Chaplaincy
Air Force Reserve Chaplain goes out with “one heck of a roar”! by Chaplain Jeff Cooper, USAFR
So Glad…. I was hoping for one “fun” tour before I retired. By fun, I mean Florida in the winter or maybe 90 days in Germany. I wanted someplace I could…
Read MorePolice Officer Turned Chaplain Utilizes Chaplaincy to Train Police Officers
by Greg Amundson, Chaplain, DHS Rev. Gregory J. Amundson currently serves as a Senior Instructor for the Department of Homeland Security, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, in Glynco, GA. Greg leads…
Read MoreChaplain Wears Two Hats
From a recent letter from Chaplain Alan Dong Dear Friends, Thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement this past month! Most of it was spent in central CA…
Read MoreMemorial Day Weekend
We are headed into Memorial Day this weekend. Many of us will gather with friends and family to spend time together, enjoying one another. But it is a time for…
Read MoreA Long Commute
A Long Commute: Ministry in Home for the Elderly, Kifisia, Greece By Chaplain Randy Hurtt, Columbia, SC/Kifisia, Greece In Mark 10:51, Jesus asks Blind Bartimaeus, “What do you want me…
Read MoreReady, Set, Go
Ready, Set, Go: Newly Commissioned Chaplain Flies Downrange to Serve Troops By Greg Davis, Chaplain, USA Army On April 7th, 2022, I become an Active-Duty Army Chaplain. Six weeks later,…
Read MoreREST STOP: Reflections of a chaplain approaching the off-ramp
REST STOP: Reflections of a chaplain approaching the off-ramp By Gordon Ruddick, Hospital Chaplain, Oregon I am drawn to wounded people. I am curious when I see the limp, the…
Read MoreUpdate: Long Distance Hiker Chaplain takes a Lunch Break with High Schoolers
Update: Long Distance Hiker Chaplain takes a Lunch Break with High Schoolers By Dennis Newton, Chaplain & Coordinator Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Randy, Thanks for the encouragement. I had a…
Read MoreSettling In: Participating In Korean Memorial Day Ceremony
Settling In: Participating In Korean Memorial Day Ceremony By Chaplain Greg Uvila, US Marine Corps, ROK Military Chaplains change assignments every two to four years. One chaplain recently transferred from…
Read MoreSPIRITUAL RESILIENCY TRIPS: JORDAN AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2020
SPIRITUAL RESILIENCY TRIPS: JORDAN AUGUST – SEPTEMBER 2020 By Chaplain Adam Kawaguchi, US Army Reserve “DUDE! BAPTISMS IN THE JORDAN RIVER On the itinerary, the Jordan River, Mount Nebo, Madaba…
Read MoreSubmarine Veterans Chaplain Wins Souls and Saves a Life in the Process
Submarine Veterans Chaplain Wins Souls and Saves a Life in the Process By Assoc. Dir. Andy Meverden & Myra Meverden, RN, Chaplain, Rocky Mountain Submarine Veterans, Denver, Colorado Since January…
Read More“Raise your Right Hand”: One Pastor’s Journey to Commissioning
“Raise your Right Hand”: One Pastor’s Journey to Commissioning By Pastor Ryan Faust, Chaplain, US Navy Reserve Here is my journey: When I was a kid, I always wanted to…
Read MoreHealing Hero Award: Recently endorsed VCN Chaplain Goes Above and Beyond
Healing Hero Award: Recently endorsed VCN Chaplain Goes Above and Beyond Humbly submitted by Chaplain Scott Boyles, Bristol Regional Medical Center, Bristol, TNorse One of our newly endorsed hospital chaplains…
Read MoreFun Run for the Son: All American Chapel Team hold Heaven-Class Event
Fun Run for the Son: All American Chapel Team hold Heaven-Class Event By Sean Callahan, Army Chaplain at Fort Bragg, NC On Saturday, 3 July, All American Chapel Protestant Service…
Read MorePenultimate Chaplain Visit: Chaplain Retires on a Blessing!
