Why I Am a Children’s Home Chaplain
Karen Wolcott
When Matt came to The Berea Children’s Home and Family Services in Berea, Ohio, he was a troubled teen, full of anger and hopelessness. The pain of his circumstances, though, was eased by his gift for singing.
Why I Am a Civil Air Patrol Chaplain
Gary W. Rae
The call from the mission coordinator came soon after I had gone to sleep for the night. A plane had encountered heavy fog and was late arriving at the local airport. As a member of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) emergency response team, I was needed.
Why I Am a Community Development Chaplain
Laralee DeHart
I am called to be an agent of reconciliation, healing and redemption to those who have been oppressed, disregarded, devalued or forgotten by the people and communities that surround them.
Why I Am a Fire Department Chaplain
Daniel Houghton
I have counseled men and women who attempted to revive a young baby and stood with a family as their home burned with two children still inside.
Why I Am a Hospice Chaplain
Alan Barone
After I finished my clinical pastoral education residency at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio, I didn't even consider hospice chaplaincy because it was a depressing thought. How could I work with dying patients and grieving families on a daily basis?
Why I Am a Hospital Chaplain
Melinda Cree-Anthony
When I introduced myself to Dee, she was light-headed and nauseous, running to the bathroom to throw up because of the side affects from her new medications. Waiting with her in the hospital, I reflected on the symbolism of being sick to one’s stomach and expelling the things that are causing us discomfort and pain.
Why I Am a Life Coach
Karen Prevatt
Looking at the garment tag which reads “one size fits all” has often led me to laugh out loud! As a 4’7” tall person, this garment label rarely speaks the truth in my situation. Having the experience of partnering with a professional life coach helped me to discover the life that fits me best and to live tall!
Why I Am a Mental Health Chaplain
Lola West
A huge part of extending Christ’s hands and ears in this setting is offering the ministry of presence, just visiting with patients and talking to them about their daily lives.
Why I Am a Mental Health Chaplain
Ray Council
My ministry is among people who have special needs, distorted judgments, and peculiar perceptions about themselves and their environment. That makes my work distinct from the local parish, but in other ways the ministry is similar to parish ministry.
Why I Am a Navy Chaplain
Bob Phillips
I am a Navy chaplain because of God's call to missionary service to young adults. The average age of a sailor on an aircraft carrier is 19.
Why I Am a Navy Reserve Chaplain
Stephen B. Wall-Smith
Down the road from my house is a small cemetery with a number of double headstones. One of them is the Joneses. Gerald Jones lived from 1917-1998, and his wife, Eleanor, lived from 1920-2001. Their names and those dates are chiseled into two interlocked hearts—Gerald’s on the left and Eleanor’s on the right.
Why I Am a Pastoral Counselor
Ellen Comstock
In 1885, my great–grandfather, a Methodist circuit riding preacher in the Virginia Conference, married my great-grandmother. To celebrate the occasion, the women of White Marsh Church created a king-size crazy quilt for their wedding present.
Why I Am a Police Chaplain
Jim Powell
I love cops! I always have. And my appreciation for law enforcement officials was confirmed in 1980 when I became a rookie volunteer chaplain for a precinct in Kentucky. The city had a population of 25,000, with a 55-member police department.
Why I Am a Prison Chaplain
Richmond Stoglin
Why have chaplains in prison settings? What is their role in a place where bars, handcuffs, rough language, and sometimes rough treatment are the order of the day?
Why I Am a Retirement Community Chaplain
George Ayoub
My calling is to help others to grow in their faith, and see how important it is to pass our faith on to the next generations.
Why I Am a Retirement Community Chaplain
Johann Neethling
I have counseled men and women who attempted to revive a young baby and stood with a family as their home burned with two children still inside.
Why I Am a Retirement Community Chaplain
James M. Weisz
I love holding hands. I do it often, since I am the chaplain for a retirement community where the average age of residents is 90.
Why I Am a State Defense Force Chaplain
George F. Rosemier
Historic Camp Roberts, located in the beautiful rolling hills of central California, is home to the California National Guard installation. A young soldier approaches my bunk late one evening. He's a 1st lieutenant of infantry, going through the final stages of soldier readiness processing for deployment to Southwest Asia.
Why I Am a U.S. Veterans Health Administration Chaplain
Ernest Benson
"Mr. H." and his wife of 63 years had been together since their teens: he, a combat veteran and she, a Texas farm girl now struggling to care for her dying husband while working part-time to help make ends meet.
Why I Am a Workplace Chaplain
Carl G. Plischke
While serving as the senior pastor at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, a small urban congregation in Tulsa, Okla., I received a call from Bishop Dan Solomon, who asked if I would consider taking a new charge. Parker Drilling Company, then based in Tulsa, had asked about appointing a United Methodist minister for their chaplain, he explained. My name was suggested.
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