Christian Chaplains & Coaching

CPE supervisor education trainers

PASTOR JIM KIRKLAND MTS BCC cpes CCLC

Executive Director
CPE Education Supervisor
CPE Training Supervisor
CCLC Certified Christian Life Coach and Trainer

jim@christianchaplains.org

Jim is happily married to his wife Virginia of 40 years. They have four children and four wonderful grandchildren. Jim spent more than 25 years as an executive and CEO of a financial services and business consulting firm. Feeling called to ministry later in life, Jim attended Moody Theological Seminary and graduated with a Masters in Biblical Theology. He was ordained to pastoral ministry in 2007 and has been a senior teaching chaplain since 2010. Jim is a Board Certified Chaplain. He manages the day to day operations of our ministry. Jim is a Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor (CPES) with CPE International (CPEI). He serves on the Executive Board of CPEI.
RAY HUFF MDIV BCC CPES CCLC

Board Member
CPE Education Supervisor
CPE Training Supervisor
CCLC Certified Christian Life Coach

Ray is a Board Certified Chaplain (BCC) with the Association of Certified Christian Chaplains and dual certified with Spiritual Care Association. He is a CPE Supervisor Educator and has served for over 35 years as an ordained pastor and chaplain with the Evangelical Church Alliance serving in churches, hospitals, hospices, and law enforcement ministries. He holds a Master of Divinity.

CPE Education Supervisors

and CANDIDATES

Barry Surratt MAGTS BCC CPES CCLC

Master of Arts in General Theological Studies
CPE PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Board Certified Chaplain
CPE Education Supervisor
Certified Christian Life Coach
Barry is an ordained and endorsed Chaplain of Christian Chaplains & Coaching. He comes with many years experience in pastoral and chaplain care. A gifted teacher. He serves as CPE Program Director for our CPE collaboration with CPEI. A DEAC Accredited CPE program recognized by the Department of Education and CHEA.
David "Mike" Bartley MDiv BCC CPES CCLC

DMin Candidate
Chaplains Academy Program Director
Board Certified Chaplain
CPE Education Supervisor
Certified Christian Life Coach

Mike is an ordained and endorsed Chaplain of Christian Chaplains & Coaching. A Military Veteran. He has more than 30 years experience in spiritual and pastoral care ministry as a Pastor and Chaplain, serving in hospitality ministry, church, prison, hospice, and clinical chaplaincy. His purpose statement is “I exist to lead average lives into abundant living.”
Dr. Angella Davis BCC CPES CCLC

Doctorate in Pastoral Counseling and Psychotherapy
Communications Program Director
Board Certified Chaplain
CPE Education Supervisor Candidate
Certified Christian Life Coach

Angella is an ordained and endorsed Chaplain of Christian Chaplains & Coaching. A Military Veteran with the main focus of ministry in crisis counseling and intervention. She has a passion for working with young women to strengthen their identity and self-image. She is a professional visionary leader who believes in giving back and working with the spirit of excellence. She serves as our Communications Program Director.
Kevin Pike MDiv BCC cpes cclc

DMin Candidate
Board Certified Chaplain
CPE Education Supervisor
Certified Christian Life Coach

Kevin is retired from the USAF Chaplain Corps. He continues to serve our military as a Work Life Specialist at Barksdale AFB in Shreveport, LA. Continuing in full-time chaplaincy for the past 27 years, he serves as Chaplain at Ochsner Health System, LSU Health Shreveport. Kevin and his wife Shauna have four children and two grandchildren. Their love for God, each other, and others is evident in all they do. Kevin has his Master of Divinity and is currently completing his Doctor of Ministry at Regent University. He is a Board Certified Chaplain, ordained and endorsed by Christian Chaplains & Coaching, with a desire to teach the next generation of chaplains.
dr. karen carr

Candidate for Board Certification
CPE Education Supervisor Candidate
Karen serves as Chancelor for Southwest Georgia Theological Seminary. She is a valued member of our Chaplain ministry and collaborates with us to offer spiritual care and chaplain courses to her students at SWGTS. Happily married to husband Richard for37 years. They met on a mission trip to Haiti. She has spent most of her adult life in Christian ministry and education.