Joseph Choi Articles

  • Four Additional Criteria to Fine-Tune the Meaning of 'Evangelical' for Chaplains

    Who is an Evangelical? I consider myself an evangelical Christian—I grew up in a home with my father being a passionate evangelical Presbyterian pastor. I attended an evangelical flavored church all my life. I attended and graduated from an evangelical seminary with two graduate degrees. I’m also ...

  • I Finished My Dissertation

    I finished. I actually finished my academic requirements for the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) degree at Talbot School of Theology.

  • A Privilege Possessed by the Army Reserve Chaplain

    Last month, I attended Annual Training as part of my Army Reserve duties. For Reserve soldiers, we report to our units 2 days a month (usually Saturday and Sunday) and 2 weeks a year (usually during summer). This year, I spent everyday during those 2 weeks counseling soldiers.

  • Why Medical Insurance Companies Should Invest in Seminaries

    Imagine that a normal, healthy 52 year old woman—a loving wife, mother of two children, a devout woman of faith who regularly volunteers at her church—suddenly suffers a massive stroke and comes to the ER. What would the family choose to do when they find out the possibility of her waking up and ...

  • Pastors' Compensation: To Be Concerned and Not Be Too Concerned

    Pastors' compensation -- it’s a sensitive issue. Pastors not become pastors because it’s a lucrative career—they answered God’s call to save souls. But pastors can’t live if they are not properly compensated either. I am writing this article in part as a response to the recent study released by ...

  • Common Army Chaplain Questions, and Answers to Them

    I would randomly but frequently receive emails or Facebook messages asking for advice and information regarding the Army chaplaincy from future chaplain hopefuls. Many of the questions are very similar and it would seem helpful to pastors who may be interested in the Army chaplaincy for me to share ...

  • Bye, Bi-Vocational Pastor

    It seems my tri-vocational role has got the best of me. As of Feb. 2016, I am not anymore a tri-vocational pastor. In fact, I’m not sure if I’m a pastor anymore because one of the positions I had to drop was being a church pastor. With “just” being a hospital and US Army chaplain, I am now in ...

  • Right to Choice or Right to Life?: Unpacking the Logic Behind the Argument

    In December 2015 cover story of Vogue, a popular fashion and life style magazine, actress Jennifer Lawrence is to have said she “can’t imagine supporting a party that doesn’t support women’s basic rights.” She doesn’t specifically state what “women’s basic rights” is supposed to be, but from the ...

  • How Should Pastors Discuss Social Issues from the Pulpit?

    Pastor Joseph Choi discusses why he believes pastors should discuss certain social issues with their congregants from the pulpit. It all comes down to helping them to have a biblical worldview, he says.
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