10 Characteristics Of A Competent Christian Chaplain/Le Officer

10 CHARACTERISTICS OF A COMPETENT CHRISTIAN CHAPLAIN AND POLICE OFFICER SOURCE: CHAPLAIN STEVE LEE, POLICE OFFICER MI NISTRIES (POM)

1. COMPASSION - CARING ABOUT OTHERS WHERE THEY ARE AT JOHN 3:16 1 COR 13 1 JOHN 4: 7-21 MATTHEW 9:36 HEBREWS 2:14-18; 4:14-16

2. CHARACTER - MODEL FAITH, VIRTUES, AND HOPE THEY CHAMPION PROVERBS 10:9 ACTS 20:32-35 TITUS 2:7 1 PETER 5:3

3. COMMON SENSE -“STREET SMARTS”; BASIC INTELLIGENCE, APPROPRIATELY APPLIED 1 KINGS 3:9-12 PSALM 119:24, 73, 144 JAMES 3:17

4. COMMUNICATION - SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; ACTIVE LISTENERS; KNOW WHEN TO SPEAK AND WHEN TO BE SILENT; SEASONED WITH WISDOM AND GRACE ECCLESIASTES 2:14; 10:2 EPHESIANS 5:15 COLOSSIANS 3:16

5. COURAGE – PHYSICAL; SPIRITUAL, MORAL COURAGE JOSHUA 1:9 PSALM 27:1-2 JOHN 14:27 ROMANS 8:31

6. CONVICTION – SPIRITUAL COMMAND PRESENCE TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND TO PROPERLY PRESENT THE GOSPEL 2 CORINTHIANS 4:13 1 THESSALONIANS 1:5 HEBREWS 10:39; 11:1

7. COMMITMENT – ALLOW TIME FOR RELATIONSHIP BUILDING GALATIANS 5:22-23

1 1 CORINTHIANS 13:7 2 TIMOTHY 2:3, 24; 4:5

8. CONGENIALITY – GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR, W/O COMPROMISING INTEGRITY; THE DOORWAY TO FRIENDSHIP PSALMS 30:11-12; 126:2 LUKE 6:21

9. CONFIDENTIALITY – DISCRETION; COURAGE TO ARTICULATE AND PRACTICE THIS *THREE LEGS OF SUPPORT FOR OFFICERS: 1-PEER SUPPORT 2-PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT 3-SPIRITUAL (CHAPLAINS) SUPPORT *CONFIDENTIALITY MEANS ONE-ON-ONE NOT IN A GROUP LIKE CISM PROVERBS 3:21 1 THESSALONIANS 5:21 HEBREWS 5:14

10. CROSS OF CHRIST – ULTIMATE HOPE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT; JESUS CAME TO PROTECT AND SERVE US ALL; WE ALL NEED A SAVIOR 1 PETER 3:15 JOHN 14:6, 27; 10:7-11 ACTS 4:12