#231: Becoming a Workplace Chaplain with Alan “Blues” Baker, USNA ‘78

<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“We really believe that we’re going to change the global workforce by taking the best of military chaplaincy and pivoting that toward the corporate world…our commitment is to impact the company bottom line by increasing employee resiliency, engagement, performance and retention through chaplaincy.”<br /> - Alan “Blues” Baker (USNA ‘78)</span></em></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alan “Blues” Baker</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is the Founder & CEO of ChaplainCare, which serves people and strengthens organizations by providing the benefits of military chaplaincy to civilian workplaces. Alan has over 34 years of experience in college, corporate, and military chaplaincy and now trains supervises, and endorses prospective and current chaplains in a variety of settings. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Baker rose to the rank of rear admiral. He currently teaches at Fuller, Gordon-Conwell, and Wesley seminaries. Alan is passionate about workforce chaplaincy and sees it as the most exciting and fastest-growing segment of soul care.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, we discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What ChaplainCare is and why Alan started it </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why faith, leadership and learning are central to ChaplainCare’s operations</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What chaplaincy care for corporations looks like </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How companies can roll out and build awareness around chaplaincy care</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why developing friendships and demonstrating care for people can transform a workplace</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Alan also shares why chaplains make excellent personal advisors and how Chapla