About This Ministry...
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Who?
My name
is Hugh C. Keith and I am the founder of Introspicere Ministries. I founded
Introspicere in September of 1997 shortly after receiving my ordination from World Christianship
Ministries. From my home in Walnut Creek,
California, Introspicere's initial outreach to ministers began by providing
free amateur web site design services to Christian ministries and
organizations. The website design and maintenance portion of the ministry was
retired in January of 2005.
What &
Why?
"Who
ministers to the ministers?" This ministry was born in response to that exact question.
The main
purpose and goal of Introspicere is to be available to minister to and
encourage Christian ministers who serve 'in the trenches' of every day life. A
large organizational infrastructure does not necessarily equate to a vast
amount of support. I served aboard a ship in the U.S. Navy with a Chaplain
during a nine-month deployment to Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Although he
was part of a large organizational structure (the Navy) and had a pre-existing
support system (his denominational affiliation), he had no one to minister to
and encourage him during his actual deployment. He exhausted himself day in and
day out ministering to the needs of the crew, but who ministered to him?
Although I didn't act on it until 1997, that personal experience was the
ignition point of this ministry. No minister should ever feel so lonely.
Contrary
to popular myth and folklore, ministers have tough days too; and for a variety
of reasons sometimes pre-existing support systems are not so supportive. While Christian ministers strive to
support and serve the needs of everyone else around them, who supports them?
Who is there for them when they have a really bad day and just need to let off
some steam? Who makes themselves available to them to simply listen and pray
with them? I want to be one of those people. I want to serve as a safe person
whom you can talk to when you don't feel comfortable using your own pre-existing
support system or when that system isn't available for you.
When and
How?
As a bi-vocational minister I work full-time at a secular job to
provide for my family, but my desire is to be available for ministry at all
other times. My affiliation with the United
States Corps of Chaplains and United Christian Faith Ministries further enhances my ability to enjoy ministering in the
both the local and online community at large. I generally am easiest to reach
by email to introspicere@yahoo.com, which I check and respond to on a regular basis. Whether
by a simple email, picking up the phone for a chat or maybe even by showing up
on your doorstep, it is my hearts desire to simply be available to minister to
and encourage those who minister the love of Christ.
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