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David Blackmon serves as a chaplain in health care facilities in Western North Carolina and thrives as husband to Susan and “Pop” to a family of three children, their spouses, and a clan of four (almost five) grandchildren. David’s training includes masters degrees at Southwestern Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David completed a year’s internship in clinical pastoral education in 1989 before beginning a 20-year stent at Mission Hospitals in Asheville, North Carolina. He served as Coordinating pastor for First Baptist Church of Asheville for a dozen years before entering semi-retirement in 2021. During a sabbatical, he completed the Spiritual Guidance Program at the Shalem Institute in 20014-2015. David rejoices in the sacred experiences and creative callings of people from all faiths and backgrounds as welcomes this diversity as a crucial resource in the growing community of sage-ing. You can reach him at david.blackmon3@gmail.com