Outside the Gates: The Need for Theology, History, and Practice of Chaplaincy Ministries

by Robert Crick

Overview

The great task before Christian workers, chaplains in particular, is to find a way to work within the systems of this world in order to redeem and sanctify those systems in the authority of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who sends them.  Chaplains are present in some of the darkest, most impoverished, oppressed, and immoral places on this earth. Their mission is very clear: to be present with the brokenhearted and needy, while working with and within the systems that affect the lives of those they seek to help.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935245575
Publisher:	HigherLife Publishing
Publication date:	01/04/2012
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Robert Crick, Th.D., has passionately served as the Director of the Church of God Chaplains Commission and as a professor for the Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Cleveland, TN) for more than 30 years. During his service as an army chaplain, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star for Valor. While working as a Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor, he developed an international chaplaincy ministry that has expanded to more than 3,000 trained and endorsed chaplains, serving in 73 different countries.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Unit 1 A Practical Theological Approach to Chaplaincy Ministry

Introduction 3

Chapter 1 Why Chaplains Do What They Do 5

Chapter 2 Working for a Global God 13

Chapter 3 The comPassion of Christ: A Model for Chaplaincy Ministry 25

Chapter 4 "I Am What I Am": Understanding Your Pastoral Identity and Pastoral Authority 35

Chapter 5 Prepare Ye the Way: A Theology of Spiritual, Professional, and Personal Formation for Chaplains 49

Unit 2 A Survey of the History of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy

Introduction 65

Chapter 6 Pastoral Practices from the Days of the Ancient Israelites through the 17th Century 67

Chapter 7 Pastoral Practices from the 18th through the 20th Centuries 87

Chapter 8 The Contemporary Context of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy 107

Unit 3 Understanding the Practice of Chaplaincy

Introduction 117

Chapter 9 Military Chaplaincy 125

Chapter 10 Clinical Chaplaincy 139

Excursus: Mental Health Chaplains 149

Chapter 11 Correctional Chaplaincy 153

Chapter 12 Marketplace Chaplaincy 169

Excursus: Campus Chaplaincy 176

Chapter 13 Volunteer Chaplaincy 181

Chapter 14 Ethics, Morality, and the Law in Chaplaincy 205

Conclusion

Chaplaincy: A Commitment to the Marketplace and the Temple 219

Appendix A 225

Bibliography 227