Steve Carter is a pastor, teacher, preaching mentor and writer. His heart’s desire is to bring Jesus into every conversation and space he is able to occupy.

His book, This Invitational Life, calls people to risk themselves to align with God’s heartbeat for humanity. Steve oversees Craft & Character which develops preachers in the art and craft of communication while helping to ensure character always leads the way.

Steve hosts the Craft & Character podcast that interviews some of the most important voices of our day. Steve also co-hosts the Home Team Podcast with ESPN sportscaster Sam Ponder and NFL linebacker Sam Acho; which focuses on the intersection of sports, culture, faith and family.

Steve lives in Phoenix with his wife Sarah and their two children.

Watson Jones III is the Senior Pastor of Compassion Baptist Church on Chicago’s Southside. He served as the Lead and Founding Pastor of Restoration Church of Philadelphia. Watson’s church planting experience was chronicled by This American Life and The StartUp Podcast.

Before moving to Philadelphia, Watson served as a staff pastor at his home church, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago, where he served as Children's Pastor and eventually Youth Pastor while leading a group of 1,000 members in various church-wide activities.

Watson has a Bachelor of Art in Business from Trinity International University, a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in African American Preaching and Sacred Rhetoric.

Watson is married to his wife Kelli, and together they have three children, Yeshaya, Watson IV, and Ellison.

El Capitán Auxiliar Josh Polanco radica en Brooklyn Park, MN, donde sirve junto a su esposa Jennifer, como oficiales directivos del Cuerpo y Centro Comunitario Noble Worship.

Josh es un predicador apasionado, un colaborador comunitario, un fiel constructor del Reino, un pastor compasivo y un padre amoroso de Kayla (18), Aleena (15) y Silas (12).

Es rotario y recientemente fue elegido presidente de la Fundación Comunitaria de Brooklyn Park, cuya misión es inspirar la participación de la comunidad para un Brooklyn Park unido, seguro y respaldado.

Su misión personal es conocer a Dios íntimamente, amar a los demás de manera extravagante y liderar fielmente.

Captains Matt and Jamie Satterlee, of the Southern Territory, are currently appointed as the National Youth Secretary and the Editor of Peer Magazine, respectively.

Commissioned as part of the Visionaries Session, Captions Satterlee enjoyed appointments as Corps Officers in Portsmouth, VA and Fredericksburg, VA before being appointed as Divisional Youth Leaders of the Georgia Division, followed by the Florida Division, where they served for seven years.

Passionate about youth ministry, Captions Satterlee believe that “if we are called to make other’s salvation the first purpose of our lives, we should be exhausting ourselves in youth ministry.”

Emaniel Brifil (EB) is the son of Haitian immigrants. He grew up in a small town called Inwood, FL and began attending The Salvation Army at the Winter Haven (FL) Corps as a child with his brothers.

Emaniel has earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from University of South Florida and a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from Trevecca Nazarene University.

In 2016, he began his present ministry as the Divisional Young Adult and Mission Specialist for the Florida Division. In this role, he is often the guest preacher and teacher at Florida Corps and other Corps around the Southern Territory. EB serves locally as Corps Cadet Counselor for the Tampa Corps with his best friend, Judith, whom he married in November 2019. He serves on the Young Adult Consultative Group for the Southern Territory. He is a Podcast Reviewer for “Peer Magazine.”

Major Cameron Henderson is a fifth generation Salvationist, whose father came from the Eastern Territory and whose mother came from the Southern Territory.

As a teenager growing up in North Carolina, Cam sensed a call from God at Youth Councils to become an officer in The Salvation Army. He met his future wife, Paula, during various Salvation Army Youth Ministry events in the Carolinas Division.

Commissioned as Salvation Army officers in 1998, they served as corps officers in Arlington, VA; Lawton, OK; Enid, OK; Salisbury, MD and Lawrenceville, GA. They then served as Divisional Youth Secretaries for the Texas Division for four years and were appointed to the Florida Divisional Headquarters.

They have two terrific children who created a very lively, warm and fun home. Their son, Cameron, serves on the Youth and Program Team at the Orlando (FL) Citadel Corps and has given his parents a daughter-in-love by marrying Breanna just this past August 2020! Ellison is a Junior at Asbury University, studying Creative Writing.

Dr. Bill and Diane Ury have been married since 1984 and have enjoyed a life of ministry together.

They are members of the Raleigh International Corps and began a ministry within The Salvation Army in 2017 as National Ambassadors for Holiness. They serve in that capacity throughout the United States as well as abroad.

