Chaplain Satterfield did a wedding of two Lieutenants at Provider Chapel at Ft. Carson, CO.

Chaplain (Major) Steve Satterfield graduated from the Family Life Chaplain Integration Course at Fort Bragg, NC in June, 2014.

Chaplain (Major) Steve Satterfield graduated from the Family Life Chaplain Integration Course at Fort Bragg, NC in June, 2014.

It was an honor to do confirmation of the kids of a couple I respect.

Chaplain Satterfield speaking at Vacations for (Wounded) Warriors at a VFW in Denver.

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Post-Traumatic-Stress-Homefront-Struggles/dp/1611323665/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1404947478&sr=8-1&keywords=beyond+post-traumatic+stress I met Dr. Hautzinger years ago as she was researching this and I went to her book release party. As a former member of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team it is interesting looking back at our history and seeing an assessment of it. I appreciate her putting in writing our history so many can learn from it. Here is a review I wrote about her book: Beyond Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) was published this year by Left Coast Press, Inc. It was written by Sarah Hautzinger (Ph.D, Johns Hopkins), Associate Professor of Anthropology at Colorado College. It is about how Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom have affected Fort Carson, which is about 8% of the Colorado Springs, CO population (p. 275). Part One is about Warriors Coming Home. A positive outlook is instead of PTS, we have Post-Traumatic Growth. "War is the most adverse environment you will ever encounter, but you can come back stronger and wiser." (p. 37) "This is the "opportunity" side of crisis. Trauma and imminent death can lead people to see life in new and positive ways. Many returning Soldiers have reported being changed in good ways - appreciating the simple things in life, spending time with Family, confident to respond bravely under pressure, etc. Look for this and amplify it in the Soldier's life." A Unit Chaplain's Response to Trauma and Combat Stress by Chaplain (Lieutenant Colonel) David Mickelson, Number 21. In 2009 the EPICON (epidemiological) report was released. "One portion of the study analyzed the 14 soldiers arrested for murder, attempted murder, or manslaughter . . . (The study) did not reveal any one single cause, but rather a comprehensive list of individual, predisposing factors such as criminal behaviors, drug and / or alcohol abuse, prior behavioral health issues, and barriers to seeking behavioral health care." (p. 82) This report can be found at [...] "The 4th Brigade (about 3000 Soldiers, there are 5 brigades on Ft. Carson) as a whole lost 45 of the 49 Fort Carson soldiers killed in Afghanistan by the time they returned to Fort Carson in June of 2010". (p. 93) It has been called "The Murder Brigade" (p. 238) because of the paragraph above. I had the honor of being one of the chaplains in that Brigade then. I lost a Soldier and an Airmen I worked with on this year-long deployment. We had to lean on God, our Families and one another to survive. The following are concerning statistics from page 203. The CO Airmen tend not to cause problems. They tend to be better educated and self-controlled. "The county could boast methamphetamine use at a rate 40 - 50 percent higher than other large counties in Colorado." (Even though drugs are illegal, some Soldiers still do them.) "During 2009 El Paso County received the most child abuse and neglect referrals of any Colorado county." (There is a weekly Case Review Committee to try to solve this problem.) "The veterans' suicide rate was . . . more than double the rate of the general population in El Paso County." (Every Army unit must do yearly suicide prevention, sometimes chaplain led.) Part Two is about War's Labyrinth, how challenging war can be, like a complicated maze. One PTS solution is to use free resources, such as [...] (p. 175). This is a retreat center in Buena Vista, CO that is dedicated to helping our Wounded Warriors heal. Another solution is on page 187. The former Evans Army Community Hospital Commander "Colonel John McGrath attributes the rise in soldiers seeking care to placing or "embedding" behavioral health teams in combat brigade facilities". This book is a good summary of what happened at Fort Carson then. It was personally healing to read and write about it four years later as I learned more about the history of Fort Carson and the effects of our Soldiers deploying and redeploying. Dr. Hautzinger's review is accurate and fair and helps us learn how we can help those who are hurting because of war. Steve Satterfield is a Doctor of Ministry candidate in Marriage and Family Counseling at Denver Seminary. He has been a US Army Chaplain for 13 years.

Pain Killers

The "Jammin' Chaplain" was in The Pain Killers hospital band at Ft. Carson, CO for our Organizational Day.

Thoughts for a class on healing from war: Numbers 31: 19 "And you, camp outside the camp seven days; whoever has killed any person and whoever has touched any slain, purify yourselves, you and your captives, on the third day and on the seventh day. 20 "You shall purify for yourselves every garment and every article of leather and all the work of goats' hair, and all articles o...f wood." John Wesley (the founder of the Methodist church) wrote this was regarding "All which had contracted some ceremonial uncleanness either from the dead bodies which wore them, or the tents or houses where they were, in which such dead bodies lay, or from the touch of the Israelitish soldiers, who were legally defiled by the slaughters they made." (www.biblemaster.com) "During the High Holidays, Judaism teaches that prayer, repentance, and acts of righteousness and charity can gain us forgiveness. The key concept of repentance is Teshuvah, which means "return". Like Jonah, we have fled . . . like Job felt banished from God's presence." War and the Soul by Edward Tick, PhD, p. 209. The US Army doesn't formally do a week long "redeployment retreat" or "purification ritual", just mandatory training. I wonder if we should. I realize we're in a time of financial cutbacks.

