Making Friends with Darkness: Finding Spiritual Healing After Trauma or Loss

Nick Hamilton served as a chaplain for 25 years, first in the military and after retirement from the Navy, in healthcare. As the Director of Spiritual Care for Baptist Health of Central Alabama, he led a team of 11 chaplains through the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Navy chaplain, he served on an aircraft carrier on 9/11, deployed to Iraq with Marine Corps ground forces and served as a chaplain inside Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from Gateway Seminary where he has taught courses on crisis ministry and spiritual formation. Nick is a Board-Certified Chaplain (BCC) and a Healthcare Ethics Consultant--Certified (HEC-C). He currently serves as the Director of Ethics at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. Nick and his wife Karen have three children and multiple grandchildren.