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David B. Plummer (Rev. 9/06)
David left active-duty Army chaplaincy in April 1992 from the First Infantry Division (Mechanized), FT Riley, Kansas to serve as the Associate Director of another endorsing body. He separated from that organization in April 1998. He served over fourteen years in the Army (Reserve and Active Duty). David visited and ministered as a reservist at FT Monmouth, New Jersey; FT Carson, Colorado; FT Sam Houston, Texas; FT Meade, Maryland; FT Knox, Kentucky; Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC; FT Hood, TX; and FT Riley, Kansas. His assignments included hospitals, a confinement facility, the US Army Correctional Brigade, as well as Cavalry, Field Artillery, Maintenance, and Corps Support units. David's professional memberships include the Association of Professional Chaplains (formerly the "College of Chaplains"); Military Chaplains Association of America; Military Order of the World Wars (Hampton Roads, VA Chapter where he serves as Senior Vice Commander), National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces, and Endorsers Conference for Veterans Affairs Chaplaincy (for which he serves as Treasurer, elected December 2004). He serves as the CSC religious endorsing body representative with the COMISS Network. David holds licensure as a marriage and family therapist with the Commonwealth of Virginia. Similarly, he is nationally certified as a clinical member in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and regionally certified as a clinical member of the Virginia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is a charter member of the Fellowship of Pentecostal/Charismatic Caregivers (for which he has been a core collaborator for their conferences). He holds certification as a mediator, and as a Critical Incident Stress Management debriefer. He is a clinical member of the National Institute of Business and Industrial Chaplains, as well as a past Vice-President. In 1997, David accepted a position on the Editorial Committee of The Journal of Pastoral Care. In the over 50-year history of The Journal he is one of the first persons from the Pentecostal/Charismatic tradition to so serve. In 2004, he accepted re-appointment to another four-year term. In January 2002, he became a family therapist member of the Collaborative Family Healthcare Association. In December 2002, he was named to a three-year term as a Commissioner with the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Pastoral Services (now named COMISS Commision on Accreditation of Pastoral Services -- CCAPS), and was re-appointed in December 2005 to another term. From July 2003 to September 2005, he served as a member of the Commission on Quality in Pastoral Services with the Association of Professional Chaplains. In December 2003, he was elected Secretary of the COMISS Network (please visit http://www.comissnetwork.org/leadership.html) and was re-elected in December 2005. From December 2003 to December 2005, he served as Treasurer of the Endorsers Conference for Veterans Affairs Chaplaincy. In April 2004, he was elected the Chair of CCAPS and he currently serves in this position. In April 2005, he was certified as a Board Certified Clinical Chaplain with the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP), and in October of 2005 he was certified as a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains, and named as Endorser Liaison to the Executive Committee of the CPSP. In December 2005, he was elected as Treasurer of the National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces. Most recently, in March of 2006, he was credentialed as Pastoral Psychotherapy Diplomate with the CPSP. On a full-time basis, David serves as the Manager of the Department of Pastoral Care for a 194-bed not-for-profit community hospital in Hampton, VA. In this position, he supervises four associate chaplains, an Emergency Department staff chaplain, a dozen adjunct chaplains, and fourteen community clergy. In 2000, he completed a fellowship at the University of Virginia's (VirginiaÕs) Center for Biomedical Ethics. He serves as an ethics consultant for clinical consultations and is co-chair of the hospital's ethics committee. Having an interest in research ethics, David has spent several years in the study of the discipline, and serves on two Institutional Review Boards (IRBs): Eastern Virginia Medical School and Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center. In September 2002, he was credentialed as a Certified IRB Manager (CIM) by the National Association of IRB Managers. He is the first chaplain in America to become a CIM. David also serves as a clinical field site supervisor for graduate students with the Regent University School of Psychology and Counseling, as well as seminarians from Virginia Union University School of Theology and Regent University School of Divinity. David was born in Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Denver Colorado, to a career Air Force family. He is an alumnus of the College of William and Mary in Virginia, and Cincinnati Bible College (Christian Church / Church of Christ). He became an ordained minister in 1986, after completing the Master of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary (United Methodist). He is presently enrolled in Regent University School of Divinity. He has completed the course requirements for a doctorate in Chaplaincy/Pastoral Care. Prior to entering the Army on active duty, he served over four years as associate pastor and later as senior pastor of Valleyview Church (Englewood, Ohio). His writings have appeared in The [Dayton, OH] Christian Citizen, The Dayton [OH] Daily News, and the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy News. He wrote a Guest Editorial for Spring 1996 issue of The Journal of Pastoral Care -- the primary journal of professional chaplains and pastoral counselors; an article for the September/October 1996 Officer Review, the publication of the Military Order of World Wars (a national patriotic organization of military officers); and articles for PlainViews chaplains e-zine in May 2004 (please visit http://www.plainviews.org/AR/c/v1n8/a.html ) and October 2004 (please visit http://www.plainviews.org/AR/c/v1n17/a.html). For the past decade David's major thrust of ministry has centered on endorsing chaplains for the US Armed Forces, federal and state correctional facilities, VA and civilian healthcare facilities, as well as for such special settings as law enforcement, fire departments, workplace, and public schools. He serves as a consultant and member of the board of directors to Public School Chaplaincy for America, a chaplaincy training and certifying organization. Additionally, because of his (1) love of the American way of life (as defined in the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution); (2) love of colonial history; and (3) desire to communicate these values to youth possessing leadership qualities, David is one of the founding directors of the American Independence Foundation of Colonial Virginia (AIFCV). The AIFCU is a non-profit 501-C3 organization established to "Educate and train the youthful leadership of America towards a greater understanding of Colonial America's quest for independence and it's necessity before defining the American freedoms." David's hobbies and delights include teaching his daughter about the things of God and life. He also really enjoys playing with her (and she with him)! |
David B. Plummer is the Executive Director and Endorsing Executive of The Coalition of Spirit-filled Churches, Inc. (CSC), a religious endorsing body established to credential clergy from independent Pentecostal, Renewal, and Charismatic traditions for ministry as military and civilian chaplains as well as professional pastoral counselors. In 2000, the CSC was accepted into the membership of the