Laugh Your Way

So I should be smiling since I co-led "Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage", right? :)

Chaplain Steve Satterfield speaking at his Mom's Celebration of Life. Yes, his stole's a little crooked. :)

http://youtu.be/5URxc7bfT0c Here are the Old Testament readings as I'm wearing the stole my parents gave me at Mom's Celebration of Life on 11 January 2014. http://youtu.be/foLia14ebwo Here is my Remembrance of Mom.

The Department Of Ministry and Pastoral Care at the Evans Army Community Hospital at Ft. Carson, CO. We're missing our Warrior Transition Battalion Chaplain and Assistant, our priest, our Clinical Pastoral Education supervisor and our 6 students, our organist, and 2 other volunteers, but you get the idea . . .

A song / video my brother made about Mom: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk6F87ib_X0

The Pain Killers band, Dec 2013

The Pain Killers band, Dec 2013

Mom, I'm sorry you can't see this here, but you do in heaven.

It was an honor to celebrate your life, Annie. Thanks for serving our Warriors and their Families at Ft. Carson, CO. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity.../obituary.aspx...

Chaplain Steve Satterfield taught the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families at Glen Eyrie, CO.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield taught the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Military Families at Glen Eyrie, CO.

http://youtu.be/riotaG0wq5E You'll see me at about 10 minutes in to the video. God, be with SPC Littrell's Family / friends.

Forward Operating Base CO Singles’ Trip 10 – 12 July 2013

by Chaplain (Major) Steve Satterfield (in the middle above)

Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, CO

www.fobsummitcountyco.org is run by retired Non-Commissioned Officers.  They put us up and fed us for free in a $400K home in Buena Vista, CO.  The first day we went on a four hour hike to Ptarmigan Lake.  That night I taught on Spiritual Resiliency, using material from A Resilient Life by Gordon Macdonald.  The second day we went fishing, kayaking and had a BBQ at Cottonwood Lake (pictured above).  That night I taught on relationships, using www.lovethinks.com by John Van Epp.  The third day we were given free passes to Mt. Princeton water park.  We were definitely spoiled! 

Yes, that's a keyboard in my office.  It's for practicing for Sundays, really! :)

SPC Litrell, it was an honor to do your Memorial.  May God comfort your Family / friends.

A friend copied this picture from the video of SPC Litrell's Memorial. Thanks for serving.

God did it again.  I know a church in Denver that is collecting clothes for Afghan children.  I called a chaplain deploying there and asked if he could take them.  He replied that it was interesting I called, since they were looking for some.  Thanks, Holy Spirit!

Happy 4th of July, all!

See www.evans.amedd.army.mil/Pastoral/Staff_.htm  for where the Lord placed me.

Here's an article on the history of Vineyard military chaplains:

www.vineyardusa.org/site/vineyard-chaplain?utm_source=Vineyard+Resources+Newsletter&utm_campaign=f4176b2959-VUSA_96_10_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8d2ba1a93e-f4176b2959-252206757

"As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Soldiers work with CH-47 Chinook helicopter crews during a sling-load operation on Jalalabad Airfield in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Army)" I was there for a year and sometimes flew in them. 

Thanks, Dream Centers of CO Springs Womens' Clinic, for naming me the volunteer of the month for May!

The Gesticulator :) Chaplain Steve Satterfield spoke to the Nurse Case Managers from the Warrior Transition Battalion at Glen Eyrie Conference Center, Colorado Springs, CO.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield spoke to the Nurse Case Managers from the Warrior Transition Battalion at Glen Eyrie Conference Center, Colorado Springs, CO.

Warrior Transistion Battalion, thanks for asking me to speak to your Nurse Case Managers at Glen Eyrie!

Message summary of my year in Afghanistan http://youtu.be/3ZEIb2c5f24

I played keys in "The Pain Killers" (our hospital band) at our Mardi Gras Resiliency Walk.  The Jammin' Chaplain is back! :)

Where I work as a Chaplain - Evans Army Community Hospital at Ft. Carson, CO.

I worked at Swedish Medical Center in Denver, CO as a Chaplain in 2000.

I assisted with this Memorial in Iraq.  Thanks for serving, PFC Plowman. 

Chaplain Satterfield in Operation Iraqi Freedom, 2003

My first Memorial as a Chaplain.  Thanks for serving, Grandpa Drummond.

