FAITH HIGHLIGHT
Chaplain, Herb Griffin, Cmdr.
USN
 Aboard
the nuclear carrier, USS Ronald
Reagan CVN76, Chaplain Herb
Griffin is the consummate Pastor
among the crew.
His care and oversight
include the smallest and largest
details of personal concern.
He is the Chaplain’s
Chaplain.
Herb’s ministry
dedication focuses on sharing
the gospel of Jesus Christ with
the ship’s crew and their family
members in homes, hospitals, at
school activities, shipboard,
and at sport and music venues.
Herb can be found in the
bleachers, in the dug-out, in
the front row of an auditorium,
down in the engine rooms, on the
flight deck, in ICU, and all the
other ship operating spaces –
wherever Sailors and Marines are
found.
His ever presence at ship
activities and operations make
for a ubiquitous reputation.
He knows everyone’s
story, and consequently Herb is
one of those unique individuals
that people seek out.
 Herb’s
communication skills and
personal spirituality are
reflected in the marriage and
family models Herb, his wife and
children demonstrate.
Their care and compassion
are obvious and genuine.
Beginning with his family
and spilling over to the ship’s
company, Herb engenders pastoral
care.
From his own deep
spiritual well, Herb nurtures
both his family and his
congregants in his “Chapel
Underway.”
He has a way of speaking
the right word at the right
time.
He has an uncanny way of
gently encouraging those who are
experiencing life’s challenges.
He builds confidence in
the personal lives of the
Reagan’s crew – both Enlisted
and Officer.
Herb’s contagious loving
spirit is transparent invoking
trust among those to whom he
ministers.
 Herb
uses the American Defenders of
Freedom Prayer Tracts and Prayer
Coins in his ministry among the
Reagan’s crew and family
members.
He places the Prayer
Tracts in the ship’s library,
movie exchange areas, the
Internet Café, the Chapel and
makes them available in church
services.
While at sea, he
encourages his congregation to
send the Tracts to family
members to explain how Christ is
working in their lives.
Herb is the real deal.
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