The critical role of a spiritual foundation in military leadership will be the focus of the upcoming Bosworth Lecture Series on Thursday, Nov. 12.

Drawing on 25 years active-duty as a United States Navy chaplain, Captain Tavis Long, commanding officer of the Naval Chaplaincy School in Newport, will provide a philosophical, historical and data-driven analysis of what defines a leader’s true readiness.

“I will explore the demands of leadership,” said Capt. Long, “and show how hardship and austerity call forth the deeper spiritual dimension within us and the critical importance of anchoring ourselves in objective truth rather than moral relativism.”

Capt. Long’s tours included battalion chaplain with Operation Iraqi Freedom, command chaplain aboard USS Bainbridge to the Somali Basin in counter-piracy operations, principal assistant chaplain aboard the USS John C. Stennis to the Western Pacific, and as Wasp Amphibious Ready Group chaplain aboard the USS Wasp.
His awards include the Legion of Merit, three Meritorious Service Medals, four Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medals, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, as well as multiple service awards. 

WHAT: Captain Tavis Long lecture

WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 12; 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: St Michael’s Church, 399 Hope St., Bristol

ADMISSION: Free