Scheduled Speakers:

Paul Lynn
PennDel Minister Care Lead

Paul’s primary expertise is Pastoral Counseling and Training as a U.S. Army Chaplain. In 2022 he created a Spiritual Readiness and Resiliency (R2) tool called, “Pathfinder: Finding Your Best Path on Your Worst Day.” It was trained to over a thousand Chaplains, Leaders, and Soldiers at U.S. Army installations around the world. It is a recognized “Best Practice” Spiritual Resiliency model for the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps.

Paul spent 8 years working as an Airborne and Special Operations Chaplain. He received a Bronze Star with the 82nd Airborne Division for a year-long combat deployment to Iraq. He also deployed with Special Operations Forces on combat deployments to Afghanistan. He deployed on a Peace Keeping mission to Kosovo. His final deployment was to Eastern Europe as a Division Chaplain in operation Atlantic Resolve in 2017 as part of a NATO deterrent force against Russian aggression. He finished his Army career serving as a Family Life Chaplain at Fort Huachuca, AZ. There, as the subject matter expert (SME) in pastoral counseling, he trained Battalion Chaplains in the art and science of pastoral counseling. He conducted marriage and family counseling, trauma counseling for Soldiers and Families, and pastored at the Main Post Chapel. He led dozens of Single Soldier and Couple Retreats throughout his career.

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Paul is married to the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Lynn for 30 years, and they have 5 children. He enjoys training and running marathons and ultra-marathons. He’s a two-time Boston Marathon qualifier. He’s run ultra-marathons in Alaska, Texas, and New Mexico. In November 2022 he ran a double-crossing (Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim) of the Grand Canyon, nearly 48 miles in 18 hours.