Sunday, June 15, 2008
LETTER OF INTRODUCTION
For the past 9 ½ years I have served as an Associate Pastor at Bethesda Baptist Church in Durham and over the past 6 years I have served as Chaplain for
Bethesda Fire and Rescue, also in Durham. Two years ago, I began serving as Chaplain for Durham County EMS.
During this time I sensed the Lord leading me to devote more time to chaplaincy and because of this calling I enrolled in the Biblical Counseling program at Master’s Divinity School. In July of 2007 I completed a Master of Ministry degree.
In January of 2008 I resigned from Bethesda Baptist Church in order to begin work on a new venture called Emergency Chaplains. My wife (Carter) and I believe that the Lord called us to minister to the public safety community here in Durham and we have dedicated our coming days to answer that calling.
Carter graduated with a BA in Psychology/Christian Counseling in May at Louisiana Baptist University and she will be available to work with the ministry, especially in the area of counseling females.
We are currently in the process of forming a non-profit corporation that will have 3 principle goals. Those goals are to provide pastoral care for our local public safety responders and their families, to provide chaplaincy care for the general public during a time of crisis and to provide resources and training that will facilitate this comprehensive approach to chaplaincy care in all 100 counties in North Carolina.
I would love to tell you more about our vision and how I believe that we would be an asset to your organization. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Ralph Thompson
For the past 9 ½ years I have served as an Associate Pastor at Bethesda Baptist Church in Durham and over the past 6 years I have served as Chaplain for
Bethesda Fire and Rescue, also in Durham. Two years ago, I began serving as Chaplain for Durham County EMS.During this time I sensed the Lord leading me to devote more time to chaplaincy and because of this calling I enrolled in the Biblical Counseling program at Master’s Divinity School. In July of 2007 I completed a Master of Ministry degree.
In January of 2008 I resigned from Bethesda Baptist Church in order to begin work on a new venture called Emergency Chaplains. My wife (Carter) and I believe that the Lord called us to minister to the public safety community here in Durham and we have dedicated our coming days to answer that calling.
Carter graduated with a BA in Psychology/Christian Counseling in May at Louisiana Baptist University and she will be available to work with the ministry, especially in the area of counseling females.
We are currently in the process of forming a non-profit corporation that will have 3 principle goals. Those goals are to provide pastoral care for our local public safety responders and their families, to provide chaplaincy care for the general public during a time of crisis and to provide resources and training that will facilitate this comprehensive approach to chaplaincy care in all 100 counties in North Carolina.
I would love to tell you more about our vision and how I believe that we would be an asset to your organization. I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Ralph Thompson
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