When I became a parent in June 2023, I experienced a love deeper than I ever imagined. It was also a whirlwind of exhaustion and learning and emotional adjustment. I clearly remember wondering early in my pregnancy what it would be like to balance motherhood and full-time ministry with an infant on my hip. At the time, The Salvation Army

Growing up in The Salvation Army, I deeply appreciated how our denomination was built on a theology and practice that affirms the right of both female and male officers to fulfil the same or similar leadership roles. This inclusive vision shaped my understanding of ministry. However, as I’ve grown and engaged more deeply with the lived

I grew up in the Middle East, where patriarchy was not only common, but deeply integrated into church and society. Men ruled, women followed and no one argued. As a child, I didn’t think much of it: it was just the way things were. But, as I grew older and started to study Scripture for myself, I saw something else, something new, something that

How do we ensure the certainty of “all voices heard and engaged”? In striving for gender equity, one important marker of progress has become equitable representation of women and men on decision-making committees. Who can forget the buzz that ensued when Justin Trudeau famously formed the first gender-balanced cabinet in November of 2015? The

Welcome to our newest gender equity (GE) communications initiative—the GE blog. This space will be populated monthly by a variety of writers sharing the heart and work of gender equity in the territory. I am delighted to be the territorial gender equity officer who works with a passionate group of committee members overseeing the actions and