Just got back from speaking to 300 Air Force Chaplains at their annual gathering. Incredibly humbling speaking to uniformed officers. And pretty cool to put a copy of In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day in each of their hands. If anybody ought to identify with Benaiah it should be military chaplains because Benaiah was a warrior priest.
The forty-five minutes flew by. They minister to the same demographic as NCC--largely single twenty-somethings. So the Chief of Chaplains asked me to talk about some of the ways we're reaching emerging generations. Hopefully there is cross-over to the military context. I think there is. Couldn't help but think about the way chaplains are so strategically positioned to make a difference at such a unique life stage.
The forty-five minutes flew by. They minister to the same demographic as NCC--largely single twenty-somethings. So the Chief of Chaplains asked me to talk about some of the ways we're reaching emerging generations. Hopefully there is cross-over to the military context. I think there is. Couldn't help but think about the way chaplains are so strategically positioned to make a difference at such a unique life stage.
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Great thoughts, Mark. I have been praying about the idea of joining the military as a reserve chaplain when I'm done with school. Not sure but I'm going to explore it and see what happens.
Having served in the Air Force, I can appreciate what the chaplains do. I was once that 18 year old guy, far from home, who knew no one. The chaplains who see their work as a mission simply rock.
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