New appointments to the National Office
New appointments to the National Office
11 July 2016
Captains Paul and Robyn Lorimer will take up their new appointments on 1 August.
Captains Paul and Robyn Lorimer from the Australia Southern Territory have been appointed respectively as Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the National Commander, Commissioner Floyd Tidd; and Executive Assistant, National Leadership. Both appointments are to the Office of the National Commander and begin on 1 August. Pipeline spoke to the Lorimers just before they took up their new appointments.
Pipeline: What do your new roles entail and what will be your main areas of focus?
Captain Paul Lorimer: Today, the ADC role is like that of a confidential assistant. I’ll travel with the National Commander, sit in on meetings and discussions to capture what’s been decided, and then communicate what actions need to be taken. The main focus of the role is communication. Broadly speaking, the role is to support the National Commander as The Salvation Army transforms into one territory.
Captain Robyn Lorimer: In the Australia One project environment, the Executive Assistant role will be diverse, and include aspects of being an event manager, office manager and personal assistant. The main goal is to assist the National Leadership team (Commissioners Tidd and, from January 2017, Colonels Mark and Julie Campbell) move through this transition period as smoothly as possible.
P: Where will you be based in your new roles?
RL: We will initially work out of the Catherine Booth College in Melbourne, until it is decided where the new Australia One THQ will be based. Paul will travel more frequently and will often be in Canberra and Sydney as well, accompanying Commissioner Floyd Tidd.
P: In your ministry, which areas are you particularly passionate about?
PL: The words of the Apostle Paul in Colossians 1: 28-29 resonate strongly with us. He says, “We proclaim Christ” (v23), and then speaks about strenuously contending with all the energy Christ works in him to present everyone fully mature in Christ. We love to encourage people, to empower people in their leadership and kingdom influence. Each appointment contains so many experiences, but we’ve loved working in diverse cultural ministry and experiencing the freedom of new congregations like the Recovery Church in Hobart.
P: What do you hope to achieve in your new roles?
PL: We want to be of service, to be an encouragement to people and a help to our leaders in these important days of transformation. It is our hope that God will continue to use us to bring his Kingdom to the here and now and the everyday, as he has done throughout our officership.
P: What are you looking forward to in your new roles?
RL: We both look forward to seeing the formation of a new expression of the Salvation Army in Australia for the 21st century and to working with the National Leadership team and everyone who will be giving life and breath to the new Australia Territory. We look forward to what God will show us and teach us, and how he will change us over these next few years.
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