Date
4-2013
Department
Rawlings School of Divinity
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Charlie Davidson
Primary Subject Area
Military Studies; Religion, Clergy; Religion, General; Religion, Philosophy of
Keywords
Hospital Chaplaincy, Military Chaplaincy, Navy Chaplain, Outcome Oriented Chaplaincy, Pastoral Care, Spiritual Fitness
Disciplines
Christianity | Comparative Methodologies and Theories | Military and Veterans Studies | Practical Theology | Religion
Recommended Citation
Hale, Russell, "Professional Naval Chaplaincy: The Ministry of the Navy Chaplain in a U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Hospital" (2013). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 673.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/673
Abstract
Through a review of the literature and personal experiences, it was found that many U.S. Navy chaplains do not see the potential opportunities and value in ministering to personnel, dependents, and retirees in a U.S. Navy hospital setting. Based on the findings of a quantitative survey sent to clinical staff, ancillary staff, Marines, and Sailors serving at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Okinawa, this project reviews historical paradigms and present institutional perspectives and attitudes regarding the value of the chaplain ministering in a U.S. Navy hospital. Since the chaplain ministers as a member of the interdisciplinary care team, it then reviews the Outcome Oriented Chaplaincy model in a clinical setting, and the potential impact of the Navy chaplain ministering as the spiritual fitness leader in a clinical setting.
Included in
Christianity Commons, Comparative Methodologies and Theories Commons, Military and Veterans Studies Commons, Practical Theology Commons
