The Chaplain Advisory Council assists the Chaplain Director in the selection of qualified candidates for chaplain service. Additionally, they advise the Chaplain Director on policy and operational issues and answer questions in their areas of expertise to chaplains in the field. The Chaplain Director appoints, with approval of the Responsible General Superintendent, all members of the Council. Appointments are made after the latest General Assembly and terms are four years in length. All major areas of chaplaincy are represented on the Council; and currently, council members have nearly 200 years of combined ministry experience.
Chaplain Richard (Rick) Burk
Chaplain Burk earned the B.A. ('90) and Th.B. ('91) from Canadian Nazarene College, and the M.Div. from University of Winnipeg ('95). He pastored on the Canada West district, also serving as NYI President and on the Board of Ministry. Laura married him in 1979 and they have three sons: Matthew, Jonathan, and Aaron. In 1997, after two years in inner-city Winnipeg as Director of Siloam Mission, he became a full-time chaplain in the federal correctional system (Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert). He has since served in Correctional Service Canada as Regional Chaplain—Prairies (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, NWT) and, presently, as Associate to the Director General—Chaplaincy at CSC-NHQ (Ottawa).
Chaplain Luann McBride
Chaplain Luann Lester McBride is an ordained elder currently serving at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington. She is also founder of "Good Mourning," a ministry for grief, loss, and life transitions. She graduated from Vennard College in University Park, Iowa in 1969 and Seattle Pacific University in 1971. She and her husband Paul are natives of the Pacific Northwest and enjoy life on the south end of Puget Sound. They have three adult children, six grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
Chaplain Charles T. Robertson
Chaplain Charles (Chuck) Robertson is certified with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) as a CPE Supervisor and also as a Board Certified Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). He currently serves as a Chaplain Supervisor in the Midwest CPE Program in Kansas City, Missouri. Chaplain Robertson is a graduate of Nazarene Theological Seminary (1987), and received his D.Min. from United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio in 2001. He is a father of three children, grandfather of six, and resides in Blue Springs, Missouri.
Dr. Judith (Judi) Schwanz
Dr. Judi Schwanz is Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling at Nazarene Theological Seminary, where she teaches in areas such as grief and loss, marriage and family, and the dysfunctional church. She also directs the Wynkoop Center for Women in Ministry, and counsels NTS students. Her degrees include the M.A. in Christian Counseling, M.S. in Psychology, and Ph.D. in Systems Science: Psychology. Judi has written for Holiness Today and Preachers' Magazine and speaks at retreats and workshops. Her book, Blessed Connections: Relationships that Sustain Vital Ministry, was released by the Alban Institute in April 2008. Judi likes to scrapbook, quilt in winter, and tend her flower garden in summer. Judi and her husband, Keith, are the parents of two married children, and have three grandsons.
Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Donald E. Sides
Chaplain Donald E. Sides has been a member of the Chaplain Advisory Council since 1998. He is a graduate of Southern Nazarene University and Nazarene Theological Seminary. He was a pastor of Nazarene churches in New Mexico and Texas before becoming a full-time chaplain in 1990. He is on military leave of absence from Marketplace Chaplains, USA. He was the Senior Chaplain at Corporate Headquarters for the Marketplace Chaplain's client, Pilgrim's Pride, the largest chicken producer in the U.S. and a Fortune 500 Corporation. As a full-time Corporate Chaplain, Don coordinated a team of 14 chaplains in Northeast Texas. Currently Don is on active military duty. Based in Austin, Texas, he is the Division Chaplain for the 36th Infantry Division of the Texas Army National Guard. He also served one tour of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Don has been married for 34 years, and has three adult children and two grandchildren.
Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) Martin "Marty" F. Steisslinger
Chaplain Steisslinger resides with his wife, Robyn, in Mannheim, Germany. Marty holds a B.A. in Sociology from Westmont College and an M.Div. from Nazarene Theological Seminary. He spent seven years as a pastor for the Church of the Nazarene. Currently he serves as the Mannheim Military Community Garrison Chaplain. Chaplain Steisslinger entered Active Federal Service by direct appointment as an Army Chaplain in January of 1988. Marty and Robyn are the proud parents of Carrie, Rebekah, and Wesley.
Dr. Morris A. Weigelt
Dr. Weigelt is a graduate of Northwest Nazarene College (University), Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Princeton Theological Seminary with a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies. He pastored in Danbury, Connecticut (1960-1963), and was Professor of New Testament at Northwest Nazarene College (1965-1975) and Professor of New Testament and Spiritual Formation at Nazarene Theological Seminary (1975-2001). Since September, 2004, he has served on the staff of First Church of the Nazarene in Mason, Michigan, as part-time Teacher in Residence.
Chaplain Grady L. Zickefoose
Chaplain Grady Zickefoose graduated from Northwest Nazarene College in 1977 with a B.A. in Religion. He moved to Kansas City, as part of his honeymoon, to attend Nazarene Theological Seminary, and graduated with an M.Div. in 1981. He pastored two churches in Texas and Washington State. In 1988 he became the first Nazarene chaplain in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and served as staff chaplain in El Reno, Oklahoma and as Supervisory Chaplain at LaTuna, Texas; Sheridan, Oregon; Lexington, Kentucky; Petersburg, Virginia, and is currently the Supervisory Chaplain of the Complex in Butner, North Carolina. Grady is married with three children and three grandchildren.