...is a lay or clergy person called by God whose gifts and graces are uniquely suited for ministry with town and rural communities and churches...  
  ...interprets rural needs and concerns to local, denominational and ecumenical forms of the Church...
...calls on the larger society to relate equitably and justly to rural issues and communities...  
. ..is certified as a Rural Chaplain upon completion of the Certification Process for Rural Chaplaincy

 

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