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Former RAF Chaplain takes on new challenge  A job for life is a thing of the past in today’s economic climate. Many will face a new employer this year either through choice or necessity. Chris Kellock has always known he wanted to work for one employer and that was God. Though he’s had a variety of jobs, Chris has kept the same boss. Going into the Church was the obvious first move, but then came schools work, a chaplaincy in the RAF and now a roving role training others to be better Christian leaders. Former RAF Chaplain takes on new challenge A job for life is a thing of the past in today’s economic climate. Many will face a new employer this year either through choice or necessity. Chris Kellock has always known he wanted to work for one employer and that was God. Though he’s had a variety of jobs, Chris has kept the same boss. Going into the Church was the obvious first move, but then came schools work, a chaplaincy in the RAF and now a roving role training others to be better Christian leaders. Chris tells us how it all began and why his CV is so diverse. How did your relationship with God begin? ‘My parents made it quite clear that faith was something that was my own decision. I can well remember times when I was dragged to the church. I suppose when I was about 16 it was through mission meeting in Edinburgh I made a conscious decision that what I had grown up with was something I wanted to make real for myself. ‘That’s the point I said “Lord, if it’s true then I want to be part of it.” ‘But, of course, life is full of ups and downs and faith is very much part of a journey. That’s how it’s been for me. I went to university and did a history degree. I was 22 and felt a very strong calling to some kind of full-time Christian ministry. It was either Godly certainty or youthful arrogance!’ Chris applied to become a minister in the Church of Scotland. He was accepted and found himself back at university for a further three years studying theology. ‘I felt this is where God wanted me to be,’ he says. ‘As I look back now it’s interesting to see my long-term interest eventually combined with my vocation. How God works in your life. I completed my training in a church and worked with Scripture Union as one of their evangelists in schools for two years.’ Now one of his long term interests from being a little boy was building Airfix planes and flying. When the opportunity arose to apply for chaplaincy in the Royal Air Force, Chris went for it. In 2000 he underwent RAF Officer Training and, though he spent most of his time ministering in the UK, he saw service in the Falkland Islands and Cyprus. |
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