Lecturer
BEc, AdvDipSAMin, GDCS, MATS, GCRM
Sandy has been a Salvation Army Officer for over 20 years with varied appointments including almost eight years of church-based leadership and pastoral ministry in Australian remote, regional, rural, suburban and city settings, almost a decade of dedicated focus on youth and children’s ministries and, most recently, over five years in the training and formation of Salvation Army Cadets, Auxiliary Lieutenants and Lieutenants through the Officer Formation Stream. Alongside her role in Officer Formation, Sandy started teaching in Higher Eduction, transitioning to a full time teaching role in mid 2024.
During her Salvation Army Officer training, Sandy completed a Graduate Diploma in Christian Studies (Australian College of Theology) and continued on to a Master of Arts in Theological Studies (Sydney College of Divinity). In 2021 she completed a Graduate Certificate in Research Methodology (University of Divinity) with a 16,000 word Minor Thesis entitled: Conscripted? Vaccinated? Or effectively discipled? The faith of teenage Salvation Army Officers’ Kids in Australia. Sandy is currently a candidate for the Doctor of Professional Practice within University of Divinity with a research focus on developing a child-shaped, feminist-informed resource for engaging with bible stories.
Sandy has been teaching Supervised Theological Field Education and Reflective Practice for Vocational Formation since 2022.
Sandy is a member of the Association for Reflective Practice in Theological Education (currently serving as Secretary) and a member of The Salvation Army's South Pacific Theological Forum (currently serving as Convenor).
Areas of Expertise
- Children's Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Family Ministry
- Intergenerational Ministry
- Salvation Army Officers' Kids
- Practicum, Field Education
- Reflective Practice
Presentations
- "Revisiting play and games as adults" Conference Paper at Thought Matters Conference, 2025
- "Contributionality of presence in The Salvation Army from a intergenerational perspective and beyond" Conference Paper at Thought Matters Conference, 2024
- "Reflective practice as pause" Workshop at Association for Reflective Practice in Theological Education Conference, 2024
- "Reflective practice and holiness: holiness in the everyday" at Brengle Institute, Australia, 2024
- "Conscripted? Vaccinated? Or effectively Discipled" at Generations Forum, NSW/ACT Divisional Officers' Fellowship, 2023
- Guest Speaker, Salvation Army Officers' Kids Camp, 2022
- "Parents - Allies or Enemies" at Salvation Army Youth and Kids Ministry Conference, 2014, 2016
- "Orange - A Strategy for Ministry" at Salvation Army Youth and Kids Ministry Conference, 2016
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