What advice can you give a minister; who really wants to help people in the military?

join up or shut upWhat advice can you give a minister; who really wants to help people in the military?
pray, it works. provide support in other ways easier to see, like sending care packages, letters, or visiting military families. great question!What advice can you give a minister; who really wants to help people in the military?
Please join the military to understand before helping the people in the military.
Other people pretty much hit it. You can become a military chaplain. I'm a line officer, so I have no idea how that works, but I'm assuming a recruiter can give you some basic info. If you've got a degree in some sort of divinity studies (is that even the right term?) you should be good to go. If you're looking for the opportunity to get up close and personal and really touch people, there's no better way to go about doing it.





If joining the military isn't the life for you, there's a bunch of other options too. I have no idea what a Christian Military Fellowship is, but how about this? Start working with your congregation on a project to send care packages. Not just toothpaste and deodorant and baby-wipes--do some research and see what's truly in demand. Heck, collect letters and send them over. Mail call is a HUGE morale boost when you actually get mail, no matter who it's from. Adopt a unit if you've got enough people willing. Work on community outreach to bolster your offering. A quick google should turn up a ton of charitable organizations looking for people to help in this matter. Start there, and if you get the hang of it, strike out on your own.
Military folks need pastoral care, they are going through severe stress, family separation, and are young enough not to know how to work with a bureaucracy. Any organization or person that can help with those kind of needs is a wonderful gift to a military community.





What they don't need are evangelists. As a former NCO I saw a lot of chaplains and chaplain assistance alienate soldiers by being more interested in evangelism than pastoral care. The kids that haven't made up their minds about religion will feel a lot better about receiving help than by being ordered to go to chapel.
I would tell him...Grow up and dont send your men to any war..and let them die!!..the only war they would die in ...is the war to repel any DIRECT attack on the States!!
You have two choices. You can become a military chaplain--which may mean you need more schooling or not; but it's the best way to put yourself in with the trooops; or you can join a mission which serves military men. There is one called Christian Military Fellowship, I think. You can find it through the internet.
Keep in mind that this is a volunteer army.. what does that mean? It means that they are well paid.... and the benefits are great monetarily and that is the reason why people want to go in and to re-up when their tour is done. AND.. when i Iraq, their pay is nearely doubled
Sign up for the Chaplins Corps, they are needing Chaplins real bad now. They have a program for Chaplins now. Go online to militarychaplin.com, I think or go to military.com and they would be able to direct you to the proper website.
Become a chaplain.


The military really needs you - especially in these times.


God bless you.