Bill is a 1978 graduate of Asbury University, studied at the Institute for Holy Land Studies in Jerusalem, has a MDiv from Asbury Theological Seminary and holds an MPhil and PhD from Drew University. He taught Historical and Systematic Theology at Wesley Biblical Seminary for 23 years. Bill has a podcast, The Hour of Holiness and has authored several articles and books. Diane is a 1983 graduate of Asbury University and earned an MA in Theology from Wesley Biblical Seminary.

Diane’s passion is knowing Jesus Christ. Bill’s heart’s desire is for an intimate relationship with the Triune God and in sharing the truth of that Holy Love.

Together, they have pastored and spent decades discipling men and women. Their personal desire is to incorporate sound, rigorous Christian theological thinking with pastoral care and true compassion.

The Ury's have four grown children - JoAnna, Maddi, Meredith and Seth, two sons-in-law, and three grandsons who are their constant joy.

El Mayor Enrique Azuaje nació en el pueblo de Cuicas, Trujillo, Venezuela, y tiene cinco hermanos de los cuales él es el segundo. Se casó con Nancy en 1987 y Dios los bendijo con tres hijos: Luis (33), Alfonso (31) y Enrique Pastor (24), y son orgullosos abuelos de Levi, de 2 años.

El Mayor Enrique obtuvo dos títulos de la Facultad de Administración de Empresas de la Universidad Fermín Toro (1987) y Recursos Humanos (1989). En 1996, el Mayor Enrique recibió una certificación en Gestión y Desarrollo de Liderazgo del Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración y Gestión - (IESA) - Venezuela.

En septiembre de 2002, los Azuaje ingresaron al Colegio para Entrenamiento de Oficiales del Ejército de Salvación en Chicago, IL y fueron comisionados como oficiales en 2004.

El llamado del Mayor Enrique se basa en llevar a las personas a Jesús. Está comprometido a ayudar a las personas a encontrar nuevas formas de crecimiento y éxito espiritual. Es un visionario y cree que podemos construir un mundo mejor de paz, esperanza, prosperidad y amor.

Dr. Mindy L. McCormick is currently the Pathway of Hope Divisional Coordinator for Eastern Pennsylvania & Delaware Division.

Mindy graduated from Kutztown University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree, received a Master’s in Social Work in 2006, and May 2021, she graduated with her Doctor of Social Work. She is a licensed Social Worker with more than 20 years of field experience both in and out of The Salvation Army.

Mindy has been an active Salvationist since age eight and has served as a Local Officer (Corps Cadets Counselor and a Recruiting Sergeant), a Corps Employee, and a Divisional Employee. Mindy also serves on the National Pathway of Hope Committee appointed by the National Commander in 2017.

Throughout this time serving as employee and soldier, she has been keenly aware of the disconnect between what Salvationists do (social work) and who we are (the Body of Christ in a lost world). It is this connection of Social Work and Pastoral Care that ties us directly to our founding principles and enables us to truly call this Social Ministry (the meeting of human needs in Christ’s name). The process of making this connection again is her deep desire.

Dr. Maribeth Velazquez Swanson has served as the Territorial Social Services Secretary for the Central Territory since 2012. She holds a Doctorate in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning and Service from Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She earned her M.S.W. degree from the University of Illinois-Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work and B.A. from Asbury University, Wilmore, Kentucky. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Since 2011, Dr. Swanson has provided leadership, to the development and implementation of the Pathway of Hope initiative, focused on breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Pathway of Hope has served over 6,500 families and impacting the future course for over 12,800 children. She served as a Deputy Co-Chair of the USA Pathway of Hope Steering Committee (2014-2015) and currently is a member of The Salvation Army National Pathway of Hope Committee.

Maribeth is married to Bob Swanson, and they have two adult children. She is a Soldier of the Oakbrook Terrace Corps, where she serves as the Children’s Sunday School Coordinator, and is a member of the Songsters and Senior band groups.

Joan Kurtz, LCSW, is a Territorial Program Consultant with over 15 years of experience working for The Salvation Army.

Joan is committed to walking alongside programs and practitioners to reach the goal of meeting the needs of others. Joan uses her positive attitude and enthusiasm to encourage individuals in their unique roles within The Salvation Army.

Joan is a graduate of Asbury University and received her MSW at Saint Louis University.

Bryant Erickson has been an employee of The Salvation Army for over 20 years.

During his employment, he has held several jobs within the Metropolitan Division before his current position with the Central Territory's Social Services Department. His primary responsibilities with the department include conducting program evaluations throughout the territory and administering the Caseworker Certification Program, an employee training initiative.

Bryant has an MSW from the George Williams College of Aurora University and is a Licensed Social Worker in Illinois. He and his family worship at the Rockford Temple Corps in Rockford, IL.

