Committee on Chaplains
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ROYAL AIR FORCE CHAPLAINS
Introduction
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The chaplain at an RAF station is
likely to be part of a team, working in an organisation
which has a sense of community, where people still
look out for one another. The chaplain is part of
the RAF's support network, involved in helping to
solve individual welfare problems. |
However, there exists the challenge of encouraging people
to think about faith and its impact on everyday life.
As with other chaplains there is a regular involvement
in the social life of the station and in joining in any
of the variety of games and sports enjoyed by the station.
Examples of the ministry
RAF chaplains are uniquely able to make contact with people
at the heart of their working lives. In addition to the
normal occupations for ordained people - the conduct of
worship, baptisms, marriages and funerals - chaplains
also play an integral part in the community support system
that exists within the RAF.
Chaplains are with people both in joy and sorrow, wherever
they are in the world to help them .think through the
issues that confront them - on operations, at home and
during their normal working lives.
A range of opportunities exist for chaplains in the
Royal Air Force. Click
here to find out more about recruitment and training
for the Royal Air Force Chaplains' Branch.
Mission statement
The Chaplaincy Board is responsible for the career management
of Royal Air Force chaplains. It also helps the ministry
of the Royal Air Force Chaplains' Branch as it continually
strives to reach the aims of its mission:
"To represent the Kingdom of
God and to promote its values, to meet the pastoral,
spiritual and moral needs of the whole RAF community
and to enable that community to practice its various
faiths."
Chaplaincy service structure
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Chaplains' Branch is headed by the Chaplain in Chief
(Director General Chaplaincy Services) a post which
may be filled from any denomination. The current
incumbent is a Church of Scotland minister, the
Rev Peter Mills, QHC. He is assisted by the Chaplaincy
Board, comprising the following: |
Peter Mills,
Chaplain in Chief
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- Director of chaplaincy - training and operations
- Director of chaplaincy - personnel and strategic
plans
- Principal chaplain (Church of England)
- Principal chaplain (Roman Catholic)
Further contact details
You can visit the RAF Chaplains' Branch online at www.raf.mod.uk/chaplains/index.html
The Royal Air Force website is at
www.raf.mod.uk
Please note these links will take you out of the Church
of Scotland website and open a new browser window.
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