{"id":450,"date":"2010-05-27T00:00:45","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/?p=450"},"modified":"2015-12-24T14:28:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T03:28:03","slug":"community-chaplain-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newchurchlife.com\/community-chaplain-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Chaplain Services"},"content":{"rendered":"
In England this last Saturday I met Dusan Uzelac who is equipping community chaplains<\/strong> to connect with and support their neighborhoods. As Dusan says, ‘Everyone knows what a chaplain is – and they are respected!’ They work in pairs, wear a badge with name and contact details identifying their church plant. Assigned a small territory, they visit door to door, offering to pray and encourage. Once four homes have requested prayer they cease door-knocking, for they must have time to return about every second week to pray and support. They refer difficult needs to other community organizations and services – with whom they have good relationships. After a few weeks they gather these individuals or families together – from two or three homes, forming small prayer support neighborhood groups. In some cases these prayer groups are developing into new churches! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In England this last Saturday I met Dusan Uzelac who is equipping community chaplains to connect with and support their neighborhoods. As Dusan says, ‘Everyone knows what a chaplain is – and they are respected!’ They work in pairs, wear a badge with name and contact details identifying their church plant. Assigned a small territory,… Continue reading