The Pentecostal Church of God Chaplaincy: the Noteworthy, the Now, and the Next

One minute, one event, or one conversation can dramatically alter the direction your life is headed. I received that life altering conversation in a phone call from Chaplain George Linzey in July 2020. He was so very weak. I could hardly hear him as he whispered, “David, I need you to take the Chaplain Department and move it forward.” I knew Chaplain Linzey had been sick, so I protested saying, “Oh, George, do not say that; just focus on your health. I’ll help you any way I can.” He replied, “I have finished my course. You need to take over now. I’ll contact Bishop Ming [the presiding General Bishop] and make him aware of our conversation.” Little did I know within a month, Chaplain George Linzey would be “promoted to glory.”What transpired next was an enormous policy shift and a total surprise to me. Read more