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Southern Baptist chaplain in Afghanistan adapts to, engages soldiers during pandemic
KABUL, Afghanistan—Like many other ministry leaders around the world, Dan Thompson has needed to make a number of adjustments to minister to the people he...
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Southern Baptist chaplains join in National Guard COVID-19 deployment
By Brandon Elrod BALTIMORE—Governors all across the United States have been calling on the National Guard to assist in the fight to stop the COVID-19...
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Southern Baptist military chaplains minister in the face of COVID-19
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — On the front lines of the global COVID-19 outbreak, Southern Baptist military chaplains serving in South Korea and Italy are faced with...
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COVID-19 Update
In order to protect the health and safety of our mission trip participants and leaders as well as guests who are scheduled to attend upcoming...
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The Next Generation
Marine Corps Veteran now serving military members, planting churches
By Brandon Elrod Jacksonville, N.C.—As a ten year, active duty service member in the Marine Corps, Brian O’Day regularly moved with his family. He traveled...
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Chaplaincy
Southern Baptist Army chaplain reaches hundreds for Christ
By Brandon Elrod COLUMBIA, S.C.—With a long family history of military service and after baptizing hundreds of soldiers in two years at Fort Jackson in...
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Being There: Southern Baptist Chaplaincy
There are places in the world where there is almost never a church, but there is a chaplain. Learn how you and your church can…
Disaster Relief
Fourth of July: Chaplains, fog of war, flow of life
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) — Seventy-five years ago, in June 1944, after the largest amphibious landing in history, U.S. and Allied forces began their offensive push...
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Disaster Relief
On Mission Articles
SBC Chaplains encouraged, informed at reception
By Josie Rabbitt and Daryn Sinclair BIRMINGHAM (BP) —The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)’s Chaplain’s Reception at the annual meeting in Birmingham, Ala., this June featured...
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VETERANS DAY: They served honorably
By Endel Lee ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — Conversations I have with military veterans often follow a similar pattern and surface certain themes. “When and where...
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Chaplaincy
Southern Baptist promoted to Air Force Deputy Chief of Chaplains
By Brandon Elrod Washington, D.C.—On August 20 the U.S. Senate confirmed the promotion of U.S. Air Force Chaplain, Colonel Ronald M. Harvell to the rank...
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Chaplaincy
Southern Baptist Army chaplain cleared of charges
The United States Army announced on Friday, August 24 that the charges against Southern Baptist Chaplain (Maj.) J. Scott Squires, center, had been dropped. An...
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Historic role for military chaplain as North Korea returns US remains
United Nations Command Chaplain Army Col. Sam Lee performs a blessing of sacrifice and remembrance on the 55 cases of remains returned by North Korea...
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Military chaplains see spiritual interest rise
By Josie Rabbitt Bingham FORT LEONARD WOOD—U. S. Army Chaplain (CPT) Jose Rondon believes “there is nothing more exhilarating in life than seeing people come...
Read MoreLive on Mission – Evangelism Training
When I was pastor, I accidentally discovered a form of “indirect” evangelism training and now see it as indispensable to creating evangelistic culture in a…
SBC Chaplaincy Endorser Update
Public Service Endorser Dr. Brent Bond, Senior Director of Chaplaincy “Beloved friends, if life gets extremely difficult, with many tests, don’t be bewildered as though…