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What is a Chaplain?
A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligence agency, embassy, school, labor union, business, police department, fire department, university, sports club), or a private chapel.
Though originally the word chaplain referred to representatives of the Christian faith,[1][2][need quotation to verify] it is now also applied to people of other religions or philosophical traditions, as in the case of chaplains serving with military forces and an increasing number of chaplaincies at U.S. universities.[3] In recent times,[when?] many lay people have received professional training in chaplaincy and are now appointed as chaplains in schools, hospitals, companies, universities, prisons and elsewhere to work alongside, or instead of, official members of the clergy.[4] The concepts of a multi-faith team, secular, generic or humanist chaplaincy are also gaining increasing use, particularly within healthcare and educational settings.[5]
601.661.0001 x719 | 601.456.0815
Lead Pastor, City Light Church, Vicksburg, MS
https://www.citylightvicksburg.org/
Brian Crawford is a licensed and ordained Gospel Minister having served as a youth pastor, associate pastor and lead pastor before starting City Light Church. Brian and his wife Candi are natives and long-time residents of Vicksburg having a passion to share the Love and Gospel of Jesus Christ with the city they hold dear. Having felt a burden for Vicksburg for a long period of time God moved to allow Brian and Candi to move back to the area with the mission to shine the light of Christ in the city through the transformed lives of His people. Brian changed jobs and moved into the heart of the city to begin their journey. Brian and Candi were assessed through the 242 Church Planting Network and were deemed ready for the rigors of church planting. Brian also completed the Multiply church planting training through the network in May 2016. When he isn’t doing the work of the ministry, you probably can find Brian coaching his boys, dating his wife, reading (by the truckload) or watching movies (any genre) & sports (any kind).
601.661.0001 x722 | jgee@fbcvicksburg.org
Associate Pastor of Students and Activities, First Baptist Church, Vicksburg, MS
Josh has been on staff at FBC Vicksburg since 2012 as the Associate Pastor of Students and Activities. He served in churches in Washington, Louisiana, and South Carolina before moving to Vicksburg. He is married to Laura, the father of 2 sons, Jonathan and Andrew, and a foster parent to many others. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Education and a Master of Arts in Christian Education from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was born and raised near Seattle, WA, and enjoy woodworking projects, reading, New Orleans Saints Football, and spending time with his family. He enjoys investing in students’ lives, equipping them to live the gospel and share their faith, and helping parents lead their families.
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The Chick-fil-A Together Fund was created to help Team Members, Operators, and Staff* who are facing financial hardship immediately after a natural disaster or an unforeseen personal hardship.
The Fund is made up of individual donations from Operators, Corporate Staff*, and other generous donors from the Chick-fil-A community.
*Inclusive of the following groups: Chick-fil-A, Inc. Support Center Staff, Chick-fil-A, Inc. In-Field Staff (including the Leadership Development Program (LDP), Training Development Program (TDP), and CFA HELP), CFA Servco, Inc. (Regular Full-Time), Bay Center Foods, LLC (Regular Full-Time), Chick-fil-A Supply, LLC (Regular Full-Time), and Dwarf House Group, LLC Executive General Managers, Assistant General Managers, and Team Members.