"Ye of Little Faith"... Have I got the Man for You!

My dear friend... Rob Michaels, Founder of Serve & Protect.  An organization who is a partnered with Safe Call Now® and together we have been blessed with the opportunity to save the lives of many first responders and their family members.  Rob runs the chaplain's portion of our program and let me tell you, in the darkest of times for those that have called us, this brother has been there and came through.  I wanted to take this day (Sunday ironically) to introduce you to this man of great faith who selflessly serves others.  Rob, it is an honor to call you my friend and partner.

From his signature leather Converse Chuck Taylor Hi-Tops and leather fitted baseball cap, to his grayed hair and goatee, it is clear Michaels is rooted in the 60’s with a new millennium twist. After all, his first concert was Elvis Presley at the Norfolk Civic Theatre – in 1956 - at just 6 years old, and until he married, he worked to support his surfing habit and Birdwell Beach Britches. Just as unique as his style is his career path.
 
He is the CEO / Founder of Serve & Protect, an international organization dedicated to the spiritual and emotional needs of police officers, firefighter/rescue/ems, dispatch, and corrections, based in Brentwood TN. In launching Serve & Protect, Michaels returns to his roots. He served in law enforcement first with the 229th Military Police Battalion of the Virginia Army National Guard, as well as with Norfolk (VA) Police Department, both on patrol and in the detective bureau.
 
Rob serves as the Chaplain for the FBI Nashville District (Nashville, Cookville, Columbia, Clarksville), State Chaplain for Tennessee Fraternal Order of Police, and is a Chaplain and Sergeant at Arms for FOP Morris Heithcock Lodge 41 in Williamson County TN, where he is an active member.
 
He is a member of the International Conference of Police Chaplains, Federation of Fire Chaplains, American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress, National Center for Crisis Management, and Luis Palau Association Next Generation Alliance. He holds a B.A. from Columbia International University and a M.A. from Wheaton College (IL).