Being a leader in The Salvation Army is about faith in action for Miya Bradburn.

Can we see that our circumstances—an ongoing pandemic that has caused us to change our camping model for a second summer—are not a setback? What if they are an opportunity for a new thing?

Committed to the mission that God has given The Salvation Army, we will strive after the vision God has shown us, as our strategic plan provides direction and supports decision-making. 

Faith is powerful. It is a weapon to be used to push back the darkness. It can change your circumstances. And it can change you despite the unbending reality of your circumstances.

In the Canada and Bermuda Territory, “employee relations” is now the human relations department. This is more than simply a different department title. It reflects the new way the Army will develop, deploy and value its most important relationship, the one with the people who carry out our mission.

The Salvation Army Canada and Bermuda Territory recently launched the auxiliary-lieutenant program, which offers a new path to fulltime service and ministry leadership.

Territory commissions 26 new lieutenants in 2021.

Canadian officers Majors Tim and Krista Andrews serve as corps officers in the Australia Territory, where they enjoy the weather, outdoor activities and coffee culture. Features editor Giselle Randall spoke with them about the challenges facing the country, building community partnerships and what they’ve learned during the pandemic.

In March 2020, Oshawa Temple, Ont., put out a call for contributions as they moved church services online. Simon Hopkins, Paige Sharp and William Chinnery accepted the mission.

When people across the country rung in 2020, no one was aware that a pandemic of global proportions and new racial injustices were in store for the new year. With the many challenges of the previous year in mind, the women’s ministries department piloted the theme “Disturbing Present Darkness” for 2021 to encourage women across the territory.