Lindsey J. Bailey, MSW, LCSW es una trabajadora social clínica apasionada que tiene más de 13 años de experiencia en el campo del trabajo social clínico.

Lindsey creció en Chile, es bilingüe y bicultural, y aporta un conjunto diverso de habilidades y experiencias a su práctica clínica.

Lindsey obtuvo su Maestría en Trabajo Social de la Escuela de Trabajo Social Jane Addams de la Universidad de Illinois en Chicago. El enfoque de Lindsey para su trabajo actual en salud mental comunitaria es acompañar y apoyar a las personas en su viaje de vida y escuchar y aprender de las historias y experiencias únicas de las personas. Lindsey ha estado brindando servicios clínicos de salud mental a adultos a través de servicios de consejería individual, de pareja y grupal durante los últimos 7 años.

Lindsey también es un salvacionista de toda la vida con una pasión por ver a la iglesia aceptar plenamente el llamado de Dios de amar a los demás incondicionalmente de palabra y de hecho. En la actualidad Lindsey trabaja como consultora para The Lanier Practice y ayuda a apoyar a los candidatos en los Territorios Este y Sur en su viaje de candidatura.

William Booth dijo: «Ve por las almas y ve por las peores». Jesús dijo: «Por tanto, vayan y hagan discípulos de todas las naciones...» (Mateo 28:19). Como soldados de Jesucristo hemos sido llamados a «estar siempre preparados para responder a todo el que les pida razón de la esperanza que hay en ustedes» (1 Pedro 3:15).

Nuestros tres presentadores están dotados y apasionados particularmente para inspirarlo y equiparlo para elevar su «temperatura evangelística» así como la de todo su Cuerpo. Verá sus biografías y un enlace a sus talleres a continuación. Cada uno aporta una perspectiva única y relevante a este aspecto vital de la misión del Ejército de Salvación.

Inscríbase para una de las sesiones de Un soldado es un ganador de almas a las 11:00 a.m. y 1:30 p.m.

Bramwell Booth escribió: «Si la santidad es posible en cualquier lugar para cualquier persona en cualquier momento, es posible en cualquier lugar para todos en todo momento». Dios dijo: «Sean santos, porque yo soy santo» (Levítico 11:45 y 1 Pedro 1:16).

Nuestra décima doctrina es una de nuestras armas más poderosas contra el maligno y sus planes. En muchos Cuerpos en todo el territorio hay un enorme «agujero en nuestra santidad». Nuestra décima doctrina dice: «Creemos que es privilegio de todos los creyentes ser santificados “por completo” y que su ser entero, “espíritu, alma y cuerpo”, puede ser guardado “irreprensible para la venida de nuestro Señor Jesucristo”».

Nuestros cinco presentadores tienen el talento y la pasión únicos de inspirarnos y equiparnos para experimentar de manera práctica y poderosa el poder y el privilegio de una vida santa. Verá sus biografías y un enlace a sus talleres a continuación, lo que le dará una buena idea de la perspectiva que aportan para equipar mejor a los soldados del Ejército de Salvación para vivir vidas santas y victoriosas.

Inscríbase para una de las sesiones Un soldado es un ganador de almas a las 11:00 a.m. y 1:30 p.m.

El poder y el papel único del Ejército de Salvación dentro de la «parte evangélica de la iglesia universal cristiana» es nuestra misión integral: «predicar el Evangelio de Jesucristo, Y responder a las necesidades humanas en Su nombre, sin ningún tipo de discriminación». Esta misión no es opcional para ningún creyente, pero en especial para los salvacionistas. Jesús dijo: «todo lo que hicieron por uno de mis hermanos, aun por el más pequeño, lo hicieron por mí» (Mateo 25:40).

William Booth desarrolló completamente esta misión en su libro innovador «En la Oscura Inglaterra y cómo salir de ella» en 1890. El Teniente Coronel Dean Pallant ha dicho de esta obra: «El gran plan de Booth transformó al Ejército de Salvación de un exitoso, pero pequeña iglesia evangélica en Inglaterra, a una misión cristiana global que ha transformado la vida de millones de personas en todo el mundo».

Desde la época de Booth, el Ejército ha luchado por mantener unidos estos dos énfasis de su misión. AHORA es el momento de poner fin a la lucha e integrar completamente nuestra misión con los soldados a la vanguardia.

De nuevo, nuestros cinco presentadores están en una posición única y calificados para equipar e inspirar a cada uno de nosotros a «entrar al terreno de juego» y participar en la misión al frente de batalla del Ejército de Salvación en su comunidad. Verá sus biografías y un enlace a sus talleres a continuación.

Inscríbase para una de las sesiones de Un soldado es un ganador de almas a las 11:00 a.m. y 1:30 p.m.