“I apologise”. Chick Yuill Addresses Battle Orders

In one of the most powerful moments in the story of Included, Chick Yuill joined a global webinar in 2021 to discuss the harmful writing in Battle Orders.  Throughout the 90’s, and still in some places today, Chick’s training manual was the key learning material for new Soldiers (members) of The Salvation Army.  In it are words that are etched in the minds of LGBTQIA+ Salvationists around the world, words which not only harmed them directly, but led to countless others being emboldened in homophobia.  It’s a legacy that Chick is not proud of and in this replay of that 2021 online conference, Chick offers a heartfelt apology and takes us through his journey of exploration since - explaining that were he to write it again today, it would be a very different message. He then offers a bold and prophetic vision for the future of The Salvation Army.  We’re thankful to Chick for his humility, for his grace is joining us for this conversation  and for his openness to continual dialogue.  If you’d like to chat with someone from the Included team about anything in this discussion, reach out at [email protected] The original video of this conversation and more LGBTQIA+ affirming content is available on our webpage  www.includedpage.com or Facebook.com/includedpage