Linda Bond

General Linda Bond
19th General of The Salvation Army
In office 2 April 2011 – 13 June 2013
Preceded by	Shaw Clifton
Succeeded by	Andre Cox
Personal details
Born	(1946-06-22) 22 June 1946 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Nationality	Canadian
Religion	Christian

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Linda Bond (born 22 June 1946) was the 19th General of the Salvation Army and was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.^[1]

After international service and various promotions, she held the post of Territorial Commander of the Australian Eastern Territory from 2008. On 31 January 2011, Bond was elected by the High Council to be the next General of the Salvation Army and assumed office on 2 April 2011. She was the third woman and fourth Canadian to be elected General of the Salvation Army. General Evangeline Booth (1934–1939) and General Eva Burrows (1986–1993) were the two previous female Generals of The Salvation Army.^[2][3] In late 2012, she received an honorary degree from Tyndale University College and Seminary.^[4] On 13 June 2013 she unexpectedly announced her retirement with immediate effect. ^[5]

Work in The Salvation Army

Bond, who holds a bachelor's degree in religious education and a master's degree in theological studies, entered the Training College in Canada as a cadet in 1967 and was commissioned as an officer two years later. She spent the following nine years in corps appointments, before being appointed first as a member of the training staff at the College for Officer Training in Toronto and then as Territorial Candidates Secretary. She returned to corps ministry, becoming Commanding Officer of the Kitchener Corps, before serving at the College for Officer Training in St John's, Newfoundland, as Assistant Training Principal, Divisional Secretary of the Maritime Division and Divisional Commander of the same division.

In 1995 she was appointed to International Headquarters in London as Under Secretary for Personnel. She remained in the United Kingdom, transferring to the UK Territory as Divisional Commander, Central North Division, in 1998. A return to Canada came just over a year later, when she was appointed as Chief Secretary, Canada and Bermuda Territory.

In July 2002 she was appointed to the USA Western Territory, where she served as Territorial Commander and Territorial President of Women’s Ministries.

In August 2004, Bond submitted her resignation from Army officership for personal reasons. General Larsson accepted her resignation with regret and acknowledged her outstanding contributions during her officership.^[6]

She returned to International Headquarters in 2005, as Secretary for Spiritual Life Development and International External Relations.

In 2008 she became Territorial Commander of the Australia Eastern Territory. She was elected to The Salvation Army’s most senior office, General, in January 2011 and assumed the office on 2 April 2011. Bond held the Office of General until her unexpected and immediate retirement on 13 June 2013. ^[7]

Appointments

Retirement

After holding the office of General of The Salvation Army for more than two years and two months, Bond unexpectedly announced her retirement on 13 June 2013. Bond was an active Salvation Army Officer for 44 years.

The High Council of The Salvation Army convened on 29 July 2013 to elect a new General, with André Cox being elected as the 20th General of The Salvation Army.

References

1. ↑ "The Salvation Army International - The High Council". Salvationarmy.org. Retrieved 2012-09-25. 
2. ↑ Read, Don (March 2012). "From the Director's Notebook". Salvation Army. Retrieved 3 January 2013. 
3. ↑ "Linda Bond". SAWiki. Retrieved 2012-09-25. 
4. ↑ "General Linda Bond receives Honorary Doctorate this Fall". Tyndale University College and Seminary. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013. 
5. ↑ http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/news/announcement130613
6. ↑ http://www.usawest.org/usw/www_newfrontierpub.nsf/vw_print/5BE1E138DF134B7588256F030075AAEB?openDocument
7. ↑ http://www.salvationarmy.org/ihq/news/announcement130613