Successful commanders have discovered that effective use of their Religious Ministry Teams (RMTs) has a positive impact on readiness, moral, and family support issues. They also understand that an effective Command Religious Program (CRP) and the spiritual care that chaplains provide are irreplaceable on the battlefield. Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 6-12C, The Commander's Handbook for Religious Ministry Support, is a commonsense guide designed for field grade commanders to help facilitate their CRP and to empower their chaplains and RMTs. As a part of the Marine Corps Religious Ministry family of publications, it summarizes information contained in Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 6-12, Religious Ministry Support in the U.S. Marine Corps, which is crucial for commanders to become leaders in their CRP.
Successful commanders have discovered that effective use of their Religious Ministry Teams (RMTs) has a positive impact on readiness, moral, and family support issues. They also understand that an effective Command Religious Program (CRP) and the spiritual care that chaplains provide are irreplaceable on the battlefield. Marine Corps Reference Publication MCRP 3-30D.4 (Formerly MCRP 6-12C) The Commander's Handbook for Religious Ministry Support 2 May 2016, is a commonsense guide designed for field grade commanders to help facilitate their CRP and to empower their chaplains and RMTs. As a part of the Marine Corps Religious Ministry family of publications, it summarizes information contained in this publication, which is crucial for commanders to become leaders in their CRP.
These three USMC documents cover chaplain training and religious ministry: Religious Ministry Team (RMT) Training and Readiness Manual *Religious Ministry Team Handbook * Religious Ministry Support in the U.S. Marine Corps. The purpose of the Marine Corps Ground Training and Readiness (T&R) program is to provide the commander with training standards for all ground personnel. The goal is to develop Religious Ministry Team (RMT) capabilities for ministry in expeditionary environments. The performance standards are designed to ensure proficiency in core competencies. An effective T&R program is the first step in providing a commander with a RMT capable of providing religious ministry in support of a unit's wartime mission. The T&R program provides the fundamental tools for commanders to build and maintain RMT combat readiness. Using these tools, training managers can construct and execute an effective training plan that supports both unit and RMT mission essential task lists (METL). Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 6-12A, Religions Ministry Team Handbook, guides commanders, chaplains, Religious Program Specialists (RPs), and lay leaders in providing religious ministry and effective command religious programs (CRPs). It builds on the operational religious ministry principles in Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 6-12, Religious Ministry Support in the U.S. Marine Corps, and lessons learned from chaplains who ministered in war and peace. MCRP 6-12A clarifies the tasks and functions of the religious ministry team (RMT). It is a ready access to the tools RMTs need to perform their duties in today's expeditionary forces. Religious ministry in the Marine Corps is a combination of technique, common sense, art, experience, and caring about Marines and their families in garrison while being operationally ready at all times in every clime and place. Religious Ministry Support in the U.S. Marine Corps - As Lieutenant General Knutson noted in his foreword, this publication describes the Chaplain Corps' philosophy of providing ministry to the Marine Corps. This ministry is possible because of the partnership formed by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, forged in freedom and tempered in the adversities faced together over two centuries of chaplains serving with Marines. It is my hope that this keystone publication will give commanders and chaplains a clear understanding of the purpose, mission, and principles of religious ministry support and religious accommodation. This, and subsequent publications, will serve as the tools that will enable religious ministry teams to continue to provide the highest quality pastoral care to Marines, Sailors, and their families.
Marine Corps Reference Publication (MCRP) 6-12A, Religious Ministry Team Handbook, guides commanders, chaplains, Religious Program Specialists (RPs), and lay leaders in providing religious ministry and effective command religious programs (CRPs). It builds on the operational religious ministry principles in Marine Corps Warfighting Publication (MCWP) 6-12, Religious Ministry Support in the U.S. Marine Corps, and lessons learned from chaplains who ministered in war and peace. This publication clarifies the tasks and functions of the religious ministry team (RMT). It is a ready access to the tools RMTs need to perform their duties in today's expeditionary forces. Religious ministry in the Marine Corps is a combination of technique, common sense, art, experience, and caring about Marines and their families in garrison while being operationally ready at all times in every clime and place. This publication supersedes Fleet Marine Force Manual (FMFM) 3-6, Religious Ministries in the Fleet Marine Force, dated 29 August 1989, and FMFM 3-61, Ministry in Combat, dated 22 June 1992.
Marine Corps Reference Publication, Religious Ministry Team Handbook, guides commanders, chaplains, Religious Program Specialists, and lay leaders in providing religious ministry and effective command religious programs.
The role of military chaplains has changed over the past decade as Western militaries have deployed to highly religious environments such as East Africa, Afghanistan, and Iraq. U.S. military chaplains, who are by definition non-combatants, have been called upon by their war-fighting commanders to take on new roles beyond providing religious services to the troops. Chaplains are now also required to engage the local citizenry and provide their commanders with assessments of the religious and cultural landscape outside the base and reach out to local civilian clerics in hostile territory in pursuit of peace and understanding. In this edited volume, practitioners and scholars chronicle the changes that have happened in the field in the twenty-first century. Using concrete examples, this volume takes a critical look at the rapidly changing role of the military chaplain, and raises issues critical to U.S. foreign and national security policy and diplomacy.
Marine Corps Techniques Publication MCTP 3-30D Formerly MCWP 6-12, Religious Ministry in the United States Marine Corps , describes the Chaplain Corps' philosophy of ministry in the context of the unique mission requirements of the United States Marine Corps. It provides the basis for how we train, plan, prepare, and provide for the free exercise of religion for Marines, Sailors, and their families. This publication defines the basic principles and outlines requirements for delivering religious ministry to the men and women of the Marine Corps. It provides guidance for commanders, chaplains, religious program specialists, lay leaders, and support personnel.
This publication provides doctrine for religious affairs in joint operations. It also provides information on the chaplain¿s roles as the principal advisor to the joint force commander (JFC) on religious affairs and a key advisor on the impact of religion on military operations. The publication further provides information on the chaplain¿s role of delivering and facilitating religious ministries in joint operations. Contents: (1) Basis of Religious Support: Introduction; Authorities; The Non-Combatant Status of the Chaplain; The Combatant Status of Enlisted Support Personnel; (2) Fundamentals, Relationships, and Duties; (3) The Role of Religious Affairs in Joint Operations; (4) Appendix; (5) Glossary. Charts and tables.
