On Tuesday, February 16, 2010 we had the honor of spending time with Chaplain Daniel Schafer from Jackson, New Jersey in class. Chaplain Schafer is the pastor at Calvary Assembly of God in Highstown, NJ in Jackson, New Jersey, but that is not all he does. He is a Chaplain for the Police and Fire department and he the President of Pres of Crisis intervention Intl. LLC. Chaplain Schafer received training for terrorist activity in New Mexico and is active in the National center for crisis management. If anyone knows how to minister through high stress situations and disaster, it is Pastor Daniel. He learned a lot of how to have an effective ministry to those in distress through reading the Bible. Pastor Daniel says that there is a lot of distress in the Bible and many examples of how God takes terrible situations and uses them for His glory. His church reaches people not only through crisis. They reach out to unique groups of people who typical churches wouldn't think to reach out to, such as bikers, nascar racers and fans, Police officers, and fireman as well as their families. He is asked to do many police and fireman funerals and always presents the Gospel. Chaplain Schaer served at Ground Zero in New York City for a year! There he had to minister to families and friends of fallen police officers, fire fighters, EMTS, and others who died in the 9/11 attack. He would perform on the spot funerals when bodies were found. Pastor Daniels ministry is so effective, and we have so much to learn from him because their is crisis everywhere, and as the Word tells us, this world will only get worse from here. I really learned a lot from pastor daniel. I think it would be great for the Pastoral Counseling majors to get to hear from him.
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