My time in the Holy Land http://youtu.be/p8bMCypn7gQ

SSG Haney Memorial Ceremony in Afghanistan  http://youtu.be/UrXwuUmr2pQ 

Here is a summary video of my year in Afganistan. Thanks for your assistance, SSG Havens! http://youtu.be/3OWtfJEROs4

Fanatic video http://youtu.be/m40MQAEUdlQ

I Want to Praise You video http://youtu.be/elGk5cPKJwU

Sing Alleluia video http://youtu.be/XEZ3ptLT_0E

Facades video http://youtu.be/yHuCsge086o

African Nights song and pics

http://youtu.be/0n9W91TiHt4 Thanks for the fun back in 1996 or so, The Exiles! :)

An article Cru did about me

www.militaryministry.org/2011/06/01/a-chaplains-heart/

When I don't have a keyboard, this is the way to worship in the field! :)

This is where I worked for about the last 2 1/2 years:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/29/magazine/inside-americas-toughest-federal-prison.html?_r=0

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADX_Florence

If you're an Amazon member, you can read chapter 6 which I cowrote with SGT William Seo of www.helpafghanistan.net (I'm a board member) http://www.amazon.com/Miracles-Moments-Grace-Inspiring-Chaplains/dp/0891122699/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360813339&sr=8-1&keywords=miracles+moments+chaplains

How Can They Believe? video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPES6fJCKQk © 1989 by Steven W. Satterfield The world says it’s money that counts but it never fails we always want more. It’s true we can’t take it with us, we’d take the same if we were poor. Life has an underlying theme, there’s more than living day by day. A Man died so we could be free with a message we must proclaim. How can they believe of whom they have not heard? How can they hear without a preacher? We’re ambassadors in a foreign land, we’re not of this world. The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Half the world still needs to hear about the Man who really cared. How can we say we love the world if we don’t do our share? It’s hell for some, eternal pain, for those who don’t believe. We’ll share a taste of their pain if they ask “Why didn’t you tell me?”

Thanks, Greenwood Community Church in Denver, for asking me to speak on Veterans' Day!

SSG Riley, thanks for being a Ranger in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc. You are missed.

It was an honor to celebrate your life, SSG Riley.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield brought Richard Coss (www.christbarsnone.com) in to speak at work.

Chaplain Satterfield brought Dennis Rice into work to speak to more than 80. See www.manson2jesus.com for more info.

Chaplain Satterfield brought Mr. Jon Prevo (www.destinedtokneel.com) into work for 75+ to hear him.

Chaplain Satterfield brought Dr. Sidebotham (top, www.oprev.org) to work to speak to about 30 Muslims and Christians, helping each other understand each other better.
Chaplain Satterfield baptized 9 men at the Federal Correctional Institution https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/flf/

Here is an article CH Satterfield wrote that appeared in the NAECC newsletter: "I started my CH career by getting 15 months of Clinical Pastoral Education at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Pittsburgh, PA and at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, CO. Then I joined the US Army as an Active Duty CH for 9 years, including 28 months in Afghanistan, Iraq (4 months at the Abu Ghraib and Cropper prisons) and Kuwait.

It was then time for a change. I had previously volunteered in prisons when I was with Youth With a Mission in Scotland and W. Africa, and I also volunteered in the Pueblo, CO city jail. I was open to prison ministry and in Nov 2010 I stared working at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, CO. The majority of my ministry time is spent at a medium security facility housing male inmates, where I serve prisoners who represent about 25 religions. As a Christian CH endorsed by the NAE, I only perform worship services for Christians. A recent highlight was leading a Christian service for about 75 where I shared about my trips to the Holy Land over the years.

In addition I spend several hours per week at the male minimum security satellite prison camp. I regularly co-lead worship on a keyboard and preach to about 20 Christian inmates there. I also co-lead a group of about 12 in Threshold, the Bureau of Prisons faith-based community re-entry program to provide guidance to inmates in transition and promote accountability.

It has been a challenge learning to work in the prison while being the 169th Fires Brigade CH in the CO Army National Guard and a Doctor of Ministry Marriage and Family Counseling student at Denver Seminary, but I know the Lord has been using me to nurture the living, care for the wounded and honor the fallen, For God and Country!

Chaplain (Major) Steve Satterfield at the 169th Fires Brigade Ball, CO Army National Guard, 2011

Chaplain Satterfield was promoted to Major by his Chain of Command and his Family.

Chaplain Satterfield being promoted to Major by his Chain of Command and his Family.

Chaplain Satterfield about to be promoted to Major.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield at Petra, Jordan - He couldn't find Indiana Jones or the rock band. :)

See www.140wg.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123268020 for the article based on the picture below.

Chaplain Steve Satterfield in the Jordan Armed Forces Mufti's (senior Imam) office

Chaplain Steve Satterfield wading in the water of the Jordan river. Thanks, CO Army National Guard, for sending me for 9 days!