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Chaplain Paul Slater
Inspirational "Change Career, With Purpose" Stories
When you think of Ministry Opportunities you might not think about a discount casket company. But those whose lives have been impacted by the death of a loved one were ministered to by my cousin David Swim -- if it was his casket company they chose.
You see, his discount casket company is also a need meeting ministry as well.
Faith's Impact On Career Change Stories
I am intrigued with the stories of people, especially their stories involving their journey of faith. Often, intertwined in a person's personal story of faith is a chronicle describing their career journey.
Faith is a common element motivating career change. Those words "with purpose" often have behind them a great spiritual significance.
Many times a career change results from a personal painful experience, taking root during times of tremendous personal turmoil or heart breaking storms of life. These difficult trials often awaken an individual to a need they were unaware of before their own personal agony.
Recently I spent some time with my cousin, whose faith journey was not initiated until he made some spiritual resolutions during some of the darkest days of his life.
What Prompts A Change Career Journey With Purpose
At one time he worked for a major mortuary and cemetery, but as his faith deepened, he felt as if someone who has to choose caskets and make funeral plans should be able to do so without going into extreme debt.
As his website, CasketGallary.com advertises, "A funeral doesn't have to bury you in debt!".
More than a marketing phrase, he sincerely feels as if his ministry is to help people with their casket and urn choices, doing so in such a way as to protect them financially at a very vulnerable time of life.
Discount Casket Company Business Is A Ministry
His deep Christian faith motivates his business to also be a ministry to hurting people, a true "Career With Purpose." He has helped several people I referred to him in my role as a hospice chaplain. They later reported that his discount casket company was so helpful in their funeral planning and provided a casket or urn at very reasonable prices.
My cousin feels very strongly that his discount casket company is very much a grief and bereavement ministry. His goal is to not only help hurting families who have suffered great loss but to do so in a way that they can sense God's love in dark times.
Published by Chaplain Paul Slater on December 5, 2005 11:12 AM
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