From Downtown to Everytown: City-Rural Ministries Roundtable, With Major Mike Hoeft and Lieutenant Jeremy Thompson

The Salvation Army was born on the streets of London, England, and urban ministry is still central to our calling. But since its founding, the Army has expanded far beyond the urban centres, and in the Canada and Bermuda Territory today, about half of our ministry units are in urban settings, while the other half are in rural areas. 

What are the different strengths and challenges in city and rural ministries? And what can those who are ministering in these different contexts learn from each other? 

Major Mike Hoeft, an area commander in the Prairies and Northern Territories Division, and Lieutenant Jeremy Thompson, a corps officer in downtown Toronto, share their thoughts on these questions and more in this urban-rural ministries roundtable.