Chaplain Resources

     AGRM Chaplaincy Articles

    • Old Lighthouses Still Needed
           Rescue, January/February 1996
             Roger Greenway, Professor of World Missiology, Calvin Seminary
              -       Positive missionary evaluation of Rescue Ministry.

     

    • Passion of a Rescue Mission Chaplain
           Rescue, April 1999
             Michael Liimatta, Director of Education, AGRM
              -       What drives men and women to minister God's Word to the least, last, and lost? 

     

    • Life of a Rescue Mission Chaplain
           Rescue, April 1999
             Michael Liimatta, Director of Education, AGRM
              -       A day in the life of a Rescue Mission Chaplain

     

 

Chaplaincy Training Programs:

    • AGRM training and education opportunities:
      • Annual Convention
        - Chaplains Track Super Seminars
        - Chaplain-focused workshops
      • District and Regional Training Schools
        - Workshops
        - Chaplains Track gatherings
        - Rescue College -
             Michael Liimatta, Director
             Association of Gospel Rescue Missions
             1045 Swift
            N. Kansas City, MO 64116-4127

             (816) 471-8020

        Accreditation is in process for this Rescue Mission undergraduate education, offering Certificate, Associate, and Bachelors degree programs. Courses may be taken individually, including several of interest to Rescue Chaplains (especially Counseling at the Rescue Mission and History of Rescue/Urban Ministry

       

    • Clinical Pastoral Education, emphasis in ministry to the needy
           Rev. Foy Richey
             Rocky Mountain Pastoral and Counseling Training Associates
             3520 West Oxford Ave.
             Denver, CO 80236

             (303) 866-7077

                   Professional training and certification with a 5-year track record of imparting pastoral,        counseling, and ministry skills to rescue mission workers; customized for the Rescue        setting. Contact Rev. Richey to inquire about the program in your area.

       

    • Institute for Chaplaincy Studies, Vision International University
           Attn: Dr. Tal Klaus, Dean
          940 Montecito Way
           Ramona, CA  92065

           (760) 789-4700

           The Institute for Chaplaincy Studies awards B.A., M.Th., D.Min. and Ph.D. degrees by      correspondence. While this organization is not oriented specifically toward Rescue      Mission Chaplaincy, the course offers basic concepts readily transferable to Mission      work.