Stephanie Doll grew up in Southern Illinois and lived in Southern Missouri before moving to Montana. She has a heart for the mountains and ministry. She loves to be outside, travel, and speak the Gospel. Stephanie graduated from Ozark Christian College with a Bachelors in Psychology and Counseling and a Masters in Pastoral Counseling from … Read More
In war, victories come because of teamwork. This is also commonly true in business, service organizations, public safety, challenging adventures, and many other avenues in life. It seems less common for an individual to reach a sizeable goal completely alone. Victory is achieved because a team chooses to join together in a common mission with … Read More
The mission of Braveheart Chaplain Ministry is one that couldn’t be achieved without the support from our community partners. These partners provide volunteers and funding for our chaplains to aid first responders and citizens at the most crucial times. Recently, the Kalispell Lions Club presented a check for $500 to Chaplain Chris Messenger and Chaplain … Read More
Why would Braveheart need nine chaplains to provide comprehensive, dependable, around-the-clock professional services to our emergency responders, their families, and citizens experiencing a critical incident? Flathead County’s population is quickly swelling in number, which means that more crisis situations will need a chaplain response. More chaplains mean that we can effectively respond to multiple incidents, even if they are occurring … Read More
When a Braveheart chaplain engages with a citizen in distress or stands alongside emergency responders, there is a chain of people who help make all of that possible. Braveheart chaplains do not stand alone in serving. We are one link in a chain of dedicated individuals who are committed to caring for our community and … Read More
One of the joys I have is teaching Compassion Fatigue to each class of new nurses at our hospital. This seminar helps to equip these registered nurses to take care of themselves while they serve in a high-stress career that too often leads to burnout within their first year. Those who work in the caregiving … Read More
By Chaplain Chris Messenger A couple of weeks ago, I received a call from Drew Buckner, the head chaplain at Braveheart Ministry, and he asked if I wanted to go on a call with him concerning the death of a teenager in downtown Kalispell. Though internally not knowing what to expect, my desire to help … Read More
“The tow truck driver and I both admitted that neither of us had ever seen a car’s engine end up 50 yards from the vehicle it belonged in.” On Wednesday morning, a new volunteer chaplain candidate with a law enforcement agency had completed his interview. He requested that if I had a call which he … Read More
When a resident awakens and quickly discovers significant smoke in her home, it is a shock. In this case, it is also a tragedy because the smoke source was a fire in the garage. The bewilderment and grief were even multiplied because their home has now caught fire two winters in a row. Many of … Read More
At around 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, I declare to my family I am going to bed. Almost immediately, one of them announces my work phone is ringing. It quits doing so before I can answer it. I notice it is dispatch’s number. While attempting to call them back, my personal cell begins ringing. A 911 … Read More
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