Meet the Officer – Major Greg Turnbull

1. What is your current appointment, and what do you find most satisfying about it? 

I am currently a team member at the Campaspe Shire Salvos, alongside my wife, Major Lynne Turnbull, and Ministry Assistant Tamara Sperling. What I find most satisfying about my current appointment is the opportunity I have in walking beside others, telling them of God’s love for them, and supporting/helping them as much as I can.

2. Away from the appointment – if that’s possible! – what do you do to relax or unwind? 

I like kayaking, gold-detecting and walking. I also like watching movies, and I am currently watching the Father Brown TV series.

3. What’s a favourite Christian song and why do you like it? 

My favourite song is It is Well with My Soul by Horatio Spafford. It is my favourite not only because the lyrics move me, but also because of the history behind it. Having lost children due to a collision of two ships, he wrote this song as he sailed over the spot where the collision had occurred. It speaks of faith and God’s great grace and love for us during the turmoils of life.

4. If you could have a good talk with a biblical character apart from Jesus, who would it be and what would you talk about? 

It would have to be the Apostle Paul. He is a hero of mine, a life totally transformed for Jesus as a persecutor of the faith who became one of its greatest defenders. I would love to just hear his personal testimony in his own words and discuss things of faith and theology.

5. If you were talking to a group of Salvationists and they asked if you recommended officership or not, what would you say? 

My reply to this question would be if you are called to be an officer, then become one, because whatever God calls you to be, He will also equip you for it. Really, it is an issue of exploring the calling, as not everyone is called to a life of officership, but do you know what? That is fine. We need people to be faithful and follow the call God has placed on their lives, whatever that is. To some, it may mean becoming doctors, plumbers, nurses, or carpenters. If you are faithful to what God has called you to, He will take care of the rest.