Lecturer
BEc, AdvDipSAMin, GDCS, MATS, GCRM
Sandy has been a Salvation Army Officer for over 20 years with 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, immediately before joining the Higher Education Stream full time, was involved in the the training and formation of Salvation Army Cadets, Auxiliary Lieutenants and Lieutenants for over five years through the Officer Formation Stream.
Sandy is sometimes surprised when insights from undergraduate studies in economics provide insight for her current world. 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.
Sandy teaches the Supervised Theological Field Education unit and the Reflective Practice for Vocational Formation unit.
Sandy participates in the Professional Standards Committee of The Salvation Army (since mid 2021). She is a member of the Association for Reflective Practice in Theological Education (since 2024) and a member of The Salvation Army's South Pacific Theological Forum (since mid 2024).
Areas of Expertise
- Children's Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Family Ministry
- Intergenerational Ministry
- Salvation Army Officers' Kids
- Reflective Practice
Presentations
- "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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