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116 - A Battle Against Evil - Finding Purpose in Law Enforcement: Jim Bontrager

June 30, 2025 • Jared Altic

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Today we're talking to Jim Bontrager. Jim is a police chaplain in Elkhart, Indiana, but he is also the president of the International Conference of Police Chaplains. I got closer to attending the annual training seminar of the ICPC, I thought I'd ask the guy in charge if he had anything he wanted to share. And boy did he! Like a lot of chaplains, JIm is passionate about the well-being of cops and he jumped at the chance to talk about how a police officer finds his or her purpose in law enforcement.

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Hey Chaplain Podcast Episode 116

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Chaplaincy, America, Evil, Faith, Freedom, Gratitude, History, ICPC, Patriotism, Philosophy, Police, Purpose, USMC, Elkhart, Indiana

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