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Get on the bus Gus

Be careful what you say in Theology class. That is the lesson Tracy learned when she told Mj. Harris she didn’t like to take the bus. I’m probably taking great liberties in my rendition of the outcome, but to paraphrase, “Tracy, you will have to ride the bus before we can commission you”. And so [...]

Wordle – Just because it’s cool

What is a wordle?  Is it art?  Is it the musings of a slightly deranged programmer?  In its own words… Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different [...]

People | Phyllis Vega

Raised in a Godly home by wonderful Salvationist parents in La Scie, NL, did not deter me from rebelling against God during my teenage years. Circumstances brought me to Toronto, where I met my husband Brian. God gifted us with two sons, and 1979 we started attending Cedarbrae Corps in Scarborough, ON. Both of us [...]

People | Felipe Vega

In pursuit of a better life my father and two friends arrived in Canada in 1971. After the Coup in 1973 the rest of the family decided to leave Chile and join my father. Not yet a teenager, the adjustment was extremely difficult and one that I would struggle with for many years. The life [...]

People | Peter Robinson

My time at the CFOT has truly been both a blessing and time of immense spiritual growth.  This time has provided me with an opportunity to further develop my own personal relationship with God and has also served as a time of invaluable preparation as I prepare for full time ministry as an officer. With [...]

calling, preparation and formation

On the eve of embarking on another youth adventure as a chaperone for a retreat, I am reflecting where the past seven years have brought me. Back in 2002 Tracy and I started our journey into full time ministry as youth directors and that continued until we entered CFOT in 2007. I was able to [...]

Staff | Deana Zelinsky

Prior to life as an officer I worked for 12 years in residential model treatment homes for adolescents.  Those years provided invaluable opportunities for learning and were influential in developing the talents and gifts God has placed in me to bring to ministry .  Commissioned in 2002 with the “Crossbearers” session, my family and I [...]

The Salvation Army Doctrines

Urban Ministry

As part of a tailor-made curriculum, I had the opportunity to do a directed study through the University of Winnipeg.  The area of study I pursued was Urban Ministry, my mentor – Dr. Cornelius Buller, principal founder of Urban Youth Adventures (a Winnipeg based ministry for inner-city kids), assists me in directing my research and [...]

International Army

I have just arrived back from a weeklong mission trip in Jamaica. I really enjoyed my time there and I found it to be a great experience. There are many thing s I have learned: 1.    How to paint (using your face). 2.    How to shower without warm or running water. 3.    How to keep [...]