Part 162. Sally Army Survey

I have completed a Membership Survey published by the United Kingdom & Ireland Territory. The Territory seeks to discern the way forward and to understand and resource matters relating to what it means to belong and to be a member of The Salvation Army.

The Survey has been produced by a membership working group whose aim is to have an open, frank, mature conversation about Salvation Army membership.

The working group hopes that we hear ideas of how to shape a radical vision of belonging, discipleship and membership. 

The working party has looked at scriptural foundations but nowhere is there a mention of theology or doctine. In my view theology should drive doctrine although sadly this seemed not to be the view of General Peddle in his infamous Vancouver speech.  A key element in the working party's recommendations has  to be to dismantle the fundamentalist theology and interpretation of doctrine which denies full inclusion on the basis of sexual orientation.