Dr. James H. Wright has more than 50 years in the ministry, having been called to serve at the young age of 15. During his years of ministry, he has pastored three Southern Baptist churches and one inter-denominational church as well as serving as a chaplain since 1995. Dr. Wright has also been active in the American Psychotherapy Association in disaster relief and homeland security, as well as participating in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) support of troops. While serving as chaplain in hospitals in St. Louis MO, Dr. Wright began Clinical Pastoral Education programs. In 2002, he developed the accredited Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) program at Baptist Health Paducah. While at Paducah, he was named Director of the Pastoral Care Department, where he developed Clinical Pastoral Training (CPT), a community-involved volunteer chaplain program for trained volunteer chaplains who maintain annual competencies and have ongoing training. He also developed an ethics consult program that saved time and resources in the resolution of conflicts that arise in a hospital. As a CPE Supervisor and ACPE Certified Educator Dr. Wright has also trained CPE interns. Currently, Dr. Wright has returned to serve as ACPE Certified Educator at the Marion IL Medical Center. He is also presently serving at the Liberty University Center for Chaplaincy in Lynchburg Virginia as the ACPE Certified Educator. Dr. Wright graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. He received a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville KY.
Dr. James Wright, D.Min.
