The Faculty Team REV. DR. RALPH E. BARKSDALE Email Dr. Ralph E. Barksdale is a native of Chatham Virginia. He is Senior Pastor of RC Freedom Fellowship Christian Church and a member of the Kingdom Council of Interdependent Christian Churches and Ministries. He is also is the founder and President of R.C. Freedom Ministries, Inc. a non-profit educational resource center. He holds a PhD in Pastoral Psychology and MA degrees in Counseling, Human Resources, and Healthcare Administration from Webster University. Dr. Barksdale is Chief Protestant Chaplain for Bexar County Detention Ministries. In this capacity he coordinates and manages ministries in ten detention facilities. He ministers to over 4000 adults and 500 juvenile offenders per year. He is a current member of the National Association of Correctional Chaplains, the American Chaplain Association, and the San Antonio Urban League. He has the firm belief that the Church has the solution to societies’ problems and it is only when the Church goes out into society that we can reach our full potential as Christians. Reverend Barksdale is a former Warden and Deputy Warden of Corrections, Counselor and Probation/Parole Officer. He speaks often at retreats and workshops on issues with a focus on Youth, Singles, and Men. On January 1, 1991, he retired from the United States Air Force with over twenty-one years of honorable service. He is married to Reverend Carolyn J. Brown and they are the proud parents of two children, Candice and LaQuette. His wife Carolyn is also a chaplain and Clinical Pastoral Educator for the United States Air Force, and R.C. Freedom Ministries, Inc. Both Ralph and Carolyn have a combined total of 45 years total military service. REVEREND CAROLYN J. BARKSDALE Email  Reverend Carolyn J. Barksdale is a native of Waco, Texas. She is Co-Pastor of RC Freedom Fellowship Christian Church, and a member of the Kingdom Council of Interdependent Christian Churches and Ministries. She is the founder and Executive Director for R.C. Freedom Ministries, Inc., a non-profit educational center which provides Extended Clinical Pastoral Education to members of the community. Reverend Barksdale received a Master of Divinity Degree with a concentration in “Word and Sacrament” from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Austin, Texas in May, 1998, and ordained to the Gospel Ministry that same year. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree (Cum Laude) in May, 1991 from Saint Leo College in Saint Leo, Florida where she concentrated her studies in the field of Sociology. She received Ecclesiastical Endorsement for fulltime chaplaincy in June, 1998. She is a certified Association For Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) CPE Supervisor assisting clergy and laypersons in the integration of theory and practice for ministry. As a contract chaplain, she is currently the Director of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Wilford Hall Medical Center (USAF), Lackland AFB, Texas. She is the only CPE Supervisor for the United States Air Force training Air Force chaplains from around the world each year. Reverend Barksdale is active within the ACPE organization. She has served as a member of the Southwest Regional Racial Ethnic Multicultural Committee; the Accreditation Committee, and currently she is Chair-Elect of the Southwest Region Leadership Council. On August 1, 1994, Reverend Barksdale retired from the United States Air Force with twenty-three years of honorable service. She is married to Reverend Ralph E. Barksdale, who is also retired from the United States Air Force. He is currently a jail chaplain; and they have two daughters, Candice and LaQuette. Reverend Barksdale believes that life is a journey; and life is a process. Life is also a dance that impacts our movements throughout our journey. The one thing that gives us hope is that, wherever we are on our journey, our God who is “Lord of the Dance” will always be with us, joining us in the dance of life. ASSOCIATIONS Her association memberships include the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, the Association of Professional Chaplains, Racial Ethnic Multicultural Network, and the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Association.