MCN Reflection — Terry McDonald on Presentation by Karen Hoeft

Terry McDonald is an active supporter of Morning Star Ministries in Regina and has a number of significant project involvements internationally.  (See details below.) He shared this with our group, following the presentation on Monday, April 29, 2014.

Terry writes:

My takeaways from the presentation by Major Karen Hoeft include…

  1. To be really worthwhile you must do what God has asked you to do. This may mean being a leader which has involved stepping away from long held practices such as having women in leadership, as well as the sacraments of  baptism and communion.
  2. To be really worthwhile you must have clear positions against  things that do harm to others, and, anything you do must not cause harm to others.
  3. The Salvation Army began in England as a social movement, but has now morphed into a system of change based on a military style change of command.
  4. The Salvation Army has massive scale (including a recognized brand name) and it operates in 133 countries around the world. As a result the  Salvation Army is able to speak out concerning social and economic issues.
  5. The Salvation Army utilizes  its social capital (aka its brand in things like Christmas fund raising reach and it voice concerning public policies and its economic power (Match Factory / Doughnut girls) to create and to influence change.
  6. Interesting quotations noted:
    – The world is Jesus challenged; to  try to change it you can get crucified
    – You should aim to make change where you are
    – For God’s people life sucks
    – You should pray for those persons who are causing pain and hurt for others
  7. The Salvation Army focus on the “strategic” advancement of the Christian religion, and emphasizes Good’s saving purposes (Salvation versus I don’t know you).

Terry McDonald has had a career with Cooperative development in Canada and Internationally.  This past year he worked for three months out of Vanuatu (in the South Pacific east of Australia).  Terry also serves as the technical development advisor for Hope for Eternity Ministry, in Uganda (website: https://hemafrica.org/), and as the project manager for Bridges of Hope (out of Lethbridge, Alberta) which helps to fund the HEM Refuge Orphans Project.  He currently lives in Simpson SK but is in Regina most every Sunday at Morning Star Ministries (a ministry founded and guided for almost 40 years by the late Glen Povey and his wife, Julie).

 

First published:  2024/05/02