{"id":32,"date":"2026-07-20T18:20:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.souldocs.org\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:56:05","slug":"paul-r-belcher-d-min","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.souldocs.org\/index.php\/paul-r-belcher-d-min\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.souldocs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/png-01-2-SoulDocs-only.png\" alt=\"SoulDocs logo\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About the Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.souldocs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Military-Photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42\" style=\"width:291px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.souldocs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Military-Photo.jpg 480w, https:\/\/staging.souldocs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Military-Photo-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paul R. Belcher D.Min<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.souldocs.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Resume.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"Resume.pdf\">Resume.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With twenty years of dedicated service in the U.S. Army as the first military chaplain endorsed by the Association of Independent Methodist Churches, I bring a rare blend of pastoral depth, real-world resilience, and hard-won wisdom to every audience I address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My ministry has been shaped on the front lines of some of the most challenging environments faith leaders face. For six years, I served in the military medical community as a CPE Level 2 clinician in mental health, working directly with young service members and gaining firsthand insight into the spiritual and emotional gaps facing today&#8217;s military generation. 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