Over the past number of months, we’ve explored the various aspects of what has come to be known as our Discipleship Essentials. As we come to the final aspect of what it can look like to live as CHRIST-centred, OTHERS-focused disciples, we acknowledge and realize that there is a specific and unique context in which our discipleship finds itself and is expressed: The Salvation Army. And so we finish by examining the S of our OTHERS acronym: Salvationism.
Comparison is the thief of joy—and love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
We all need close, personal attention. We cannot give or receive this in exclusively virtual ways.
As Christ-centred, others-focused followers of Jesus, we know what to do in the “Now what?” moments. Now let’s watch, share, wait and pray!
In our youth-obsessed contemporary culture, lets not reject the past, or ignore the wisdom of those in later life.
In this series, we are exploring our CHRIST-centred, OTHERS-focused faith. We now come to R—responsibility. We are called to faithfully use all we are for God’s glory. Major Deana Zelinsky reflects on how responsibility encompasses stewardship, discernment and decision-making, relation to authority, and our response to God’s call.
"It has been particularly inspiring and hopeful to hear how our Salvation Army mission partners are finding ways to work together."
Tentmakers: Multivocational Ministry in Western Society, The Lives We Actually Have: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days, and the podcast, Fully Scored
This is the first article in a five-part series on sacramental living. Articles will be published monthly, alternating in print and online at Salvationist.ca.
Aux-Captain Cryderman explains how she encourages her church to be faithful in giving, in a post-pandemic era.
