Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries
(ACM) is comprised of trained chaplains from diverse backgrounds who
are committed to Jesus Christ and the global mission of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church. These men and women desire to help people in the
settings where they minister prepare for the coming of Christ."
Through the ministry of these chaplains ACM recognizes and responds
to the needs of persons within their unique institutional/organizational
settings, including corrections, education, healthcare, military and
others. An incarnational ministry of presence is offered to all persons
in need.
OUR
COMMITMENT
For the people of the institutions and organizations where our
chaplains minister (whether church-operated, public or private)
we will seek to provide:
- Mature, skilled and qualified chaplains
who are trustworthy and prepared to offer quality, professional
ministry.
- Support and resources to promote
spiritual wholeness.
For the chaplains we support we
will seek to provide:
- Communication, networking, ecclesiastical
endorsement, continuing education, career guidance and counseling,
advocacy and development of church policies in support of chaplaincy
ministry.
For the church, its leadership,
members and institutions we will seek to provide:
- Involvement of all chaplaincies
in the mission of the church.
- Consultation and placement of qualified
chaplains in church institutions.
- Development and expansion of chaplaincy
into new settings through the placement of qualified Adventist
chaplains.
- The use of regional representatives
as a means of interface with the church.
- Development of policies dealing
with chaplains and chaplaincy.
- Positive representation of the church
in all interdenominational and professional associations.
For Adventists in the military and
their families we will work through the ACM departments to provide
support and guidance in church divisions where it is deemed necessary;
and through the North American Division's National Service Organization
we will seek to provide:
- Placement of qualified Adventist
military chaplains.
- Religious literature, periodic
church retreats and other means of facilitating spiritual growth.
- Operation of centers for service
personnel in overseas locations.
- Personnel to provide education
in military-related issues, and assistance in both preventing
and resolving problems related to religious accommodation.
- Coordination of periodic ACM offerings
to support selected NSO initiatives.
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