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Naval Support Activity Washington, D.C. (NNS) -- The Strategic Plan for Religious Ministry reveals a new strategy to integrate the delivery of religious ministry at the Professional Naval Chaplaincy course, Aug. 14, at the Naval Support Activity Washington, D.C.
The Navy Chief of Chaplains, Rear Adm. Brent Scott called on a cohort of five chaplains selected for captain and four newly minted Religious Program (RP) Specialist senior chiefs to raise their right hand and pledge: “It’s not about me; this is about the greater good.”
Senior leaders grow into their role with character skills to pass and exchange. “You have a responsibility of the [Chaplain Corps] community upon your shoulders,” said Scott as he reflected on his experience as a former 400-meter runner and team success.
The Chaplain Corps officer and enlisted leader development ladder has one common thread and that is leadership with character and the desire to serve.
“Most of the time a race is lost in a relay team is because the exchange to the handoff went awry,” added Scott with a baton in hand describing leadership challenges.
“There is in this realm of leadership…the need to understand the critical exchanges and hand-offs for the success and the greater good of the community.”
In the case of the Chaplain Corps, its religious ministry delivered through the system of Professional Naval Chaplaincy (PNC) that focuses on strengthening core competencies and serving all naval personnel and their family members.
“Professional Naval Chaplaincy has intellectual, spiritual, emotional properties…and one of the ways that you protect PNC is to give it away,” said Scott.
The Chaplain Corps develops religious ministry professionals that have the knowledge, skills and expertise to provide effective leadership at all levels of responsibility as outlined in the Strategic Plan for Religious Ministry released in early 2019.
“It’s all about character and your [chaplains and RPs] character being transferred to the lives of the people that you’re investing in,” added Scott.
Mentoring, coaching and supervision cultivate character and sharpen professional skills.
Scott closed by citing Proverbs 4:23 a well-known Bible verse, “Above all, guard your heart for from it flows the very wellspring of life,” then introduced the next presenter.
“My focus is on the strategic plan,” said Robert Tuttle, J.D. and Ph.D., and the David R. and Sherry Kirschner Berz Research Professor of Law and Religion at the George Washington University Law School.
Dr. Tuttle continued the conversation targeting the four strategic goals in the strategic plan: Operationalize religious ministry, sharpen core capabilities, develop Chaplain Corps leaders with intentionality and champion spiritual readiness of Sailors and Marines.
Chaplains and RPs, regardless of assignment, have a mindset marked by agility, responsiveness, and preparedness to support the warfighter.
“Operationalize means to become an operator of religious ministry,” said Tuttle. He compared the PNC leadership profile to the servant leadership model, serving up to the next level as an agent of the Department of the Navy for the welfare of individual Sailors, Marines and their dependents “serving the whole person.”
Chaplains and RPs hone competencies in four core capabilities (provide, facilitate, care and advise) to support and advise commanders on the well-being of those they serve.
“You [chaplains and RPs] hold a particular trust given to you by the government and that trust has beneficiaries,” said Tuttle. The beneficiaries are the service members and their families.
The Chaplain Corps is committed to developing religious ministry professionals that have the knowledge, skills and expertise to provide effective leadership at all levels of responsibility.
“Have passion for finding people what they need.” Tuttle advised to develop a good contact list for references.
Chaplains and RPs are active and intentional in fostering the spiritual strength of the individual and command team.
“Help Sailors and Marines to locate and develop their own sources of character, shaped by awareness of stressors they face and will face.”
Chaplains in the U.S. armed forces serve all servicemen and women who defend our nation’s freedom. For more than 243 years, clergy have been present in war and peace to support and advocate for the free exercise of religion guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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| Date Taken: | 10.01.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 10.02.2019 17:02 |
| Story ID: | 345519 |
| Location: | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
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