Public Safety/Community Chaplaincy,
Disaster Relief Chaplaincy
Faith Baptist Church, Knoxville
January 7
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About My Family
I am a retired career law enforcement officer and volunteer firefighter/rescue specialist and emergency medical technician. During my career in law enforcement, I served as a patrol supervisor and supervisor of the crime scene investigations unit.
In my career, I have been involved in many critical incidents. A critical incident is an event that causes unusually strong emotional or stress reaction. I got through these critical incidents with my faith and the love, prayers and support of my family and especially my church pastor. Unfortunately, most young emergency responders don’t have a church home. Most don’t know the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I also serve as a unit leader/chaplain in Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.
In my career, I have been involved in many critical incidents. A critical incident is an event that causes unusually strong emotional or stress reaction. I got through these critical incidents with my faith and the love, prayers and support of my family and especially my church pastor. Unfortunately, most young emergency responders don’t have a church home. Most don’t know the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I also serve as a unit leader/chaplain in Southern Baptist Disaster Relief.
About My Ministry
After fully retiring from public safety (having served as a first responder and chaplain) I now devote my time to Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, serving as a Recovery Unit leader and as an SBC-endorsed disaster chaplain. I remain available and on call for Critical Incident Stress debriefings and interventions (CISM).
My heart is always for the first responders. Across our nation, there are more than a million law enforcement officers, career and volunteer firefighters, and emergency medical providers. Unfortunately, many of these brave men and women do not know the Lord. They are willing to lay down their lives for their neighbors and communities, and most will perish without Christ. The church needs to reach out to them. They are an unserved mission field many times on the same street as the local church.
My heart is always for the first responders. Across our nation, there are more than a million law enforcement officers, career and volunteer firefighters, and emergency medical providers. Unfortunately, many of these brave men and women do not know the Lord. They are willing to lay down their lives for their neighbors and communities, and most will perish without Christ. The church needs to reach out to them. They are an unserved mission field many times on the same street as the local church.
SBC Chaplaincy
Chaplaincy is a vital frontline ministry and extension of the local church. Chaplains reach the lost among the thousands of men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces, correctional facilities, healthcare settings, public safety, disaster relief sites, and corporate environments. SBC Chaplains care for the broken, offer hope to the hopeless, and advance the gospel of Jesus Christ in hard-to-reach places.
The qualifications expected of a Southern Baptist applying for endorsement as a chaplain or counselor are established by their institution and the Chaplains Commission, SBC. These qualification requirements vary according to the type of chaplaincy or counseling ministry involved but all are expected to meet a high level of ministerial competence.
The qualifications expected of a Southern Baptist applying for endorsement as a chaplain or counselor are established by their institution and the Chaplains Commission, SBC. These qualification requirements vary according to the type of chaplaincy or counseling ministry involved but all are expected to meet a high level of ministerial competence.
