迈克尔W. 兰斯顿

麦克·兰斯顿,实践神学教授
Dr. 迈克尔·兰斯顿
实用神学教授
实用神学教授

Dr. 兰斯顿 was born in Birmingham, Alabama but grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana. He attended the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana on an athletic scholarship in Football. In 1975 he entered the USMC’s PLC Officer Commissioning program. He graduated from UL with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree in 教育 in 1977 和 was subsequently commissioned a 2nd Lt. 在美国海军陆战队服役. 1983年,当时的上校. 兰斯顿装备, resigned his regular active duty commission 和 accepted a reserve commission subsequently, 在罗利的海军陆战队预备役部队服役, 北卡罗来纳州和格林维尔, SC. Dr. 兰斯顿 is a graduate of Southeastern Baptist Theological 神学院 with a Master of Divinity Degree (M.Div.神学和教牧关怀. He Pastored Cherryfield Baptist Church in Brevard, NC from 1987–1988.

Dr. 兰斯顿 was recalled to active duty from the Navy Reserve as a United States Navy Chaplain in June of 1988. 他作为美国大使的服务.S. Navy Chaplain includes tours with Marine Aircraft Group-29, MCAS新河, NC; Marine Wing Support Group-27, MCAS Cherry Point, NC; Air Combat Element Chaplain, Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm on board USS Guam (LPH 9); Comm和 Chaplain, 选择号(cg65), 珍珠港, HI; Comm和 Chaplain, 约克镇海军武器站, 约克城, VA; Deputy Comm和 Chaplain/Comm和 Chaplain, 凯夫拉维克海军航空站, 冰岛的, Icel和; Deputy Division Chaplain, 水警二师, 北卡罗来纳州, NC; student, 海军战争学院, 纽波特, RI.; Advanced Course Officer, Naval Chaplains School, 纽波特, RI.; Director, 行动部中心, 诺福克, VA; Theater Chaplain, 阿富汗联合司令部(CFC-A), 喀布尔, Afghanistan; Division Chaplain, 水警二师, 北卡罗来纳州, NC; the Force Chaplain for II MEF (Fwd) in Al Anbar Province (Fallujah), Iraq; Comm和ing Officer, 海军牧师学校和中心, 英国《澳门新葡京网站》的杰克逊, SC; 和 Executive Director of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Center, 英国《澳门新葡京网站》的杰克逊, SC. He retired from Active Duty 1 Sep 2011 after 36 years of service. Dr. 兰斯顿 presently serves as a member of the South Carolina State Guard as the Deputy Comm和ing General.

他有两个博士学位,一个博士学位.D. from the University of Aberdeen (2019), Aberdeen, Scotl和 和 a D.最小值. 来自伯特利神学院(1996年), 圣保罗, MN with a concentration in 军事 Chaplaincy 和 Pastoral Care. In 2003 he graduated from the Naval War College, 纽波特, RI, earning a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in National Security 和 Strategic Studies. Dr. 兰斯顿 has also earned the Navy Designator, Master Training Specialist for Naval 教育. 另外, he completed the Marine Corps Comm和 和 Staff JPME Seminar courses at 北卡罗来纳州, NC.

His personal awards include the Legion of Merit Medal, 铜星章, 国防功勋奖章, 优良服务奖章(两枚), Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal (three awards), 陆军嘉奖奖章, 空军嘉奖奖章, 海军陆战队成就奖章(两枚), 战斗行动绶带, 杰出义工服务奖章, 专家步枪奖章, 专家手枪奖章, 还有各种部队勋章和竞选绶带.

Dr. 兰斯顿加入了CIU神学院 & 2011年心理咨询学院毕业. As a 神学院 Professor he built the Chaplaincy program 和 taught Chaplain 最小值istries 和 Practical Theology from that date until the present. Dr. 兰斯顿 has served as a Law Enforcement Chaplain with the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Dept., Brevard, NC, 和 the Richl和 County Sheriff’s Dept. 在哥伦比亚, SC, NASCAR的体育牧师(MRO), 浸信会医疗中心的保健牧师, 哥伦比亚, SC, 南卡罗莱纳州警卫队救灾牧师, 和 as a 军事 Chaplain in the United States Navy. He is ordained 和 endorsed through the Southern Baptist Convention. He is married to the former Kathy Lee Jones PhD, of Greenville, SC. They have been married for 38 years 和 have three grown children 和 three gr和children. 他们住在南卡罗来纳州的布莱斯伍德.

教育

  • 博士,阿伯丁大学
  • 我是伯特利神学院的院长
  • 东南浸信会神学院
  • 海军战争学院硕士
  • 路易斯安那大学学士学位

出版物

  • 迈克尔·W·兰斯顿著.Mark Jumper和Steve Keith. 牧师服务:2023. 全面介绍. 艾达:MI:贝克学术书籍. 
  • 迈克尔·W·兰斯顿著. 2023. “Reflection on Karl Marlantes’s book ‘What it is Like to Go to War.’” 美国.S. 陆军牧师军团杂志, 2023年5月:31-32.
  • 迈克尔·W·兰斯顿著. 和. 凯西J. 兰斯顿. 2023. 从绝望到希望:四十天的祈祷,第二版. 纽波特 RI: Stonetower Press.
  • 迈克尔·W·兰斯顿著. 和. 凯西J. 兰斯顿. 2022. A Journey to Hope: Healing the Traumatized Spirit,第二版. 纽波特 RI: Stonetower Press.
  • 迈克尔·W·兰斯顿著. 2021. “Chaplaincy-A Specialized Path to 最小值istry Preparation.” 神学教育杂志; Vol. 第5期(9月).
  • 迈克尔·W·兰斯顿著. 2021. “Opportunities of Virtual Learning Environments: Best Practices in 在线 Doctoral Programs.” In Developments in Virtual Learning Environments 和 the Global Workplace, ed. Stephanie Swartz, Belem Barbosa, Izzy Crawford, 和 Susan Luck (Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publishing).
  • 迈克尔·W·兰斯顿著. 2019. Establishing the Practical Significance of the Influence of Evangelical Theology on an Evangelical 军事 Chaplains Praxis of Chaplaincy: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Approach. Dissertation, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotl和, UK.
  • 迈克尔·W·兰斯顿著. 2017. “向前.” in Essential Chaplain Skill Sets: Discovering Effective Ways to Provide Excellent Spiritual Care, Keith Evans, Bloomington, IL: WestBow Press: vii–x.

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