Into the Wild

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In chapter one of the ‘Into the Wild’ story – a year of encounter and adventure, we meet Joshua as he leads the people of Israel across the Jordan to a new land.

Engage with the story alone or with a friend or online small group/Bible study, reflect on the discussion questions, try the prayer activities, watch the video and see what happens when you take courage to cross over into a new place.

VIDEO

Colonel Deborah Graves, Territorial Secretary for Leader Development, tells the story of a time when God called her to do something that took a lot of courage.

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Join us for Chapter Two of our ‘Into the Wild’ series – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we accompany Joshua to his meeting with God.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what happens when you exchange fear for faith.

Audio

Listen to the story of Diamond, a man who raised his voice and stepped out in faith to help bring down a huge injustice.

Video

Why not watch this video montage from the Salvation Army Prayer Strategy Team on our top tips for praying out loud.

Join us for Chapter Three of our ‘Into the Wild’ series – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we accompany Gideon, an unlikely hero, who had the faith and determination to fight for a different future. 

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group/ Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what happens when we wage war in prayer for the future we long to see.

Videos

Watch Andrew Warriner and Sarah Johnson share how they encountered God in different ways during their journeys to recovery from addiction. Like Gideon, they both found that surrendering to God was the key to finding freedom. 

Join us for Chapter Four of ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure – where we rewind to the beginning of Gideon’s story.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what happens when you let God work through you.

Videos

Watch Mary Wolfe in Neath (South Wales) and  Jenny and Sam Tomlin in Liverpool, talk about their new initiatives to change lives in their local communities. God called them to do new things – new things they felt completely inadequate for, but which they’re stepping into anyway, because they know God is with them.

Join us for Chapter Five of ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure – where we accompany Elijah from the mountain of victory through the desert of despair to an encounter with God which challenges and strengthens him.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what happens when you make time to listen to the small, quiet voice of God.

Videos

This month we hear Stories from Meshiel Brown and Jonathan Munn. They've both  been learning how to live well and trust God in the midst of mental health problems. They tell us what they've learnt in the wilderness places, and how they're  encountering the presence of God in the midst of inner turmoil.

(Content warning: Meshiel's story contains references to sexual abuse, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.)

Join us for Chapter Six ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we meet three people whose lives all changed the day Jesus walked by.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what happens when you let light break through.

Video

This month some of our Salvation Army Prayer Strategy Team talk about what darkness looks like for them, and how they’ve known the light of Jesus break in.

Join us for Chapter Seven ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we meet Mary, a wild mother who goes to places no mother has ever gone before.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what happens when you step into the wild.

Videos

This month, Stephanie Chagas-Bijl tells us her story of pregnancy and giving birth in Pandemic 2020 and Lizette Williams shares some of the struggles of being a parent in lockdown. But they've both found joy amidst the discomfort. 

Join us for Chapter Eight ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we come across two people, Jabez and Jairus, who ask for MORE.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what happens when you ask for MORE and let God guide you to that point.

Video

This month listen to Ruth Gray as she talks about praying for her husband Karl, who nearly lost his life to Covid-19 in the spring of 2020. She shares some of the amazing ways God responded to her prayers for MORE.

Join us for Chapter Nine ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we meet John the Baptist, a man who literally lived out his life and ministry in the wild … and bore fruit.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what happens when you commit to God in the wilderness.

Video

This month's video is a beautiful piece by Beth Parker on the joy she finds in wild swimming and what it's teaching her about prayer in the wild.

Join us for Chapter Ten ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we discover the three strategies Jesus used when he was in the wilderness.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what when you turn to God in the wilderness.

Video

This month, Lyndall Bywater interviews Major Christine Kingscott, who takes up her new appointment as Assistant Secretary for Spiritual Life Development in March and will take over co-ordinating the SA UKI Territory Prayer Network. Chris talks about her hopes, her prayers and her wilder moments …

Join us for Chapter Eleven ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we meet Samson, a man full of anger and violence.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities… and see what when you get wild with anger!

Videos

Anger is a complex subject, and this month's Into the Wild videos explore it from two different angles. Meshiel Brown talks about being on the receiving end of other people's anger, and of learning how to deal with her own anger in a healthy way. Marjorie Parrott talks about anger and its place in stirring us to action against injustice ... particularly racism.

Join us for our Chapter Twelve ‘Into the Wild’ – a year of encounter and adventure. This month we meet Peter and a group of frightened, confused disciples who were transformed for ever by the power of the wildest gift ever given.

Read alone or with a friend, reflect on the discussion questions over the phone with someone or in an online small group / Bible study, try the prayer activities … and see what happens when you let the Holy Spirit live within you.

Video

As our ‘Into the Wild’ year draws to a close, we’ve asked three people to share their testimonies. Angie Carney, Mary Wolfe and Tim Swansbury have journeyed with us throughout the year and this month they tell us their stories of meeting God in the wild.