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Cumberland Road - Darren Kennemer - Caring For The Soul, Doorknob Problems, & Building Authentic Relationships

Darren Kennemer - Caring For The Soul, Doorknob Problems, & Building Authentic Relationships

Cumberland Road

05/23/23 • 54 min

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Hailing from Rogersville, Alabama, Darren Kennemer attended the University of North Alabama and Bethel University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, minoring in Religion and Philosophy. He also holds a Master of Divinity Degree from Memphis Theological Seminary and was ordained by West Tennessee Presbytery in 2003. He is currently a member of Robert Donnell Presbytery.

He completed his clinical residency and a fellowship in mental health chaplaincy at the VA Medical Center in Memphis. Since 2006 Chaplain Kennemer has worked as a clinical chaplain with the Birmingham VA Health Care System, where he has been the Chief of Chaplain Service since 2011. He is currently pursuing a doctorate from Vanderbilt University and expects to graduate in May 2025.

The Reverend Kennemer has also served as a parish minister in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama. He and his wife have two teenage children. He enjoys anything outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

Music is provided by Pierce Murphy, Caldera Blue.
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Copyright Attribution and License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

05/23/23 • 54 min

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Cumberland Road - Darren Kennemer - Caring For The Soul, Doorknob Problems, & Building Authentic Relationships

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T.J.

You're listening to The Cumberland Road, and I am your host, TJ Malinowski. Following is a faith conversation with Darren Kinnemer, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister and the chief of chaplain service in the VA health care system in Birmingham, Alabama. Darren shares how his faith journey led him into the mental health chaplaincy and how caring for the soul begins by building authentic relationships. Darren is most comfortable outdoors as he talks wit

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