Healthcare Chaplaincy,
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Immanuel Baptist Church
August 7
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About My Family
My amazing wife, Vicky, and I met in Mt. Prospect, Il., and were married on July 31, 1982; this year we will celebrate 39 years of marriage! We have three adult children and six grandchildren with another on the way.
Vicky has been a registered nurse for 42 years, serving 28 of those years at VA hospitals. Vicky and I have been in the ministry together for more than 35 years in Illinois, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
I have served in the pastorate in three churches, in Christian elementary and secondary education, and as a clinical hospital chaplain. Vicky has used her gifts in music, teaching and hospitality to enhance the ministries we have been part of.
GOD had been so faithful to us and our family all these years. He has never failed us or let us down and, thankfully, He has used us to build up His body. We are so grateful to our LORD!
Vicky has been a registered nurse for 42 years, serving 28 of those years at VA hospitals. Vicky and I have been in the ministry together for more than 35 years in Illinois, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
I have served in the pastorate in three churches, in Christian elementary and secondary education, and as a clinical hospital chaplain. Vicky has used her gifts in music, teaching and hospitality to enhance the ministries we have been part of.
GOD had been so faithful to us and our family all these years. He has never failed us or let us down and, thankfully, He has used us to build up His body. We are so grateful to our LORD!
About My Ministry
I have had the privilege of serving as an SBC chaplain for more than 16 years at the VA hospital in Fayetteville, Ark. I have served as a mental health chaplain, a medical-surgical floor chaplain and an ICU chaplain, with the majority of my ministry focused on hospice-palliative care. As a chaplain, I have the privilege of having an open door into people's lives when they are suffering with pain, anxiety, fearfulness, disease, loss of ability, loss of health and loss of life.
It has been amazing over the years to see GOD set up divine appointments, where He has me show up right at the moment a veteran's heart is ready to hear the Word of GOD, and he or she accepts the truth of GOD and repents and turns to Him. I have opportunities to bring encouragement, comfort and hope to those who are struggling and hurting.
It has been amazing over the years to see GOD set up divine appointments, where He has me show up right at the moment a veteran's heart is ready to hear the Word of GOD, and he or she accepts the truth of GOD and repents and turns to Him. I have opportunities to bring encouragement, comfort and hope to those who are struggling and hurting.
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, healthcare settings, correctional facilities, 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.
