Alan T. “Blues” Baker is an educator, author, consultant, and coach. He is an experienced chaplain who communicates the value of chaplaincy through a ministry of presence. Rev. Dr. Baker also serves as a faith group supervisor of chaplain ministries. In this role he endorses chaplains in health care, industrial, corporate, military, university, public safety, and correctional organizations. With extensive background in education, chaplaincy, and organizational development, he has over twenty years of international leadership in complex organizations. His public service culminated in the Presidential nomination and Senate appointment to Rear Admiral. Dr. Baker is the only graduate of Annapolis promoted to this rank as a chaplain.

Following his uniformed chaplaincy, Alan served as Executive Director of a 4,000-member, multi-campus church. He also established Strategic Foundations. consulting with public, private, academic, and not-for-profit organizations as chaplain educator, catalyst, and strategist.

His previous chaplain experience extends to military, college, and corporate chaplaincy. His teaching experience includes courses at Fuller Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Wesley Theological Seminary, and U.S. Naval Academy. In 2014 he was appointed as Senior Fellow in the Naval Academy’s Vice Admiral Stockdale Center for Ethical Leadership. His seminal textbook, Foundations of Chaplaincy: A Practical Guide, was released by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company in February 2021.

He enjoys playing harmonica and is affectionately known by his nickname “Blues.” Alan and his wife, Marla, live in Maryland and enjoy grandparenting and golf. You can read more about Alan here.

Alan received a Doctorate of Ministry degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Annapolis.

Strengths: Connectedness – Learner – Adaptability – Maximizer – Belief