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An approachable overview of the nature, purpose, and functional roles of chaplaincy. Chaplaincy is unlike any other kind of ministry. It involves working outside a church, without a congregation, usually in a secular organization. It requires ministering to those with starkly different religious convictions, many of whom may never enter a house of worship. It is, as Alan Baker writes, “ministry...

compassion outward toward others. This vocation is best demonstrated by a horizontal extension of ministry to others. Frederick Buechner captures the thought in his definition of vocation: “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”2 He sees connective tissue between our inner Spirit-inspired passions and external opportunities to exercise our gifts in a productive way. Buechner understands that we are all searching for a purpose that only
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