About Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches
The Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches (CFGC) is a Charismatic, Holy Spirit-empowered Ministry Based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with a Global Impact.
NATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Members of the National Conference of Ministry to the Armed Forces (current Board Member), Endorsers Conference for Veterans Affairs Chaplaincy, Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty (current Board Member), US Army Chaplain Corps Regimental Association, and Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches of North America.
OUR BELIEFS
The Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches (CFGC) is committed to fulfilling the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ as stated in Matthew 28:19-20:
As a Nationally Recognized Endorsing Agency, CFGC meets the requirements of Public Law and provides ordination (as required) and legal endorsement as a Department of Defense, Federal, State, Municipal, and Civilian recognized Ecclesiastical Endorser.
CFGC has over four decades of experience endorsing Chaplains for additional specialized settings such as the Veterans Health Administration (VA), Federal Bureau of Prisons, Correctional, Law Enforcement, Emergency Response (Fire and EMT), Healthcare, Education, and Marketplace.
CFGC represents the growing Full Gospel, Charismatic, Holy Spirit-empowered believers attending more than 225 Fellowships and/or Associations and 1325 independent, non-affiliated Christian churches.
We believe in the verbal plenary inspiration of the 66 Books of the Bible as originally given.
We believe in the Eternal Triune God.
We believe in the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
We believe that regeneration by the Holy Spirit is essential for the salvation of the lost and sinful man.
We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit, through whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. We also believe in the infilling of the gifts by the Holy Spirit (words of wisdom, words of knowledge, faith, healing, miracles, prophecy, discerning between spirits, speaking in tongues, and interpretation of tongues) as a separate and distinct experience for service in fulfillment of the Great Commission.
We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; that they are saved into the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe in the creation, test, and fall of mankind as recorded in Genesis: our total spiritual depravity and inability to attain divine righteousness apart from God.
We believe in the Biblical view of marriage as a Sacred covenant between biological woman and biological man.
We believe that Biblical Sexuality can only be expressed in Biblical Marriage. Any other expression of sexuality is sinful.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Savior of men, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, very God and very man.
We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried, rose again on the third day, and personally appeared to His disciples and others.
We believe in water baptism by immersion.
We believe that the Table of the Lord, commonly called Communion or the Lord’s Supper, is reserved for followers of Christ.
We believe in the reality and personality of Satan and the eternal judgment of Satan and his angels.
HOW WE SERVE OUR CHAPLAINS
- Regular prayer (around our table at morning huddles) over the phone and virtual as requested.
- Mentoring in your chosen field of ministry.
- Regular check-ins via phone, email, and in-person.
- Hosts annual in-person professional development training, recertification, and spiritual renewal.
- Networking with fellow CFGC Chaplains.
- Continued advocacy for Chaplaincy Advancement at the National Level.
Provides guidance, screening, interviewing, and recommendations for prospective chaplains to be considered for positions and professional credentials.
Assists chaplains with career transitions and placements.
We maintain contact with our partner churches and church fellowships, to faithfully represent our church members to Federal, State, and Local Agencies and civilian Chaplaincy institutions. This is the basis of CFGC’s maintaining and growing chaplaincy.
ECCLESIASTICAL ENDORSEMENT
About Ecclesiastical Endorsement
What an Endorsement is Not
An Ecclesiastical Endorsement is not a letter of recommendation. (Anyone or any church can write a recommendation). Only recognized Ecclesiastical Endorsing agencies can legally endorse. An Ecclesiastical Endorsement is not ordination. Only a denomination, faith group, or church has God-given authority to ordain. CFGC respects and recognizes the autonomous authority of its affiliated churches to ordain their clergy. CFGC may ordain prospective Chaplains on the authority and request of the churches and fellowship groups we represent.
CFGC generally requires no specific educational or professional background beyond that which the prospective Chaplain’s institution requires.
Next, CFGC conducts a criminal background check with a licensed private company and a spiritual background check with the minister’s pastor, ministerial colleagues, and ordaining authorities. Professional Chaplaincy applicants are then interviewed in person by a member of the CFGC family.
In addition to all the above requirements, the prospective Chaplain must have a servant’s heart and a willingness to minister to all people regardless of their ethnic, religious, and moral values. This is quite a challenge to many clergy, but if a minister desires to be a Chaplain, he/she must agree, in writing, to serve all without discrimination. This lack of bias is especially crucial for Chaplains who become supervisors and leaders.
STAFF
The staff of Chaplaincy of Full Gospel Churches is called by God to be servants to the Servants of God.
We realize that the name “Chaplain” is more than just another name for the minister. Chaplains are called to operate in a pluralistic environment and must hold each other accountable to the standards God has placed before us.
It is our goal to offer ecclesiastical endorsement to qualified applicants and assist others in the process of becoming chaplains. We offer encouragement, mentoring, counseling, training, resources, and great Christian fellowship.
