What We Do

All four Marketplace Ministries entities function for the same purposes—
  • Take care of people, meet needs, encourage others and show love for all
  • Support and undergird a moral base for living life and doing work
  • Help every worker—119,000 of them—of every client company to feel valued and appreciated as a part of a Team with a mission in business and life
  • Strengthen marriages and families where those potential problems do not negatively impact work production
  • Become a trusted friend to all employees, whether executives or blue collar workers
  • Provide pastoral duties—hold confidential discussions; perform weddings, funerals, hospital and prison visits; etc—for those employees and family members who do not have a formal relationship with any church
  • Coordinate with company human resources to bridge the gap of any need with an appropriate help
 Our work is caring and our care is working!
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  • Make a brief visit to the worksite regularly (usually weekly) to interact with employees to build a relationship of trust and friendship.
  • Provide 24 hour, 365 day-a-year, nationwide Chaplain Emergency Care for crisis intervention, and work closely with management on any emergency situation or employee needs.
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  • Visit employees or immediate family members wherever care can be expressed and help given: hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes, family homes, or other neutral sites.
  • At the request of an employee:
  • Assist in planning, officiating or attending weddings for employees or immediate family members, including pre-marital discussions and follow-up contact with newlywed couple.
  • Help plan, conduct or attend funerals for employees or immediate family members, including follow-up support and encouragement to immediate family members during the grief period.
  • Make jail visits to employees and immediate family members who are incarcerated; assist the family during times of separation; help with the transition of individuals back into mainstream society.
  • Help provide representative of their religious group.
  • Serve on the Death & Serious Injury Notification Team to families of employees killed or injured in a job-related accident or who die of natural causes while on the job.
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  • Provide confidential chaplain discussions for problem issues of employees and their immediate family members, including, but not limited to, marriage, divorce and remarriage, serious illness, care of aging parents, death and grief recovery, parenting, as well as any other personal problems.
  • At Company request, provide post-termination care for laid-off or terminated employees in order to foster a smooth transition to another work environment.
  • Coordinate assistance for employees or immediate family members who require professional help with issues related to drug or alcohol dependency and/or psychiatric problems through outpatient or hospitalized care.
  • Provide referral service and act as coordinator for specialized assistance to employees and/or immediate family members with specific needs.
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  • Draft suggested letters of “Concern,” “Sympathy,” “Appreciation,” and “Congratulations” to employees and immediate family members for the signature of the Company President, CEO, or other designated executive leadership.
  • Write articles of interest for Company publications, as requested by management.
  • At Company request, advise on matters of religion, morals, ethics, and morale as they impact individuals in the work force and the Company.
  • Speak at in-house or outside events as requested by management.
  • Provide, as appropriate, self-improvement materials (books, pamphlets, booklets, tracts, and audio tapes) to help employees and immediate family members deal with specific issues/problems and provide principles for successful and happy living, at no additional expense to the Company or its employees.
  • When requested, represent the Company to clients, customers, and suppliers as the Company Chaplain.
  • Participate in new employee orientation to explain the Employee Care Program and the role of the Chaplain Team.
  • Respond positively and aggressively to other duties and services requested by Executive Leadership of the Company.