007)

USA Central Territory
Territorial Commander (October 2008)

International Headquarters
Chief of the Staff (May 2010)

Comment

On Monday, January 31, 2011, Tschanz David said:

Congratulations dear General Linda Bond ! God Bless you. Greetings from Switzerland

On Sunday, January 30, 2011, george said:

Well, the most important thing for the new General is that he/she be open to the Holy Spirit; to bring the Army back to it's roots while keeping the contemporary needs and realities in mind. Nationalities and color have no place in a God-inspired Army; other Churches have a broad amount of ethnic backgrounds within their hierarchy; the Army will I am sure grow in this direction; there are Commissioners here from the four corners of the world; I am sure they could have stood for election.

On Sunday, January 30, 2011, James said:

Well Juan .I am as curious as you are being a Salvationist for for than 40 years.The UN has now a Korean as SG and even our USA President is of part Afro and Asian background.
We are an international Army and therefore there is a need to open up our top leadership for the other nationalities from the emerging countries to lead this global army.
It would be great for the newly appointed General to have a Chief of Staff from the other emerging countries and a different nationality.

May God bless all the members of the High Council and the leadership of TSA.

On Saturday, January 29, 2011, Juan said:

I find it interesting that, even though we are in 122 countries, the geographical origins of these nine candidates are no different than what we have historically seen for Generals. All of our past Generals were either from northern Europe (particularly UK), North America or Australia. That can be understood somewhat when one studies the early history of our movement. But in 2011, we have nine candidates all from those very same regions. One other person was nominated (he declined) and he was an American, making the total 10! Where are the candidates from eastern Asia, India, or Africa? Curious.

On Friday, January 28, 2011, Truus Grooten said:

I hope that the Lord will make way for Dick Krommenhoek to
lead the Salvation Army

On Friday, January 28, 2011, Ada Saunders said:

who will be the next General......

Profiles of the Candidates for General

Profiles of the candidates for General of The Salvation Army in alphabetical order (by surname)

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