Dr. Michael Chambers

Dr. Michael A. Chambers, BCC-PTSD, CPM®, CAMS-II, is the Senior Pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, and Founder & Principal of the Healing Faith Institute, a division of Chambers Life Solutions, LLC. A U.S. Army Veteran and retired Clinical Board-Certified Chaplain with the Veterans Health Administration, Dr. Chambers brings more than 36 years of ministry, leadership, trauma-informed care, and organizational support experience. He is a graduate of the MHICS (Mental Health Integration for Chaplain Services) program through the Veterans Health Administration and Vanderbilt University and holds certificates in Mental Health First Aid and Suicide Prevention.

Dr. Chambers specializes in trauma-informed spiritual care, emotional regulation, leadership resilience, moral injury, suicide prevention, and sustainable leadership development for churches, caregivers, veterans, healthcare professionals, and organizations operating in high-stress and high-exposure environments. He serves as a trauma-informed leadership facilitator and Curative Community Strategist, helping churches, healthcare teams, nonprofit organizations, veteran-focused initiatives, and leaders cultivate emotionally healthy, resilient, and sustainable environments. His facilitation work focuses on workplace sustainability, emotional regulation, leadership resilience, and helping professionals rediscover their "why" in high-demand environments. He is the creator of the ORRHE™ Framework (Operational Resilience in Repetitive High-Exposure Environments), designed to help leaders and organizations sustain effectiveness and wellbeing while navigating repeated emotional demands.

Dr. Chambers recently served as a speaker for the Final Mile Ceremony at the Orlando Veterans Affairs Healthcare System honoring veterans and their families. He also served as facilitator for Integrated Veterans Care training for more than 200 frontline staff and leaders, focusing on workplace sustainability, resilience, and professional renewal. Dr. Chambers has facilitated trauma-informed leadership and resilience workshops for churches, ministry leaders, healthcare professionals, and frontline staff, including serving as a facilitator for the Tennessee State Convention on Trauma-Informed Care. Most recently, he facilitated "The Church as a Curative Community™" leadership workshop at Greater Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Chambers and his wife, Mrs. Lizzie B. Chambers, are grateful for the opportunity to serve together in ministry and community leadership.