Federal chaplains who serve with our active-duty service personnel and in our nation’s military hospitals and federal prisons see a side of human life that few outsiders do. The ELCA pastors who serve as chaplains provide a powerful witness of Jesus to men and women in stressful and challenging situations. They bring a light of Christ into dark situations.

Download a study guide for “Ministry of presence,” which originally appeared in Living Lutheran‘s November 2017 print issue. The guide, written by Robert C. Blezard, an ELCA pastor, includes three pages of questions and a copy of the article.

Read more about: