Tune in to the premiere episode of Morality Matters on November 1, 2025, at 5 PM CST, by clicking the image below to watch host Michael Belton engage in a compelling interview with Secret Service Agent Ken Valentine, exploring the pressing issue of violence in America—from multiple assassination plots and attacks on ICE agents to strategies for fostering greater unity among our people. If the live airing doesn't suit your schedule, catch it anytime afterward, and join the vibrant live chat during the premiere to share your thoughts, comments, and participation—we eagerly await your insights! Don't forget to subscribe, share with others, and thank you for your continued support.

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Snippet: Registration is now open for the SMI Chaplains Course, accredited for 8 CEUs by the ICPC, the highest CEU-awarding online course between ICPC workshops. Sign up to advance your chaplaincy level. Congratulations to Chaplain Steve Walsh, awarded the Outstanding Chaplain Award by Prison Fellowship on June 26, 2025, for exhibiting remarkable compassion and resilience as Prison Chaplain at Okaloosa Correctional Institute, nominated by the inmates he serves. Join SMI at the ICPC Conference in Little Rock, AR, July 21-25, 2025, to connect with over 400 chaplains and explore our course offerings.

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Snippet: List of Virtual Pointman Leadership Institute (PLI) Leadership and Ethics Course 24-1 graduates, Morality Matters, and the SMI 2024 Conference Schedule.

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Snippet: SMI 2024 Conference Schedule, Morality Matters, and the Pointman Leadership Institute and Serve Ministries Inc. chaplaincy online training.

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Snippet: There are plenty of opportunities to serve next year as we will have a conference booth to promote our programs at military, religious, and law enforcement conferences.

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Snippet: We are so grateful for our partners at Pointman Leadership Institute who have extended substantial funding for SMI to build a Conference Booth and our SMI Production Studio. Both projects are well underway.

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Snippet: We are in the process of building an SMI Production Studio and will begin a program called Christian Matters to provide reaction videos and new content to address social matters and providing a Christian perspective.

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Snippet: SMI Helping MoM Campaign! ...the thing most people don't like talking about or asking for, is the Money of Ministry (MoM). SMI is launching our 2023 4th Quarter MoM Campaign this month (October 2023) in support of our 'More in '24' campaign to promote ministry development and awareness across the country.

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Snippet: Anne Sullivan (teacher, student extraordinaire), INSTRUCTORS and GRADUATES SMI/PLI Virtual Leadership Ethics Course (VLEC) - Pilot and SMI Basic Chaplains Course, and much more.

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The Origins of the Word, Chaplain

"To be identified as a chaplain is to be part of a rich tradition that finds its roots in the fourth century. The word itself is derived from the Latin cappellanus, a title given to the priest who served as a custodian of sacred relics, which in turn was derived from capella, a 'short cloak.' The use of the term appears to have been first applied to the clergy in charge of the cloak of St. Martin of Tours (c. 316-397).

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