Ken Herman, a retired prison chaplain, was recently named as director of chaplaincy for the Arizona Mission Network of Southern Baptists. This role entails bringing support and encouragement to Arizona chaplains serving in various capacities.
“Since chaplains serve in high stress environments, they need care and support as well,” said David Johnson, executive director of the Arizona Mission Network. “Ken not only knows what is involved in serving as a chaplain, but he also knows the people who are serving as Southern Baptist chaplains in our prison system. He has the academic and professional credentials to lead this work.”
Herman retired last December after working in chaplaincy for the Arizona Department of Corrections for 18 years. The last seven years, he was director of chaplain and volunteer services, overseeing all religious programming in the Department of Corrections’ prisons, where more than 40 religions are represented in a population of more than 35,000 inmates.
Herman holds a master of divinity degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (now Gateway Seminary) and a doctor of ministry degree from Gateway.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Noah Jaeger and originally published by Arizona’s Portraits.
