This is HIS Story Podcast

William Booth: The Untold Story Behind The Salvation Army

Todd Turner, Creative Digital Guide Season 3 Episode 3

William Booth didn’t set out to build a global movement. He walked into the slums of London with a Bible, a stubborn faith, and a burden for people the church had learned to ignore. Out of that simple conviction came The Salvation Army, one of the most influential Christian missions of the last 150 years.

In this episode of HIS Story, Todd Turner sits down with Booth for a first-person conversation that brings his world to life. You’ll hear what shaped him, why he refused to look away from suffering, and how holiness, courage, and compassion fueled a ministry that changed cities across the world.

This episode explores:
 • Booth’s early ministry and calling
 • The spiritual and social crisis in 19th-century London
 • How The Salvation Army began and why it grew
 • Booth’s passion for the poor, the addicted, and the forgotten
 • What today’s church can learn from his bold, practical faith

If you enjoy Christian biography, church history, classic revival movements, or stories of ordinary believers doing extraordinary things, this conversation will pull you in. It’s a fresh look at William Booth, The Salvation Army, and the kind of faith that still speaks today.