Penultimate Chaplain Visit: Chaplain Retires on a Blessing! By Chaplain Jim McMillan & Andy Meverden, Associate Director Good afternoon, Andy, Today I am honored to pray for you, Myra and…
Read MoreSeason of Uncertainty and Trouble: Chaplain shares message of hope with listening ears
Season of Uncertainty and Trouble: Chaplain shares message of hope with listening ears By John Hatfield, Chaplain, Rhode Island National Guard A man has joy by the answer of his…
Read MorePastor Quietly Returns to Pulpit after Military Deployment
Pastor Quietly Returns to Pulpit after Military Deployment By Greg Klein Staff Writer, The Daily Star It is a big deal for a church to send its pastor off on…
Read MoreMaking Airborne Disciples: Paratroopers Dig Deeper in God’s Word
Making Airborne Disciples: Paratroopers Dig Deeper in God’s Word By Sean Callahan, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC Our travel schedule remained as busy as ever for this quarter, but…
Read MoreWould He Have Ridden a Motorcycle? – Chaplain Reaches Bikers for Jesus
Would He Have Ridden a Motorcycle? – Chaplain Reaches Bikers for Jesus By Shawn Taylor, Motorcycle Chaplain, Phoenix, AZ The Christian Motorcycle Association has a pamphlet with the title; “He…
Read Morelessons on ministry longevity
Finishing Well: Associate Director shares lessons on ministry longevity By Andy Meverden, Associate Endorser Proverbs 20:29 “The glory of young men is their strength, gray hair the splendor of the…
Read MoreChaplain’s New Book, The Jezebel Syndrome
Chaplain’s New Book, The Jezebel Syndrome, Strikes Nerve at Navy Consolidated Brig, Miramar. By Chaplain Daniel Klender A primary objective of mine since arriving at Navy Consolidated Brig (NAVCONBRIG) Miramar…
Read MorePromoting Daddy: Chaplain’s Family organizes God-honoring celebration.
Promoting Daddy: Chaplain’s Family organizes God-honoring celebration. By Andy Meverden, Associate Endorser In Romans 12:15, Paul wrote:“Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.” 2020 was a uniquely…
Read MoreSpiritual Reality: Chaplain Leads Soldier to Christ Virtually
2020 was a difficult year for the students at The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) at the Presidio of Monterey (POM). Starting mid-March 2020, all the classes were…
Read MoreMinistry in Austerity: Making the Most out of a Difficult Situation
By Chaplain Sean Callahan, US Army, Middle East The greatest blessing this quarter has been to minister to our Paratroopers in a very austere environment in the Middle East. There…
Read MoreVeterans Day Ministry: Retired/Redeployed Chaplains Wear the Uniform with Pride
By Andy Meverden with updates from Chaplains, Colonel (Retired) Bob Hicks & Wylie Johnson One of my continuing duties as Associate Director of Chaplaincy is to scan chaplain reports and…
Read MoreMotorcycle Chaplain Vies for Dream Chopper: How cool is this?
By Shawn Taylor, Motorcycle Club Chaplain, Phoenix, AZ Brothers and Sisters in Christ I need your vote! I recently entered and was accepted for the chance to win a custom…
Read MoreMobilized for Ministry: Guard Chaplain Points Soldiers to the Master
By Chaplain John Hatfield, Rhode Island National Guard Matthew 8:27 “… even the winds and the sea obey him!” This past quarter I have been blessed by the LORD in…
Read MoreDeployed Chaplain Encourages Local Missionary-Pastor in War-torn Balkans
By Chaplain Jason Dong, Oregon Army National Guard, Kosovo Dear Friends, Greetings! I hope this finds you well and standing on the promises of God day by day. COVID cases among…
Read MoreGrowing Through Adversity
”Growing Through Adversity” is a documentary in which several couples share their personal, often challenging, marriage experiences, to provide encouragement to others who want to build strong marriages. U.S. Army…
Read MoreCB Chaplains Team Up to Provide Ministry in Middle East
By Chaplain Tim Miller, New York Army National Guard, Middle East This quarter I was able to answer the call from CH (MAJ) Adam Kawaguchi to help provide religious support…
Read MoreLiving With the End in View: A Timely Book for the Miramar Brig
By Chaplain Dan Klender, USN, Miramar Marine Corps Naval Air Station While transiting back to the states from the British Indian Ocean Territories in October 2018, I spent ten days…
