How chaplains support the community in disaster situations

05/18/21 • 21 min

Most people have heard the word chaplain and will have a concept of what they are and do. But how accurate would that concept be? As someone working in the community services sector, I learned some things. In this episode, chaplains, John Wolfenden and Maureen Dunn share their experiences of working with communities hit by the worst fires in New South Wales history.

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