Ministering to the Military in Our Midst

      The M3 Team consists of:

• Johnny Almond -- Military Ministries Kingdom Advance Ambassador, Virginia Baptist Mission Board; retired Air Force Chaplain (Colonel); pastor of Colonial Beach Baptist Church in Colonial Beach, Virginia
• Rob Edwards -- Middle East Region Chaplain (Lt Colonel) US Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol;  pastor of Cradock Baptist Church in Postsmouth, Virginia
• Kermit Jones, Jr. -- Navy Chaplain (LT) stationed at Quantico Marine Base; interim pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia  

      Please contact us -- we stand ready to help you any way we can in your ministry to America's military members and their families.   

     The original (2005) edition of Ministering to the Military in Our Midst was revised in late 2007 and early 2008.  Updated demographics, reformatted design, improved grap­hics, new resources, and a chapter on Post Traumatic Stress vastly improved the first manual.  The revision team consisted of Johnny Almond (Military Ministries Kingdom Advance Ambassador for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board), Jim Craft (Deputy Chief Information Officer, USMC), Kermit Jones, Jr. (Navy Chaplain [LT] stationed at Quantico),  Rob Edwards (2005 team member), Lawrence Greenslit (Senior Navy chaplain [CAPT] stationed at Quantico),  Lee Allen (2005 team member) and his wife Pat, Chris Childers (pastor of The Church at Quantico), and Nancy Davis (retired Air Force Colonel) and her husband Paul. 

     Others contributed to the updating process.  Myron Almond (retired CAPT, psychiatrist at Lakeview Center Baptist Health Care in Pensacola) wrote a medical description of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder -- symptoms, causes, prevention, treatment, prognosis, and practical tips on supporting sufferers.  Nancy and Paul Davis approached PTSD as a soul wound God can heal and highlighted ways the church can help.  The new chapter on Post Traumatic Stress weaves together their work and Myron's.  Kay Baber (original team member) provided a list of many new resources.  Ben Sprouse (original team member) rewrote chapter 5.  Several editorial suggestions made by Bill Sawyer, America's Field Director for Cadence, were incorporated.     

     The 2005 manual was the product of a team of people who met regularly at the Virginia Baptist Resource Center in Richmond -- to pray, share ideas, and identify and compile resources.  The members were:

• Lee Allen - retired Army chaplain (LT COL), serving as the Chaplain Liaison with Military Ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, Newport News
• Johnny Almond - retired Air Force chaplain (Col), Military Ministries Kingdom Advance Ambassador for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board, pastor of Colonial Beach Baptist Church
• Kay Baber - State Volunteer Coordinator, Famiy Program Office, Virginia National Guard, Ft Pickett
• Byron Collins - Chaplain (MAJ) Task Force 218, 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, Ft Eustis
• Rob Edwards -- Middle East Region Chaplain (Lt Col) US Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol;  pastor of Cradock Baptist Church in Portsmouth
• Tim Leever - Chaplain (COL) Virginia State National Guard, pastor of Faith Alliance Church in Goldsboro, North Carolina
• Jack Marcom - retired Army chaplain (COL), former chairman of SBC Chaplains Commission, National President of the Reserve Officers Association, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in Fredericksburg
• Donna Mattson - Family Program Coordinator for the US Army Reserve
• Richard Poindexter - Chaplain (COL) serving in the Directorate of Ministry Initiatives, Chief of US Army Chaplains Office
• Ronald Thomas - Chaplain (LT COL) serving as Family Ministry Officer, Chief of US Army Chaplains Office

    In addition to the original team members, other people made significant contributions to the first edition.  We give heartfelt thanks to:

• Chaplain (CAPT) Wayne Bley - US Navy Rreserve, Deputy Joint Staff Chaplain, Pentago
• Bo Bohanon - Associate National Director for Military Disciplemakers, Campus Crusade for Christ
• Travis Brett - Army Chaplain (LTC) 1st Brigade, Ft Meade, MD
• Steve Epperson - Senior Chaplain (CAPT), Naval District of Washington
• Richard Hum - Air Force Chaplain (Col) Executive Director, Armed Forces Chaplain Board, Pentagon
• Frank Johnson - Navy Chaplain (CDR) Deputy Command Chaplain, Quantico USMC Base
• Udell and Janet Meyers - Military Ministry Staff, Navigators Ministry, The Rally Point, Quantico
• Thomas Mowell -- (LCDR) Aviation Survival Training Center, Naval Air Station Norfolk
• David Mullis - Navy Chaplain (LCDR) Military Chaplaincy Associate, North American Mission Board
• Bob Page - Air Force Chaplain (Col) Division Chief, Plans and Programs, US Air Force Chief of Chaplains Office
• Ben Sprouse - Army National Guard Chaplain (1LT) Virginia Army National Guard;  Associate Pastor Memorial Baptist Church, Staunton
• Steve Taylor - Navy Chaplain (CAPT) Military Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ, Hampton Roads
• Donna Weddle - Army Chaplain (COL) Chaplain to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Pentagon
• Jack Williamson - Air Force Chaplain (Col), Executive Director, National Council on Ministry to the Armed Forces