Three volumes. Forty years of frontline ministry.
Dr. Themba M. Mzizi has spent more than four decades in two vocations that most people assume are the same one: pastoral ministry and chaplaincy. These three books are what came out of that: an operational manual for agencies, a discernment guide for people weighing the call, and the memoir underneath both.
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Volume IChaplain with a Badge
Guidelines for Law Enforcement Chaplaincy
The field manual for agencies and chaplains who want a program that is respected, ethically grounded, and sustainable — written from four decades on the ground.
“An invaluable resource. I think all law enforcement chaplains should have a copy.”
Pastor Brian Park San Bernardino County Sheriff Chaplain · U.S. Secret Service Chaplain -
Volume IICalled to Serve, Trained to Care
Exploring the Sacred Distinctions Between a Pastor and a Chaplain
A practitioner-led framework for anyone discerning the line between pastoral ministry and chaplaincy — and the very different formation each requires.
“A definitive guide for generations of chaplains, pastors, and spiritual caregivers to come.”
Dr. Zephaniah Manombe Ncube Pastor · CBT Therapist · University Lecturer -
Volume IIIThe Long Walk to the Pulpit
An African Pastor’s Journey to a Multicultural Church in America
A memoir of calling, displacement, and providence — from a village farm in Southern Africa to founding a multicultural church on American soil.
“One of the most inspiring and impactful works I have come across in more than three decades of ministry.”
Pastor Cenias Ndebele President · Central Zimbabwe Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Which one should you read first?
The three books stand alone, but most readers arrive with one of three questions. Start with the volume that answers yours.
- “I run an agency and need a chaplaincy program that holds up.”
- Chaplain with a Badge The operational manual: role definition, ethical boundaries, standards, and critical-incident response written for agencies and the chaplains who serve them.
- “I am a pastor wondering whether I am actually called to chaplaincy.”
- Called to Serve, Trained to Care The discernment volume: what separates the pulpit from the crisis scene, why each demands different formation, and how to tell which one is yours.
- “I want the story behind the man who wrote the other two.”
- The Long Walk to the Pulpit The memoir: a village farm in Southern Africa to a multicultural pulpit in America, and the forty years of obedience in between.
Before you buy
Everything published on this site is a map of the territory the books cover — enough to orient you, not enough to replace them. If you want to see how Dr. Mzizi thinks before you commit to a volume, three starting points:
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