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NOBTS Chaplaincy Conference
February 18-20, 2013
NAMB Chaplaincy, 4Qtr CY12
 4306 Endorsements (3609 chaplains)
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1431 Military
636 Hospital
612 Disaster Relief
612 Public Safety
361 Correctional Facilities
208 Corporate
28 Pastoral Counselors
(Note: 407 Professional Organization Affiliations (APC, BCC, ACPE)
NAMB Directives
• “Take care of our chaplains and their families”
• “Look for ways to help our churches minister
to our troops (active and retired), and their
families“
• “Think about some ways our chaplains can get
more involved in NAMB’s SNA vision”
Chaplaincy Strategy
• Embrace our chaplains and their families
• Educate our congregations on the ministry of the
chaplaincy, and ministry to the military
• Engage our pastors and denominational leaders on an
intentional strategy in support of our chaplains and our
military families
• Enlist our chaplains in the “Send North America” effort
Chaplaincy Strategy
Embrace Our Chaplains and Families
• Provide a reintegration strategy for chaplains returning
or “redirecting” from the ministry field
• Pastoral care for chaplains suffering “moral injury”
from PTSD, combat fatigue, ministry burnout
• Provide tangible tokens of appreciation to our chaplain
families
• Give our chaplains opportunities to share their sacred
stories
Chaplaincy Strategy
Educate Our Churches On the Chaplaincy
• Provide resources to our churches on the chaplaincy
ministry
• Educate our churches on ministry to the military
• Invite chaplains as guest speakers to church events
• Challenge local churches to “adopt a chaplain”
• Include chaplains in church planning meetings
• Invite local pastors to chaplains’ institutional settings
Chaplaincy Strategy
Engage Pastors and Denominational Leaders
• Provide roster of chaplains in region to State Execs,
CPCs, DoMs, etc.
• Assist State Execs in the development of an annual
Chaplaincy training event
• Invite local pastors to chaplains’ institutional settings
• Ensure ministerial alliances include chaplain reps
• Establish military church plants in Send Cities
Chaplaincy Strategy
Enlist Chaplains In the SNA Mission
• Emphasize to endorsed chaplains the importance of
active membership in the local church
• Include Send North America updates in regional
chaplain training events
• Increase emphasis on evangelism
• Recruit Chaplains into the Church Planter Farm System
• Chaplain Alfred Carpenter
NAMB’s Church Planter “Farm System”
DISCOVER
DEVELOP
DEPLOY
Student
CH Candidate
6-52 wks
Intern
CH Candidate
6-12 mos
Apprentice
CH Candidate
Seminary grad
6-12 mos
Planter
Seminary grad
Res or NG Chap
Retired Chap
3-5 yrs
Chaplaincy Capabilities
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A Calling to the Ministry affirmed by the local church
Understanding of structural authorities
Leadership Development training
Mentoring and Coaching
Credibility and engagement in the community
Training and education platforms
Education and experience in cultural world-view
Experience in working with volunteers
GOALS
EMBRACE Chaplains
Reintegration/Ministry “redirection” strategy
NAMB Appreciation letter and gift card or book
July 4, 2013 – “Salute To The Military”
EDUCATE Churches
Resources on NAMB/chaplaincy website
Video of the Chaplaincy Story
Prayers Cards (“Chaplain” deck in May/Jun 2013)
Ministry To Military Handbook
GOALS (Cont’d)
ENGAGE Pastors and SBC Leadership
Alpha Roster of Chaplains
Support State Chaplaincy Ministry Programs
---AL, CA, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MS, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, KS/NE
---AZ (Sep, first in 16 yr); IA (Feb 2013)
ENLIST Chaplains
Quarterly Reports
Annual Regional Chaplaincy Training
2013 Theme, “The Missional Church and the Chaplaincy”
Challenges
Personnel
- 7 staff managing 3600 chaplains; 1 volunteer
- Staff Vacancies
- Vocational Chaplaincy/Professional (since Mar 2012)
- Volunteer Chaplaincy (since Dec 2010)
Budget
- Loss of Chief of Chaplains’ Offering in 2013; impact is a $50k shortfall in
funding for regional chaplain training and resources
Religious Liberty
- Increasing secular tension within the institutional setting
Institutional/Governmental Budget cuts
- Possible 25% reduction in force
Calendar
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Chaplain Development Conferences
Feb 18-20 NOBTS
Mar 18-20 SWBTS
Apr 22-24 SBTS
Jul 6 – 11 European
Sep 15-18 Pacific
Oct 14-16 MBTS
Oct 21-23 SEBTS
Nov 11-13 SoCal
Locations
New Orleans, LA
Fort Worth, TX
Louisville, KY
Interlaken, Switzerland
Lihue, Kauai
Kansas City, KS
Wake Forest, NC
El Cajon, CA
Supporting Core Value (s)
1,3 and 4
1,3 and 4
1,3 and 4
1,3 and 4
1,3 and 4
1,3 and 4
1,3 and 4
1,3 and 4
2013 Chaplaincy Events
Locations
Supporting Core Value (s)
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Jan 13-18 National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces
Washington, DC
Winnsboro, SC
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
Des Moines, IA
Camp Lejeune, NC
SBC Wide Churches
Amherst, OH
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2, and 3
2, 1, and 3
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1, 2, 3, and 4
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Jan 28-29 SCBC Planning Meeting
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Jan 31-Feb 1National Prayer Breakfast
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Feb 12-13 Iowa Church/Chaplaincy Conference
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Feb 28 BSCNC meet w/Larry Jones
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Jul 4 Military Chaplains Day (SBC Wide)
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Jul 7 Chicago Ministerial Alliance Meeting
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-------------------------------NAMB Core Values:
Whatever It Takes
Respect Our Partners
Love our Missionaries and Chaplains
Do more with less
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Questions?
Issues
Personnel
- Dave Mullis retires in 2013; we have interviewed three possible
candidates for the position
- Staff Vacancies
- Vocational Chaplaincy/Professional (since Dec 2010)
- Volunteer Chaplaincy (since Mar 2012)
Budget
- Loss of Chief of Chaplains’ Offering in 2013; impact is a $50k shortfall in
funding for regional chaplain training and resources
- Appreciation gifts for chaplains; Total (unfunded): $100k
- Gift certificate ($50 for 1200 = $60k; Books = $36,000 for books; Postage = $4000