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Date of Award
8-2020
Document Type
Applied Research Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
TREN ID #
141-0016
Recommended Citation
Traeger, Mark R. "Mentoring Military Chaplains Online During Their First Two Years of Ministry in the United States Air Force." (2020). https://digitalshowcase.oru.edu/tren/1769
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Comments
Retention in the military is an issue that impacts recruiting. The Air Force projects each new chaplain will serve on average fifteen years.1 Many will serve twenty years and retire from the Air Force, but some chaplains serve less. Clergy burnout is a known problem that also impacts military chaplains and Air Force retention.2 This project creates six sessions for ten Air Force chaplains who entered the service within the past two years. The lessons explore topics such as calling, vocation, pluralism, prophetic voice, compassion fatigue, and isolation. The director of this project aims to better understand the needs of a new military chaplain. This project looks at the stressors caused by serving two masters: church and state, with hopes of finding help through mentorship for the military clergy who follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before them.