Armed Forces Ministry Book

A comprehensive pastoral and liturgical resource for military chaplains, service members, and their families. Armed Forces Ministry Book offers worship, devotional, and pastoral care resources for those navigating the realities of military life. Whether facing deployment, separation from loved ones, injury, trauma, grief, moral injury, or loss, readers will find guidance rooted in Holy Scripture and informed by the Lutheran tradition. Designed for military, institutional, and crisis settings, this comprehensive volume supports both everyday life and extraordinary circumstances. From daily prayer and worship to care during emergencies, illness, and end-of-life situations, it equips chaplains, service members, and families with resources for faithful Christian encouragement and support. Inside you'll find: - Prayers for deployment, crises, military observances, leadership transitions, and daily military life - Rites for Baptism, Confession and Absolution, Holy Communion, marriage, funerals, and care of the dying - Resources for addressing trauma, moral injury, grief, addiction, recovery, and family concerns - Services, Scripture readings, Psalms, hymns, collects, and daily prayer offices - Foundations for Christian life and worship, including Luther's Small Catechism, the creeds, and blessings for homes, workplaces, and other settings of military life Whether in barracks, hospitals, deployment zones, family homes, or places of mourning, Armed Forces Ministry Book provides faithful resources for worship, prayer, pastoral care, and spiritual support. From everyday routines to moments of crisis and loss, it helps service members, families, and chaplains draw on the comfort of Christ's promises wherever duty calls.