Read MorePandemic Ministry: Air Force Chaplains baptize and disciple despite challenges
By Chaplain Steve Kim, USAF, Sheppard AFB, TX Greetings Sir/Gentlemen, I hope you had a wonderful 4th of July!!! The base commander had a fireworks show on base where we…
Read MoreNew Dress Code for Hospital Chaplains: COVID-19 PPE
By Chaplain Gordon Ruddick, Peace Health Medical Center, Springfield, Oregon As chaplains, we’ve always been required to wear “business casual” to work. Still true. Now, though,  there’s a new addition.…
Read MoreHe Was There
Chaplain response to NAS Pensacola terrorist attack By Chaplain Nick Dewhurst, US Navy Reserve, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida On Friday December 6, 2019, there was an attack on students…
Read MoreIt’s Who You Know
Retired Chaplain Rivals the Energizer Bunny By Chaplain Bob Hicks, USAF, Retired & FBI Volunteer Cars, Taxis, & Walking CRU International Report 2019 Unlike years’ past, this 2019 found me…
Read MoreChat with Chaplain
Finding Hope in the Midst of Crisis By Chaplain Evan Spencer, Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, Virginia Here’s how one VA chaplain reaches out to confined patients…through closed circuit TV…
Read MoreKeeping Distance in Kosovo
COVID-19 impact on life and ministry By Chaplain Jason Dong, Oregon Army National Guard, Deployed Greetings from Kosovo! Unfortunately, the first confirmed case of COVID-19 occurred on one of our…
Read MoreJesus our Hero
Pastor-friend’s long-term prayer for chaplain-friend By Chaplain Greg Uvila, LCDR, US Navy,Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Oak Harbor, WA Recently at the CBNW annual enrichment conference we experienced phenomenal preaching…
Read MoreMinistry in the Balkans
Guard chaplain supports peacekeepers in Kosovo By Chaplain Jason Dong, Oregon Army National Guard, Deployed Greetings from Kosovo! I hope this finds you in peace and good health. We arrived…
Read MoreLingering Longer with the Lord
Chaplain preps himself for divine duty By Chaplain Dan Wilton, Illinois Air National Guard, Deployed My first deployment was full of many wonderful demonstrations of God’s faithful presence and gracious…
Read MoreLittle Eyes Are Watching
How a Navy Chaplain’s wife supports her husband By Chaplain Jonathan Stephens, US Navy, 7th Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan When her first child was only six months old, Melissa’s husband received…
Read MoreLast-minute Good-byes
Text reply from recently released inmate By Jerry Levizon, Chaplain to female inmates, Pacific Northwest This New Year’s Day I woke up early to take Misty to the train station…
Read MorePersing Pioneer
by Phil Persing Whew! 2019 is now history! Reflecting on the past year,  it’s difficult to imagine that God could have packed any more excitement into it for our family. …
Read MoreUnorthodox Thanksgiving
Ten-hour Pass during Ranger School By Chaplain Sean Callahan, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina This year, Thanksgiving was quite unorthodox, both for our family and our ministry. I…
Read MoreWhere Do I Start?
From Local Church Ministry to Prison Chaplaincy By Chaplain Joel Van Sant, Federal Bureau of Prisons Where Do I Start? This is the question that was in the front of…
Read MoreOn the Verge of Something Great
Army Chaplains launch new ministry outreach By Chaplains Sean Callahan and Daniel Werho, US Army, Fort Bragg, NC Our greatest blessing this quarter has been the new Verge service launched…
Read MoreThe Highs and the Lows
Chaplain Reflects on Blessings and Challenges By Chaplain Roy Fondren, USN/USMC, Okinawa Greatest blessing of quarter… There are many; but I’ll zone in on one. As a former Marine Infantry…
Read MoreTouching Letters…Touching Lives
Ministry’s light in life’s darkest moments Subject: Touching Letters Dear Chaplain Meverden, Of all the thank-you letters I have received, this has touched me the most. The family requested me…
Read MoreG’day Mate!
US Navy Chaplain Ministers Down Under By Chaplain Ted Shields, US Navy, Australia “G’day mate!,” was the greeting I received when I walked in the chapel tent at Tiger Hill.…
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