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Rev. Stacy Sergent Lawton, MDiv
Rev. Stacy Sergent Lawton is the author of Being Called Chaplain: How I Lost My Name and (Eventually) Found My Faith. Since 2006, she has served as a hospital chaplain in three different level one trauma centers in the Carolinas. She blogs about chaplaincy, depression, stepparenting, and growing into her 40s at stacynsergent.com. She is also a songwriter and singer with Rogue Two.
You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook. Her love for ER began in high school, when she stayed up late on Thursdays to watch it with her mom. She lives with her husband, two small boys, and one medium-sized dog in Summerville, SC.
(All views expressed here and on the show are strictly those of Stacy Sergent Lawton and do not necessarily reflect those of her employer or endorsing body.)
Rev. Sara Jane Nicholas Moran, MDiv
Rev. Sara Jane Nicholas Moran graduated from Converse College with a major in Religion and a minor in English and Writing. She graduated with an MDiv from Garder-Webb School of Divinity in 2006 and was ordained that same year.
She trained to be a chaplain at Spartanburg (SC) Regional Medical Center, then worked at Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital in Greenville up until the birth of her children: a son in 2010 and a daughter in 2013. She currently works as a SAHM (stay at home mom). Sara Jane has a passion for storytelling. She also loves archeology and antiques. She lives in Upstate South Carolina with her husband, children, two dogs, and pet bird.
Rev. Deborah Gaddis Reeves, MDiv, BCC
Deborah Gaddis Reeves is a board certified chaplain and is a member of the Association of Professional Chaplains. She has served as a chaplain in various hospitals in North Carolina and Texas. The majority of Deborah’s chaplaincy experience is in service to hospice patients and their families.
Deborah is a member of the Leadership Team of Baptist Women in Ministry. She is a member care volunteer for Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel. Deborah is married to Stephen, and they are the proud parents of Kellyn (age 3) and Garrett (age 1). Deborah currently is a stay-at-home mom.
Janie Toy Powell, MDiv
Janie is a chaplain in a pediatric hospital in the Southeastern United States. She enjoys running, making stuff, and hanging with her family. Janie is a Harry Potter enthusiast even though she's a little too old for that, but she makes up for it by also being an office coffee enthusiast. She's still in her 30s, but has big travel dreams for her 40s.
Janie is passionate about staff care in the hospital ministry setting and believes that spiritually healthy staff and providers are the foundation of truly holistic patient care. Her opinions are her own and do not represent her employer or her faith group.
Rev. Carrie Walker Nettles, MDiv
Carrie Walker Nettles earned a BA in Sociology from Clemson University and an MDiv from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary. Carrie has worked with the children's ministries of five different churches and as a child advocate with the Dee Norton Child Advocacy Center in Charleston, SC. Carrie has traveled to General Theological Seminary to study with Jerome Berryman, specifically working on a theology of the child and the spirituality of the child.
Carrie completed her CPE residency with the Spiritual Care department at Greenville Memorial Hospital, where she worked across all units encountering various stages of trauma and recovery. She was ordained by First Baptist Church, Greenville, SC. Carrie is a candidate for endorsement with the Alliance of Baptists, and has begun the board certification process with the Association of Professional Chaplains. She is a member of APC and the Pediatric Chaplains Network. She is currently serving as a child abuse and sexual assault chaplain at the Julie Valentine Center in Greenville, SC. She also serves as an on-call trauma chaplain at AnMed hospital system, and has partnered with LeAnn Gardner Counseling & Training as an educator of her SAFE program for parents and faith communities in becoming better equipped to teach their children about sexuality and values. She is married to Mason and together they parent Bret (10) and Brigid (4).
(All views expressed here and on the show are strictly those of Carrie Walker Nettles and do not necessarily reflect those of her employer or endorsing body.)