Harding University Graduate School of Religion

MINISTRY: CHAPLAINCY

Gary Payne

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HUGSR alumnus and U.S. Army Chaplain, Gary Payne, baptizes Specialist Damon Gutshall in Kuwait. Source: U.S. Army office of Public Affairs: 82nd Airborne Division

Chaplaincy

MILITARY CHAPLAINS generally hold the M.Div. degree and are endorsed by an approved agent.

The endorsing agent for church of Christ chaplains is Chaplain (COL) Don Taylor, ret. He may be reached at: Fairfax Church of Christ, 3901 Rugby Road, Fairfax, VA 22033. Phone: 703-631-2100. e-mail: chaplains@fxcc.org. http://www.fxcc.org/chaplain.

HOSPITAL CHAPLAINS generally hold the M.Div. degree and have additional hospital training, such as Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). CPE can be obtained at many training centers across the nation. CPE programs in Memphis are the Veteran’s Hospital (Phone: 901.523.8990) and Methodist Healthcare System. Another helpful site for hospital chaplains is The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.