Boys & Girls Clubs honor Winston-Salem’s Adams
Sylvia Adams, executive director of The Salvation Army Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, Boys & Girls Club, receives Distinguished Service Award ...
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A good week for the Army
Tweaking teen ministry
Major Charles Powell, Georgia divisional commander, receives proclamation from Governor
Nathan Deal declaring Salvation Army Week in the state of Georgia ...
BFI Rob Bridges (above left) trying some
new things in his outreach to teens at the
Lawrenceville, Georgia, Corps ...
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DOING
THE MOST
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thesouthernspirit
A publication of The Salvation Army Southern Territory
Volume 32, No. 17
November 16, 2015
Army, Asbury to grant MSW scholarships
T
he Salvation Army and
Asbury University have
signed an agreement to
partner to grant five tuitions
per year for Salvation Army
students in the school’s Master of Social
Work program.
Commissioner Don Bell, Southern
territorial commander, and Asbury
President Sandra Gray signed the
agreement, which will help equip
officers and staff of The Salvation Army
for the Pathway of Hope initiative to
end generational poverty.
“It’s a Christian university and a
Christian program, which is really
quite unique,” said Commissioner Bell.
news
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ARMY ANSWERS CHALLENGE
TO CARE FOR REFUGEES
During General André
Cox’s visit to Switzerland, Lt.
Colonel Allan Hofer, chief
secretary, Switzerland, Austria
and Hungary Territory, issued
a challenge that is being
answered across the territory.
With Salvation Army refugee
centers in Switzerland reaching
capacity – leading to logistical
challenges – the General called
on The Salvation Army to
welcome refugees. Taking the
General’s challenge to heart,
Lt. Colonel Hofer called for
Salvation Army corps to open
their doors to refugees.
Two days later, the first
refugees arrived at the corps
in Thun. The Salvation Army
offered people a roof over their
heads, a bed, a hot meal and a
warm welcome until long-term
provisions can be offered.
The Army has been
preparing facilities, organizing
beds, wardrobes, tables and
chairs and moving aside
existing furniture. Professionals
from The Salvation Army’s
Refugee Aid and numerous
volunteers are working to
ensure that the refugees are
well-received.
The Switzerland, Austria and
Hungary Territory deployed its
forces on all fronts. In addition
to its 14 admission centers, 12
corps in the canton of Berne
are considering the provision
of emergency accommodation.
Asbury’s MSW program,
accredited by the Council on
Social Work Education, offers
advanced standing and part-time
programs with more than 80
elective options and nearly 100
practicum locations. Of primary
importance, it has a strong
Christian outlook.
“We’ve been looking for that for quite
some time. Many universities offer
Master of Social Work degrees, but not
with the spiritual emphasis.” He added
that because The Salvation Army’s
Please see SCHOLARSHIPS, page 6
Commissioner Don Bell, Asbury President Sandra Gray agreed to grant tuition
scholarships for the university’s MSW program.
A changing landscape
Cultural trends have
major implications
for ministry to youth
By Brooke Turbyfill
SOUTHERN SPIRIT STAFF
eneration Z – the generation that was
born anywhere from the mid-90s
onward – is the first generation that
cannot remember a time without
smart phones and social media
(according to an article in the Huffington Post). Gen
Z is changing the landscape of how people engage
with, process and dispense information, and how
they relate to others. The impact on the church is
monumental.
Blake Lanier, a licensed clinical social worker
who grew up in The Salvation Army, said the
younger generations like the Millennials and Gen
Z are res