POLICE CHAPLAINS PLAY A CRITIC AL ROLE IN THE WELL-BEING AND SPIRITUAL SURVIVAL OF POLICE OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. ChaplainUSA.org puts the wisdom and experience of America’s most revered police chaplains to work for members of the law enforcement community impacted by tragedy. Our content comforts those in grief (The Survivor Network), trains and inspires the next generation of police chaplains (Police Chaplain Project) and prepares police leaders for the myriad of decisions they confront following a line-of-duty death (The Healing Power of Ceremony and the Police Funeral Seminars). A program service of the Police Protective Fund, ChaplainUSA.org is a soft-spoken, yet powerful reminder that it is the spiritual foundations of public service that sustain officers and their families through times of crisis.
TO LEARN MORE, VISIT CHAPLAINUSA.ORG. We think you will find there practical tools for confronting the law enforcement community's two most powerful and permanent conditions – crisis & spiritual renewal.
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Support for members of the law enforcement community in grief. Page 4
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A guide through the myriad of decisions confronting a police funeral coordinator. Page 6
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Archiving the wisdom of America's senior police chaplains. Page 8
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ONLINE SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY IN GRIEF. SURVIVOR NETWORK is a private corner of the Internet where survivors can find words of hope from America’s top police chaplains and kindred spirits from within the survivor community. Harnessing the Internet’s unique ability to connect people to content, SURVIVOR NETWORK can reach those who might not otherwise seek help – a slain officer’s parents, grown children, or close friends and fellow officers within the department – individuals whose grief might otherwise go unresolved. Accessible around the clock, THE SURVIVOR NETWORK is a tool for filling the silence that often surrounds grief, providing support when people need it the most – especially during those critical hours immediately following the funeral or memorial service when no primary support is available or practical.
KINDRED SPIRITS Additionally, the SURVIVOR NETWORK features the testimony of other survivors -- kindred spirits who can speak to other survivors with an authority and conviction only furnished through common experience.
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“The potential of the SURVIVOR NETWORK is way beyond church and religion.
It has a sense of God
breathing in it. The scriptures speak about the Spirit of God being like the wind, unseeable yet very real. That's one of the marks of God on this process.
It pulls people towards the
objects of God's affection, people who are suffering and grieving.”
~ Chaplain Steve Rekedal
“IT HAS A SENSE OF GOD BREATHING IN IT.”
SURVIVOR NETWORK OR WWW.SURVIVORNETWORK.ME SURVIVOR NETWORK IS A COMMERCIAL FREE ENVIRONMENT. ONLY TRAINED CHAPLAINS AND SURVIVORS MAY PROVIDE CONTENT.
John Cooley Seminars Few individuals better understand the police funeral and its potential power for healing than John Cooley, a 30 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. Through his seminar, Healing Power of Ceremony and the Police Funeral, Cooley shares his extensive experience and people-oriented insights. Held across the country, these seminars afford attendees a rare opportunity to focus on sensitive issues that are seldom discussed and often overlooked by agencies amidst a line-of-duty death crisis. The Seminars not only guide participants through the myriad of decisions involved in developing their own comprehensive “Line-of-Duty Death Protocol,” John also motivates participants to take action. “It is vital to develop a Line-of-Duty Death Protocol well in advance of a crisis. Few agency or department administrators have been through a line-of-duty death as active participants, and most funeral homes know even less. But a poorly executed police funeral is an embarrassment to the city, the department, and the officer’s family.”
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“Police leaders must understand not only the enormous challenges of managing a police funeral, but also its enormous potential to heal survivors and ennoble the law enforcement profession.” John Cooley Each year PoliceUSA.com and Mr Cooley set aside resources to conduct The Healing Power of Ceremony and the Police Funeral Seminars at no cost to law enforcement. John volunteers his time and expertise out of a lifetime commitment to raising the professional standards by which law enforcement lays to rest its fallen heroes.
“…THE ENORMOUS POTENTIAL TO HEAL SURVIVORS AND ENNOBLE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION.”
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P R E S E RV I N G T H E WO R D S A N D W I S D O M O F AMERICA'S POLICE CHAPLAINS We are building an archive of wisdom. The first of its kind, this archive draws upon the knowledge and experiences of one of America’s most cherished resources – our police chaplains. The Police Chaplain Project is a 10 year initiative to digitally preserve the words and wisdom of America's police chaplains. Featuring some of the most revered and accomplished police chaplains of the past 50 years, this ever expanding video archive preserves ideas and knowledge that lead to learning, action, and positive change. USES OF CONTENT The archive provides source material for educational programs that support the law enforcement community. Additionally digital content is archived for future generations of chaplains and historians as part of an effort to chronicle the history and evolution of police chaplaincy in America.
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I N S P I R E TO M O R R OW ’ S POLICE CHAPLAINS WITH THE WISDOM OF AMERICA’S SENIOR CHAPLAINS.
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PUT HOPE INTO SOMEONE’S HAND.
Help us reach members of the law enforcement community who are experiencing grief. Order SURVIVOR NETWORK referral cards. Visit ChaplainUSA.org for more information or email your request to contact@policeusa.com
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