1. Spiritual Resources
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2. Terminal Learning Objective
• TLO 1: Extensively familiarize leaders with
resources to which they can connect Soldiers
and families.
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3. Assumptions
• The mind, the body, and the spirit are
inextricably connected.
• Although perhaps not overtly religious, an
appreciable number of our cadre and soldiers
are “spiritual.”
• Most families are not well connected to
community resources
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4. Connecting
• In 1997, the well know Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Larry Crabb, Ph.D. wrote a book called
Connecting. His basic premise is this:
“For most of the 20th century, we have wrongly defined soul
wounds as physiological disorders and relegated their
treatment to specialist. In reality, every caring person has
the ability – already within them – to help.”
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5. The History of Psychotherapy
• In 1895, Sigmund Freud stumbled on the
idea of “a talking cure.”
• The idea of “talking” caught on and soon a
“talking profession” (Psychotherapy) was
born.
• Over the course of time, dozens of
psychotherapeutic models emerged, all
revealing beneficial results.
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6. Basic Psychotherapy Model
Treatment Words
Prompted Words
Patient Therapist
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7. A New Model?
Words of Sensitive
Caring Involvement
Words of Honestly
Shared Pain
Hurting Person Helpful Person
(Struggling) (non-judgmental,
Kind, good listener
[a friend!])
Rich talking rather than trained talking is helpful
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8. Connecting of Families
• Rich talking only happens in context of
relationships
• Relationships only happen in context of
communities
• Religious communities are an excellent
place of connection.
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9. Communities on Fort Jackson
• Liturgical/ Lutheran – 0800 Memorial Chapel
• Gospel – 0800 & 1100 Daniel Circle
• Catholic – 1100 Main post chapel
• Chapel Next – 1100 Chaplain School
• General Protestant – 0930 Main Post Chapel
• LDS (Mormon) – 0930 Anderson Chapel
• Jewish – 0930 Memorial Chapel
• Islamic – 0800 Main Post Chapel
• PWOC – Thursday 1000-1200 Main Post Chapel
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10. Communities Off Post
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11. Communities Off Post
Ministries include:
Divorce care Single Adult Ministry Nutrition/Fitness
Grief Benevolence Children’s Ministry
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12. Communities Off Post
Saint Joseph Catholic Church
Mission Statement:
“We are constantly
attempting to become
a faith community
who…”
Masses: Saturday Vigil: 1730
Sunday; 0815, 1030 & 12:15
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13. Communities Off Post
Sunday Services: 0815 & 1100
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14. Communities Off Post
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15. Opportunities within 187th
• Quarterly Prayer Luncheons (30 July)
• Ordnance Bible Study: Thursday Nights
at 1800 @ Chaplain’s House
• Marriage Retreats
• Stop by and see me!
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16. Directions to the Gilliam’s
N
3632 Trotter Rd
I-77
Semmes Rd
Lee Road
BN Golf
Fort Jackson
Back
gate
Leesburg Rd Leesburg Rd
Trotter Rd
Stay Right at fork
I-77
~1.5 miles
Gilliam’s-after you leave the
residential area and start driving
into the country, look for a gravel
driveway on the left marked
short green sign that says “3632”
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17. Opportunities within 187th
• Ordnance Bible Study: Thursday Nights
at 1800 @ Chaplain’s House
• Quarterly Prayer Lunches
• Marriage Retreats
• Stop by and see me!
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18. • Absolutely everyone welcome (i.e. Married Couples, Single
Soldiers, Single Parents, etc.).
• Arrive Thursday evening and depart Sunday morning.
• Chartered Bus, Childcare, Hotel Room, and most Meals
provided for free! (You can drive your POV if you want).
• At least one Full Day at Six Flags over Georgia (also time for
another half-day in there somewhere)!
• Basic Schedule: Thursday Night: Reception and Mixer; Friday:
Six Flags Over Georgia; Saturday: Dynamic Chaplain Speaker!,
Date Night (w/Child Care); Sunday: Sleep-in and depart.
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19. Soldiers in Training
• The Gathering
• Fortress Coffee House
• Victory Ranch
• Battalion Movie Night
• AIT Bible Study
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21. The attendance is
modest (75-115) but the
life change is real.
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22. The ForTress
CoFFee house
The Fortress Coffee House has been ministering to AIT soldiers since
1997. Each Friday night from 1900 – 2100, two hundred soldiers gather at
the Wheeled Vehicle Mechanic School to listen to live Christian bands,
drink good coffee, speak with the chaplain and local area volunteers, and
simply relax.
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26. The Chaplain or guest speaker gives a 10 minute gospel presentation.
Fortress Coffee House
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27. Counseling
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32. viCTory ranCh
Victory Ranch is an 18 acre Cadence Retreat that has been serving Fort
Jackson since the 1980’s. Opportunities at the ranch include fishing,
swimming, hiking, basketball, ping pong, reading, sleeping, and – most
significantly – visiting with the staff and community volunteers.
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34. Soldiers in Training
• The Gathering
• Fortress Coffee House
• Victory Ranch
• Battalion Movie Night
• AIT Bible Study
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35. Material Resources
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36. Questions
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