{"id":3572,"date":"2025-08-12T13:39:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=3572"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:39:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T17:39:38","slug":"question-4-what-will-you-do-as-chaplain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2025\/08\/12\/question-4-what-will-you-do-as-chaplain\/","title":{"rendered":"Question #4: What Will you Do as Chaplain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cThis is not a vacation in Florida,\u201d is a comment a former chaplain of the Homes of Ethnos360 said to us concerning our new ministry as chaplain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While other missionaries assist with the physical needs of the retired missionaries at the Homes, our sole role is to care for the spiritual needs of the retired missionaries, along with their families (especially during memorial services), the volunteers, and the staff of the Homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2025\/08\/Slide1-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2025\/08\/Slide1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2025\/08\/Slide1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2025\/08\/Slide1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2025\/08\/Slide1-125x70.jpg 125w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2025\/08\/Slide1-250x141.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2025\/08\/Slide1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/files\/2025\/08\/Slide1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of our responsibilities will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On call 24\/7 to be with the retired missionaries in their hour of need<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organize and officiate three chapels a week<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Write daily relevant devotions to encourage them in their daily walk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organize and distribute daily prayer lists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organize and officiate memorial services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chair and oversee two groups, Member Care and the Deacons Team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That is a glimpse of some of our responsibilities as chaplain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One reason why we accepted this position at the Homes is the fact that we, Stephen and Ginger, will be working together.\u00a0 Some of the responsibilities of the chaplain will be shared, other responsibilities might fall more on one of us.\u00a0 However, we will have the same goal, to encourage and provide the spiritual needs of each person and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for your prayer and partnership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThis is not a vacation in Florida,\u201d is a comment a former chaplain of the Homes of Ethnos360 said to us concerning our new ministry as chaplain. 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