DON MALIN | Mississippi Director

Don’s awareness of cultural diversity was learned early on when he joined the United States Army, fresh out of High School, eventually attaining the rank of Lt.Col. 

Don served two tours of duty in the Middle East (in Iraq and Afghanistan) as a Chaplain in the Army National Guard.

In 2012, he was selected to serve as the Mississippi National Guard Chaplain, the State’s highest Chaplain appointment.

He also served as a Global War on Terror Outreach Technician for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

More importantly, his experiences in returning from combat duty helped him understand some of the difficulties associated with reentry for both the veteran and their family. 

Don is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America.

His work experience includes Periodicals Assistant and Public Service Assistant in the Reformed Theological Seminary library and the Belhaven College Library, as well as teaching at Hillcrest and Covenant Christian Schools.

His practical experience combined with his teaching experience provided firsthand insight into Eastern religions and their adherents.

For a number of years, Don also led an active ministry in Mississippi providing training and writing about new religious movements.

Don has long had an interest in cultural issues, particularly as related to shifts in spirituality as seen in the growing fascination with occultism and beliefs and practices associated with metaphysics, or the New Age Movement. 

Much of his career has been spent in educating, training, and counseling others in a diversity of fields related to their cultural environs.

Don is a graduate of New Mexico State University (BA in Philosophy); Birmingham Theological Seminary (Masters of Religious Education); Reformed Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity).