The Salvation Army Booth College

Coursework Coordinator

Emma was commissioned as a Salvation Army officer in 2005. With experience in Corps work and church planting across Queensland, New South Wales and London, UK, she has a background in pastoral ministry and leadership.

From 2020-2022, Emma served as the Mission and Ministry Co-ordinator for the Officer Formation Stream, where she focused on developing new leaders within The Salvation Army. As a lecturer and teaching and learning co-ordinator, Emma is committed to helping students reach their potential and integrate their learning into their everyday lives.

Emma's PhD project draws on Wesleyan theology and the experiences of women to construct a Mariology for Wesleyans. 

Conference Paper

• 'The Ideal Stressed Woman: the Anxious Emotionology of Catherine Booth', Spirited Women, ACWR, August 2021.
• ‘Unhelpful Understandings of Salvation?’ Thought Matters vol 6, 2016: pages 97-103.

Presentations

• 'A Voice of Her Own: Embodiment Theology in Conversation with Protestant Mariology,' The Centre for Marian Studies Research Seminar, The Centre for Marian Studies, Twickenham, London. January 2024.
• ‘Anxiety Embraced: The Relationship Between Anxiety and Theology in the Early Salvation Army,’ Eastern Suburbs Research Seminar, University of Divinity, Melbourne Australia. October 2020.
• ‘How Relationality Facilitates Human Flourishing: A Neurobiological and Christological Conversation’ Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research Conference, Sydney Australia. September 2018.
• ‘How to Use Coaching and Conversation in Discipleship,’ The Salvation Army, South London Division Transformers, London, UK. September 2018.
• ‘Spiritual Pathways,’ The Salvation Army, Australian Eastern Territory Territorial Women’s Conference, Sydney, Australia. February 2018.
• ‘Are There People for whom Traditional Views of Salvation are Unhelpful?’ The Salvation Army, Tri-territorial Thought Matters Conference, Melbourne, Australia. November 2016.

Publications

• 'How Relationality Facilitates Human Flourishing: A Neurobiological and Christological Conversation.' In Wesleyan Perspectives on Human Flourishing. Edited by Dean G. Smith and Rob A. Fringer. Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2021.

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