About
Who We Are
The National School Chaplain Association (NSCA) was established to promote school chaplains as legitimate and necessary members of a school staff through national standards for school chaplains.
NSCA is a Christian chaplain ministry that provides spiritual care, counseling, and practical community support to Pre-K through 12th grade students, teachers, and their families regardless of age, race, creed, color, sex, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, or socioeconomic status.
Our trained and certified chaplains provide counsel, education, advocacy, life improvement skills, and recovery training, supplying a bridge between the secular and spiritual environments of community life throughout the U.S.
Why we’re needed
For God & Country
Making an Impact
VISION
To equip schools and chaplains to serve the spiritual needs of PK-12 students, staff, and their families.
MISSION
To give teachers and students the tools they need to make quality life decisions to succeed in every area of life.
PRINCIPLES
We display Christ in what we say and do. We meet people where they are, no matter the circumstance, to show compassion and love just as Jesus would.
NSCA’S STATEMENT OF FAITH OUTLINES OUR CORE BELIEFS AS A FAITH-BASED NON-PROFIT
Our Chaplain Attributes
Godly servants to others
A high sense of ethics: a professional attitude offering confidentiality and security of records, non-gossiper, non-judgmental
The ability to keep personal projections at a minimum while retaining insight
The ability to accept not being accepted gaining satisfaction outside the job for a whole personality
Humility, modesty, integrity, respect, sympathy towards others
Possessing a sincere appreciation of people and satisfaction in being with, listening to, and in trying to understand people and society
Openly friendly, possessing the ability to take a passive role, avoiding resentment
The ability to accept people with differences, and the ability to endure being misunderstood
The ability to give support to respondents even though they say malicious, prejudiced, and false statements
Not feeling the need to use people to show power, not aggressive
Respect for subcultural values and taboos
The ability to take rebuffs
A sense of humor
Our program’s significance
The social impact
27 Million+
People Served by NSCA Chaplains
Schools Implemented
30,000+
Countries Represented
23
Program Success Drivers
Our program has grown 7000% in 5 years! Here are the trends we believe are driving the program’s success.
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Unlike traditional school counselors, chaplains endeavor to meet with the parents or guardians as often as possible. This reinforces students’ goals and objectives by allowing chaplains to address family issues.
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Governments have seen a relationship between chaplains and the general well-being of children because the chaplain becomes a caring adult. In as little as 5 seconds a day, a chaplain can make a child’s day by simply greeting them by their name.
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By necessity, schools must begin at the bottom of Maslow’s Pyramid of Needs. How can children learn if they are hungry or scared? School chaplains work from the top down and minister on developmental issues related to spirituality, such as morality, creativity, love, and forgiveness.
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The chaplain program does not rely on volunteers. 87% of people serving as chaplains are certified teachers. However, they are paid to serve as chaplains.
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The primary role of a school chaplain is that of a spiritual counselor. School chaplains address a broad array of spiritual and personal issues beyond academics. Chaplains discuss problems at school and home, applying Biblical solutions and prayer.
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Toxic stress, associated with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), disrupts brain and immune system development. However, a caring adult in the lives of a child can buffer the physical and emotional damage of toxic stress by building resilience.
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There is a worldwide lack of school counselors. In the U.S., the ratio of Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC) to students is 1/1200. The American Association of School Counselors recommends 1/300. Internationally, school counselors are even in shorter supply.
Committed to our mission.
Our board brings a great diversity of skills and expertise to the National School Chaplain Association. Together, they create a wealth of wisdom and knowledge to support the vision of school chaplaincy.
NSCA Board of Directors
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Rocky Malloy
CEO – Rocky Malloy Mr. Malloy is the chief executive officer and founder of Mission Generation. After serving as a U.S. Merchant Marine officer, Rocky started ministry on the church staff in San Diego, CA. He was a humanitarian aid worker in Central America during the Sandinista-Contra conflict before returning to the pastorate in La Marque, TX. With his wife, Joske, Rocky established the River of Life Church in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, and founded Mission Generation. A native of North Carolina, a published author, and a proud father of five children, Mr. Malloy directs all international and domestic activities of Mission Generation and its affiliate ministries. You can learn more about Rocky and his story here.
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Robert Thatcher
Bob Thatcher is a seasoned Commercial Real Estate Professional with 35+ years of successful Brokerage, Asset Management, Development & Appraisal experience. He is skilled in multiple property types; including Retail, Industrial, Office, Agricultural & Recreational Land; and is adept at Business & Franchise Brokerage as well. Thatcher is an award winning shopping center executive with extensive experience executing the role of General Manager/Director of Leasing of enclosed regional malls, open-air centers & free-standing assets. He is currently affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway as a Senior Commercial Real Estate Advisor.
He and his wife Julie live in Elkhart, Indiana. Their daughter Madison, her husband John, and two precious grandchildren live in Chicago, IL.
Bob has been a strong advocate for Mission Generation and have served as the Indiana State Director for 17 years. I’m personally very excited about the future growth of the Mission Generation program; certainly, here in the USA. In fact, given the dramatic changes occurring throughout society and the education mountain, I’ve come to realize that growing the MG Chaplain program is not just an opportunity, but honestly represents more of a mandate. I believe that Mission Generation and its leadership have a “Spiritual Mantle” that will continue to manifest. Amen!
