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Assignment: Research Paper: Chaplain's Self-Care
Overview
The chaplain's ability to do self-care is vital to a long and successful chaplain ministry. The chaplain must learn and practice spiritual, mental/emotional, and physical self-care in order to provide care for others without becoming a casualty. Much can be learned from chaplains who have lived and practiced self-care while performing ministry over a length of time. This assignment will provide you the opportunity to glean insights from an experienced chaplain that you might evaluate your own self-care and improvements you would like to make to prepare yourself for resilient ministry.
Instructions
Elaborate above two thousand words Research Paper based on a face-to-face interview with a military chaplain. You will glean first-hand insights concerning the chaplain's self-care, to include his/her personal spiritual-care, mental/emotional-care, and physical-care. This interview should take place face to face in person or through electronic means. In light of the interview and Scripture evaluate your own self-care and improvements you would like to make to prepare yourself for resilient ministry. Write from a biblical worldview utilizing at least ten Scripture passages and three supporting scholarly references/sources.
Focus on the following questions:
A. What is the name of the chaplain you interviewed, date, place, and manner of interview (In person or electronic)?
B. What are the chaplain's spiritual practices to care for his/her soul?
C. What are the chaplain's mental/emotional practices to care for his/her mind?
D. What are the chaplain's physical practices to care for his/her body?
E. Who are the people that the chaplain utilizes to support him/her spiritually, mentally/emotionally, and physically?
F. How does the chaplain's family support him/her spiritually, mentally/emotionally, and physically?
G. What additional questions do you have for the chaplain regarding self-care? Get the instant assignment help.
H. What recommendations does the chaplain have to share with you as a future chaplain?
I. What are the important takeaways for you?
J. How will you implement insights gleaned?