Show Notes
There can be no doubt about it!
God HAS blessed The Salvation Army over the 157 years of its existence. He still blesses our ministry today - in well over 130 countries all around the world. Hallelujah!
But, there can be no denying it, the membership/soldiery of the Army has declined to numbers well below those we remember in years gone by. Should we shake our heads and wonder what has happened, while we fade away even further? Or do we take our inspiration from parts of the world where The Salvation Army is STILL GROWING - and growing fast?
It's time to shake ourselves into action and DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
I'm going to anyway - that's why, tonight, I am 'raising my Ebenezer' and looking to the Lord to lead the way towards turning that corner!
Some great songs tonight and music from some of the Army's greatest writers including Arthur Gullidge, William Pearson, John Larsson, Len Ballantine, Chris Mallett and there's also Ballington Booth to top it all off!
Ensembles featured include Norfolk Fellowship Brass, International Staff Band and Songsters, Chelmsford Singing Company, Portsmouth Citadel Songsters and Jonny Searle.
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To mark the TENTH anniversary of the very first GttA podcast in July 2013 this is the first of a very special 4-part series of podcasts featuring music from each decade of the Army's existence right up to the present day.
'The Salvation Meeting' makes its return this Sunday after my summer break.
For the last meeting prepared before I take my summer break (I'll be back in September!) I found my inspiration after seeing a question asked in a Salvation Army forum online: What is a Salvation Meeting?