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Allen Rude
Mr. Rude currently holds the position of Director of Facilities for 37 Sonic Drive Ins. Prior to working his way up in the Sonic franchise, he owned several restaurants in Oklahoma. Allen serves with multiple nonprofits including Greater Dimensions Ministry. He also serves on the Board of Directors at his home church, The House Church in Pauls Valley. Allen is married to his wife Maureen, and they have 4 children and 9 grandchildren.
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David Pickren
Board Member Bio coming soon.
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Julie Pickren
Board Member Bio coming soon.
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Todd Anderson
Mr. Anderson is principal of 1CapitalPartner and serves as financial advisor to corporate clients worldwide. He has held executive positions in the commercial banking industry where he was responsible for developing businesses in several industries. In addition to his position on the Mission Generation board, Mr. Anderson is actively involved with other Christian ministry organizations that support a global men’s movement and transformational, sustainable, and scalable humanitarian projects throughout Africa. Todd lives in beautiful Southern California with his two daughters.
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Terri Matthews
Terri Matthews started in the construction business with humble beginnings as a home remodeler. By 1983, he started his first of several companies. Throughout the years, he expanded his career into other professions like real estate development and landscaping. Terri spends the days managing his businesses while developing other projects.
Terri has a heart for children and knows they are the future. His desire is to make a positive impact on the spiritual health of kids in public school. In his free time, Terri and his wife Carolyn enjoy traveling to Central America and spending time with their family and especially their grandkids.
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Paul Brewer
Mr. Brewer, a native Oklahoma, earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tulsa. Starting in 1983 he spent the next 36 years working various engineering and management positions for several oil and gas companies including Mobil Oil Corporation, Duke Energy Field Services, Enogex, and Enable Midstream. He retired from Enable Midstream in 2019 as the EVP of Operations & Engineering.
Paul married his high school sweetheart, Jewel Perry in 1979 and they recently celebrated their 44th year together. They have three sons, Aaron, Andrew and Anthony. Since retiring, Paul has spent the majority of his spare time engaged in parental care for his parents and in-laws. In addition, Paul and Jewel started a rental property company and actively manage several properties in Tennessee along with their sons. They have also been actively involved in Lifechurch since 2008 and also lead a Lifegroup.
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Jonathan Mack
Mr. Mack is a Realtor and Co-Owns a Real Estate Team with his beautiful wife Theresa in San Diego, CA. Jonathan loves the Lord, his family, and serving both God & others through church and work. Born and raised in San Diego, he decided to follow his father’s footsteps by attending and graduating from the University of Notre Dame. He began his career in Land Development-Civil Engineering, and eventually joined his wife Theresa in starting a top producing real estate team in San Diego, CA.
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Rod Polston
Roderick Heath Polston is the Founder and CEO of several businesses including Hog Wild Hunting, Green Bear Finance, and most notably Polston Tax Resolution & Accounting. He graduated from Oklahoma State University with his bachelor’s in accounting in 1997 and graduated from Oklahoma City University School of Law in 2001.
In December 2001 he founded Polston Tax, and the firm has since grown to nearly 120 team members and five office locations across multiple states. Polston Tax specializes in helping individuals who owe back taxes to the IRS or State negotiate their tax debts, so they can achieve financial freedom. The firm also provides full service tax preparation, accounting and bookkeeping.
Rod Polston is a published, best-selling author and is the recipient of multiple awards including The Journal Record’s “Most Admired CEO”, “America’s Premier Tax Expert” and ‘SuperLawyer’ several years running. His firm has also won awards for their outstanding work including “Oklahoma’s Best Tax Firm”, “Metro50, Oklahoma’s Fastest Growing Companies”, and “Best Places to Work in Oklahoma.” Rod was also awarded the Beacon Award for charitable contributions to his community through the nonprofit he founded, “Rod Polston’s Servant Heart Foundation.”
Outside of the office, Rod is an avid hunter who loves being outdoors and spending time with his wife, Sara, and two kids, Brooklyn and Dax. Rod’s faith in Jesus Christ has been his driving force in life and he believes was created for the purpose of blessing the lives of everyone he interacts with, every day.
Senior Representative
Dan Thompson
Dan has been serving in business and ministry for over 40 years. He has been an associate pastor of a mega-church, an executive leader in a national ministry and a church planter of a local congregation. He has worked in evangelism and world missions and currently serves as an elder at One Church in Caddo Mills, Texas.
He and his wife Renaue were married and ordained together as a ministry team in 1990. They have one son, JD and daughter-in-law, Katie. Dan and Renaue are also the founders of The Shiloh Foundation, a ministry dedicated to equipping people for the work of the ministry.
NSCA Advisory Board
Advisory board members provide specialized skills and talents to support the implementation of the vision. Their role is vital to mission success.
Brenda Lebsack • brendalebsack@aol.com
Chris Adkins • remethodist@gmail.com
Linda Gonzales • drlindagonzales@me.com
Rosie Avila • rosieavila7@yahoo.com
Our staff brings unique skills, expertise, and experience to National School Chaplain Association.
NSCA Staff
Founder & CEO – Rocky Malloy
CFO – Stacy Valentine
CTO – Carlos Ferrufino
Executive Assistant to the CEO - Joe Atinsky
Senior Chaplain – Robert Coon
International Chaplain Director – Erika Roman
Prayer Leader and Intercessor – Linda Colby
Director of Chaplain Affairs – Lorena Garza
Technical Support – Nelson Farel