INSIDE THIS WEEK Tens of thousands helped in flood crisis areas Australia Eastern PAGE 4 〉〉〉〉 Three Army commands in Africa to be upgraded to territories PAGE 5 〉〉〉〉 PLUS LOTS MORE! PAGE 11 〉〉〉〉 PAPERS THIS WEEK’S QUOTES FROM THE PAPERS CHRISTIANS FEEL ‘MORE MARGINALISED THAN EVER’ A survey by ComRes, commissioned by THE Est 1879 GOD CALLS No 6996 THE SHOTS Premier Radio, has found that 81 per cent of War Cry Drinker Christians in the online sample believe that FIGHTING FOR HEARTS AND SOULS discovers the costa love marginalisation against them is increasing in 15 January 2011 salvationarmy.org.uk/warcry 20p/25c Page 8 the media; 77 per cent felt that it was increasing in the public realm. The results of HERE IS THE the survey coincide with comments by the Bishop of Winchester, the Right Rev Michael Scott-Joynt, who said… a death of ‘religious literacy’ had led to discrimination against Christians in the legal system. Church Times Becky writes CLAIRE chats with BRINE Colleen and Mike CHRISTIANS SHOULD DO Divide, which highlighted GOD IN THE WORKPLACE the way Christians focus Christians in the UK are more energy and not being persecuted as resources on church much as they think – but activities rather than areas nevertheless need to stand where they spend most of up in certain situations to their time, such as the WELCOME to Daybreak, the bright and breezy TV break- fast show featuring celebrity gossip stories, light-hearted workplace. news items and the latest weather reports. On screen, the safeguard their rights. programme’s presenters aim to be all smiles and polite- ness. Off screen they can’t stand the sight of each other. That’s the opinion of He called for ‘whole-life In Morning Glory – released in cinemas next Friday (21 January) – show producer Becky Fuller is stuck in the Mark Greene, the discipleship’ which middle. When Becky (Rachel McAdams) lands the job at Daybreak she is over encourages and equips the moon. But she soon discovers that she’s in for a rough ride. The Paramount Pictures executive director of programme isn’t a hit with the viewers. Boss Jerry tells her that, as Turn to page 3 the London Institute Christians to fully live out for Contemporary the gospel in places and Christianity… with people they know Mr Greene published an best. DUNCAN PARKER RUNS TO essay entitled The Great The Baptist Times STOP THE TRAFFICK BINGE DRINK IN THE BOOZE ZONE DRUNKS ACCUSED OF SCARING SHOPPERS AND CAPTAIN ANDREW STONE TOURISTS IN ONE OF BRITAIN’S OLDEST TOWNS COULD BE GIVEN A ‘BOOZE ZONE’ WHERE THEY CAN DRINK LOOKS AT ‘THE LORD’S MY FREELY WITHOUT BEING MOVED ON. POLICE AND COUNCILLORS IN COLCHESTER ARE SHEPHERD’ CONSIDERING SETTING UP A SO-CALLED ‘WET ZONE’ WHERE PROBLEM DRINKERS WOULD BE ALLOWED TO EX-DRINKER SPREADS GOSPEL CONSUME ALCOHOL… THE ZONES ARE ALREADY USED IN CITIES IN THE IN COFFEE SHOPS UNITED STATES, WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING DRUNKS AWAY FROM VISITORS. OPPONENTS CLAIM THAT THEY ENCOURAGE HEAVY DRINKING AND MAJOR NIGEL BOVEY WOULD RUN CONTRARY TO GOVERNMENT ATTEMPTS TO REDUCE ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. 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EDITOR Major Stephen Poxon Tel: 020 7367 4901 MANAGING EDITOR Stephen Pearson Tel: 020 7367 4891 ASSISTANT EDITOR Major Jane Kimberley Tel: 020 7367 4892 ASSISTANT EDITOR Claire Anderson Tel: 020 7367 4894 EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Captain Paul Holifield Tel: 020 7367 4893 DTP DESIGNER Colin Potter Tel: 020 7367 4895 DTP OPERATOR Denise D’Souza Tel: 020 7367 4896 GRAPHIC DESIGNER Jonathan Carmichael Tel: 020 7367 4883 ADMINISTRATOR Stella Merino Tel: 020 7367 4881 ADVERTISING Tel: 020 7367 4883 Email: [email protected] DISTRIBUTION Salvationist Publishing and Supplies (Periodicals), 66-78 Denington Road, Denington Industrial Estate, Wellingborough NN8 2QH Tel: 01933 445451 Fax: 01933 445415 Email: [email protected] THE SALVATION ARMY FOUNDER William Booth GENERAL Shaw Clifton TERRITORIAL COMMANDER Commissioner John Matear EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AND PUBLISHING SECRETARY Major Leanne Ruthven 2 15 January 2011 SALVATIONIST www.salvationarmy.org.uk/salvationist COMMENT I confess to a nagging unease with any form of Salvationism that is almost permanently confined to our halls. As Archbishop William Temple is reputed to have said: ‘The Church is the only The pathways society that exists for the benefit of those who are not its members.’ If that is so, then it is highly probable those non-members are to be found not (yet) in our buildings or on our rolls, but in of duty homes and streets that we have still to claim. While I would hesitate to apply Joshua 1:3 to such outreach, as I know some do, I have no such hesitation in interpreting Luke 14:23 (and, for that matter, Brindley Boon’s song, number 463 in our songbook) as a call to mission. My unease comes from the fact that in Roman times a citadel was a place where soldiers would recover from the heat of conflict and prepare for their return to the battlefield. The Oxford English Dictionary gives a definition of the word ‘citadel’ as ‘a meeting hall of The Salvation Army’. That’s fine, unless we lose sight of the fact that we meet in order to take stock, encourage each other, report victories and enjoy comradeship. If we only ever meet in order to, well, meet, then it’s possible we may have missed OMMISSIONER Bill Rivers the point. once led meetings at the In my first appointment, in the C corps where I was stationed. absence of a citadel, we plotted our The meetings were a success campaigns from a rented room in the (commissioners usually can be relied Town Hall. A carpenter made us a sign upon), but my outstanding memory is of that was ideal for placing on the the commissioner praying for me before pavement, encouraging passers-by to he left. I do not imply that commissioners come in. I am aware of the fact that usually neglect to pray; it’s just that this ‘faith comes from hearing’ (Romans was in the middle of the road on a 10:17), but it doesn’t hurt to ‘bring council estate. them in with all their sin’ (SASB 814) in ‘We are sent to war… we are I mention this to draw your attention to order for them actually to hear. One not sent to minister to a the commissioner’s article on page 14. Sunday Alison spotted our sign and You will see the link between his congregation and be content came in. She was (and still is, as far as encouraging us to ‘reclaim the streets for I know) a schoolteacher, but is now if we keep things going… Christ’ and his praying with me right also a uniformed Salvationist. We are Stop short of nothing but the where the traffic was coming and co- workers with a God who claims – going. If approaching the King of subjugation of the world to and reclaims – pavements and people, kings on the Queen’s highway isn’t streets and souls. the sway of the Lord Jesus.’ reclaiming the streets, then I don’t know (General William Booth) what is! MAJOR STEPHEN POXON, EDITOR NEWS FROM THE TERRITORIAL FEATURE ANNOUNCEMENTS Pages 4 – 9 〉〉〉〉 LEADERS From the high street to Army people and AustraliaEasternGermanyHeathrowHorshamMalawi Children are the shape of the the altar engagements MozambiqueUgandaRegentHallDublinShaw Kingdom Page 14 〉〉〉〉 Page 17 〉〉〉〉 KirkcaldyAylesburyExeterBedworthBoltonCitadel CheltenhamLongEatonWokingHorden Page 11 〉〉〉〉 OldhamRoundthornBlackpoolCitadelStapleHill VIEWPOINT NEW COMMITMENTS GovanSouthamptonSholingBromleySwindonCitadel 〉〉〉〉 NewtownPillLondonPokesdownSouthendCitadel FEATURE Keeping up with the Joneses Pages 18 & 19 Bandmaster, pianist, teacher Page 15 〉〉〉〉 and children’s friend ADVERTS Pages 12 & 13 〉〉〉〉 BIBLE STUDY Pages 20 – 23 〉〉〉〉 LETTERS Run to make a difference Page 10 〉〉〉〉 Page 16 〉〉〉〉 [email protected] SALVATIONIST 15 January 2011 3 NEWS Tens of thousands helped in flood crisis areas Australia Eastern SALVATION ARMY emergency services personnel worked around the clock for a number of days in their relief effort to help tens of thousands of people impacted by the unprecedented flood crisis in central and south- east Queensland. Expectations were that the worst was yet to come for many areas. Dozens of cities and towns were affected by the floods – the deluge continuing largely unabated since Christmas Eve – with some areas recording more Further west at Emerald, The emergency relief effort Captain Megan Gallagher than four times their average where the Nogoa River was was assisted by the Salvation (Central and North Queensland monthly rainfall for December. expected to peak at 16.2 metres, Army Flying Padre helicopter DHQ). ‘These emergency teams A number of rivers burst their and south at Bundaberg, 1,400 service through the trans porta- are mostly made up of Salvation banks, inundating town centres people were provided with meals tion of supplies to stricken Army volunteers who are also, in and leaving many smaller by Salvation Army emergency communities. The newly some circumstances, victims of communities completely cut off. services personnel. commissioned helicopter was the floods.’ The floods encompassed an area The Army has also been also used to rescue people At Warwick, in southeast larger than the combined size of feeding more than 350 travellers trapped by the floods.