Public Safety/Community Chaplaincy
Arizona
Avondale First Southern Baptist Church
September 21
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About My Family
My family and I spent 20 years traveling with “Uncle Sam” before transitioning to civilian life then graduating from Gateway Seminary (Arizona Campus). As a mid-western farm child, life was a balance of chores and playing in wooded areas. I learned to enjoy the outdoors with hunting and fishing being part of farm life.
My passion for hunting and fishing is still there, but it is tempered with family needs and ministry needs. Riding motorcycles became a passion in college, my wife Christine and I have ridden together for more than 43 years.
Christine is a retired special education school teacher who helps with our special needs grandchildren and the special needs ministry at Avondale Baptist Church.
My passion for hunting and fishing is still there, but it is tempered with family needs and ministry needs. Riding motorcycles became a passion in college, my wife Christine and I have ridden together for more than 43 years.
Christine is a retired special education school teacher who helps with our special needs grandchildren and the special needs ministry at Avondale Baptist Church.
About My Ministry
I have served in various ministry opportunities and most recently I retired as a chaplain from the Arizona Department of Corrections. I now serve with the Arizona SBC as a chaplain ministering to the needs of recognized Southern Baptist chaplains and our SBC-endorsed chaplains throughout the state. This ministry focus is on the chaplain and their family to encourage, strengthen and provide them with ministry tools to strengthen their work.
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 the using agency 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 the using agency 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.
