Chaplain Joel (Jody) DeFehr received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Oklahoma Baptist University in 1975 and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1978. Jody served as a pastor for seven years and as an associate pastor for another seven years before becoming a chaplain at INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center in September of 1992. His areas of specialty were Oncology and Transplantation.  In 2001, he became the Director of Pastoral Care at INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center. Jody was named a Board Certified Chaplain by the Association of Professional Chaplains in 1996.  He is married and has two adult children.