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Short (~30 words)

Dr. Themba M. Mzizi, Ph.D. is the pastor of the Fontana Juniper Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church and Chaplain Services Coordinator for the Riverside County Sheriff's Office.

Medium (~65 words)

Dr. Themba M. Mzizi, Ph.D. is the leading practitioner-authority on law enforcement chaplaincy. He serves as the pastor of the Fontana Juniper Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church and as the Chaplain Services Coordinator for the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. He is the author of Chaplain with a Badge, Called to Serve, Trained to Care, and The Long Walk to the Pulpit.

Long (~150 words)

Dr. Themba Mhlambi Mzizi, Ph.D. brings 43+ years of pastoral ministry and chaplaincy practice to his work as a writer, trainer, and program designer. He pastors the Fontana Juniper Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church in California and serves as the Chaplain Services Coordinator for the Riverside County Sheriff's Office. His books — Chaplain with a Badge: Guidelines for Law Enforcement Chaplaincy, Called to Serve, Trained to Care, and The Long Walk to the Pulpit — frame the operational, ethical, and pastoral foundations of the chaplaincy vocation. Dr. Mzizi speaks at seminaries, agencies, and conferences nationally and internationally, and consults with public-safety agencies on standing up and sustaining chaplaincy programs.

Speaking Topics

• The Sacred Distinction: Pastor vs Chaplain
• Building a Sustainable Agency Chaplaincy Program
• Moral Injury and the Officer's Soul
• Critical Incident Response: A Chaplain's Field Frame
• From Africa to the American Pulpit: A Pastor's Memoir

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