On Point

In this episode, Isaiah Allen speaks with Kris Hevenor who is the Corps Sergeant Major of the Lowell, MA, Corps. She is the daughter of Salvation Army officers and the mother of two grown children. She has a Master’s degree in Social Work and has served as the Assistant Director of Social Services in the Massachusetts Division. Currently, she is an elementary school Librarian and has recently been designated our Territorial Corps Sergeant Major.

The English poet John Donne famously wrote "no man is an island"; words we often take for granted. Given more careful consideration, how might this wisdom be extended to the day to day mission of The Salvation Army? John Berglund (EDS Director USAW), April Foster (Others Director), John Templeton (Guideposts CEO), and Gordon Sparks (GNY Mission Alignment) discuss the importance of cultivating creative partnerships.

What is the proper relationship between Sunday and the other 6 days of the week? Lisa Collier, Andrew Boynton, Eddie George, and Morgan Irish-George discuss.

ajor Larry Ashcraft, Lt. Esther Cherubin, Major Dan Alverio, Isaiah Allen and Matt Baker explore the intersection of discipleship and programs in a Salvation Army context.

Shawn Williams, Cindy Pettiford, Nathanael Welch, Envoy Sharon Bussey, Isaiah Allen, and Matt Baker discuss the topic of Vocation with an eye toward possible implications for leadership and mission.

"What Is Quality Worship?" Andrew Boynton, Lisa Collier, Captain Olivia and Lt. Pratik Munn-Shirsath, Captain Charles Roberts, and Matt Baker discuss the territorial 20/20 goal of quality worship and its implications for worship leaders.

Whether changes in staffing, culture, or economy, we are always in a state of transition. This means that a vital part of leadership is navigating these critical folds. How can we best do this? Major Larry Ashcraft, Major Brian Glasco, Isaiah Allen, Chris Payton, Bo Sanders, and Envoy Ken Burton talk about it.

In this second of a two-part episode of On Point, "A Journey of Discovery: African American Experiences in The Salvation Army", Envoy Pat Wood, Major Brian Glasco, Lydia Mills, Commissioner Israel Gaither, Demetrius Marlowe, Sherron Carrion, and Cindy Pettiford discuss various matters arising at the intersection of race, culture, mission, and faith in The Salvation Army.

In this first of a two-part episode of On Point, "A Journey of Discovery: African American Experiences in The Salvation Army", Envoy Pat Wood, Major Brian Glasco, Lydia Mills, Commissioner Israel Gaither, Demetrius Marlowe, Sherron Carrion, and Cindy Pettiford discuss various matters arising at the intersection of race, culture, mission, and faith in The Salvation Army.

April Foster, Lt. Esther Cherubin, Captain Swetha Vincent, Commissioner Sue Swanson, and Major Deborah Sedlar discuss the strengths, successes, and challenges of women in TSA leadership both locally and globally.

Annabel Do Santos Concha, Captain Malcolm Daniels, Commissioner James Knaggs, Cadet Mhairi Smeaton, Matt Baker, and Isaiah Allen discuss the importance and impact of trust for leadership in various contexts.

Isaiah Allen, Joy Mikles, Lt Joel Ashcraft, Envoy Anthony Lewis, Major James Purvis, and Matt Baker discuss the role of the Soldier in Leadership Development with particular attention to how that takes place in community. Group discussion guides for parts 1-3 are attached as well.

David Hulteen and Kate Bailey discuss questions raised by the book 21 Questions for a 21st Century Army, written by Major Grant Sandercock-Brown who also joins the conversation. The three questions we explore are: Do I have to be a Soldier to belong? Are we still a holiness movement? Are we all heading in the same direction? http://a.co/4MQEwAy

In this episode, Commissioner Kay Rader, Dr. Anthony Headley, Isaiah Allen, and Matt Baker discuss the perennial importance of Self-Care, especially heading into the busy holiday and kettle season.

Matt Baker, Matt Hodgson, Erika Llanos, Envoy Charles Roberts, Captain Daniel Gomez, and Kris Hevenor examine clips of General Cox and Commissioner Bamford that were recorded during the LEAD 2016 Summit in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. They then respond to, and unpack various issues raised by those clips.

Captain Daniel Gomez, Steve Gladen (Saddleback), Joy Mikles, and Isaiah Allen talk in depth about why small groups are of vital importance to the life of the Army and the Church at large.

Ian and Allison Campbell, Major Ismael Correa, Isaiah Allen, and Captain Jessica Berkhoudt discuss the theological, ethical, and practical aspects of Integrated Mission, including SALT which in recent years has become an increasingly common practice for meaningful community partnership.