David R. Beauchamp, PhD, is a retired U.S. Army Chaplain (Colonel) whose ministry and military career has included pastoral ministry, six combat deployments, and service as Command Chaplain for U.S. European Command. He holds a PhD in Applied Theology from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and serves as a Pastoral Elder at Westside Family Church in Leavenworth, Kansas. He is the founder of Temporary Ministries and serves with ENGAGE, a Kansas-based ministry helping churches engage public servants.