Chaplaincy Innovation Lab

Secularism is one way to describe how many older adults today approach questions about meaning, life, and purpose. How can chaplains effectively serve those without a religious affiliation or spiritual belief beyond the natural world?    Join Elizabeth Pringle, principal of Improvement Matters, for a  conversation on caring for aging adults who describe themselves as  secular,...

In this webinar, our guests will offer a presentation for chaplains on  psychedelic medicines, with a particular focus on psychedelics'  potential application for end of life and palliative care (EOLPC)  patients. The presentation will include an overview of data on  psilocybin therapy for psychological distress in EOLPC. Chaplains  served as study clinicians in a recent c...

The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of  chaplaincy, from education and training through to practice. Each  session includes an in-depth conversation with spiritual care  practitioners on topics of key importance to those considering careers  in chaplaincy. Join military chaplains Martine Joseph (USAF), Paul Minor  (MNG), and W...

How can chaplains address what patients believe are medical miracles? Join Dr. Sarah Byrne-Martelli, BCC and Carine Davila, MD for a conversation on how chaplains can best communicate with patients who talk about health miracles.  “We are praying for a miracle.” “It’s in God’s hands.” “Only God knows.” These statements likely sound familiar to any clinician who has cared for a patient with a...

In this session we will explore, with Rabbi Elliot Kukla, rest as a liberatory spiritual practice that can help us heal as individuals, strengthen loving relationships, and create a more sustainable future. We will begin by discussing the racist and exploitative origins of the stigma surrounding the term “lazy.” Next we will explore sources on rest from Disability Justice activists, ancient Jewish...

Join Chaplain Jeffery Murphy of Tyson Foods in Carthage, MS for a  discussion of chaplaincy in a corporate setting. What does it mean to  support employees? What is the chaplain's relationship to the company,  and how does this impact spiritual care? We'll discuss this and more. We thank our sponsor for this webinar, the Religious Freedom and  Business Foundation. Learn more at...

The Institute of Harmonic Science (IHS) is a 501c3 nonprofit educational  organization established in 2000 and based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.  IHS is dedicated to inspiring and growing communities of people who sing  together for healing and transformation. The Institute believes singing  in harmony integrates the body, mind and spirit while healing the heart  of humanity...

The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the  profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to  practice. Each session includes an in-depth conversation with spiritual  care practitioners on topics of key importance to those considering  careers in chaplaincy; there are also opportunities for small-group discussion afterward (not recor...

The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the  profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to practice. Each session includes an in-depth conversation with spiritual care practitioners on topics of key importance to those considering careers in chaplaincy; there are also opportunities for small-group discussion afterward (not recorded).

Part personal narrative, part spiritual formation guide, Be the Brave One is the story of Rev. Ann Kansfield leaving the grind of Wall Street and finding her calling at a church in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; becoming the first female and openly gay chaplain at the New York Fire Department; and getting voted the inaugural New York Times New Yorker of the Year. Guiding her story are the values that ancho...

Thank you to our sponsors for this season's Field Guide series: the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; Bayan Chicago; Candler School of Theology; Claremont School of Theology; Iliff School of Theology; Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York.  In this session we introduce participants to movement and community chaplaincy. What does it mean to provide spiritual care within...

Sponsored by the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care - learn more at TheCTAC.org   Palliative care is one of the most important growing areas of chaplaincy today. How is this field different from other types of spiritual care? And how are chaplains working to integrate palliative care into the whole spectrum of patient and family care? We talk also with several patients and family members wh...

The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and the  Fetzer Institute conclude the lecture series Race, Ethnicity, and the  Work of Spiritual Care. In this final session, Tahara Akmal and Chaz Howard offer reflections on their experiences as chaplains of color — how they came into this work, barriers and challenges they have faced, and advice for the future.

This webinar offers a series of reflections by Jewish chaplains serving  in a variety of settings. Our panel will discuss their work on spiritual  care in aging populations, approaches to end of life care, and serving  as a Jewish chaplain on a multidisciplinary team / in a non-majority  Jewish community. We are joined by Rabbis Lynn Liberman, BCC; Jessica  Shafrin, BCC; a...

Among the growing diversity in spiritual care providers today is career diversity. Some chaplains combine spiritual care provision with other  work; others volunteer on a part-time basis; others pursue education while involved in other careers. In this session, we speak with 3 spiritual care providers who have successfully combined this with other work: -Omari Jahi Aarons, Howard Thurman Fell...

Modern society’s obsession with the outer aspects of humanity has  obscured the deeper, spiritual dimension of what makes us whole. This  results in personal and social fragmentation and the resulting lack of  respect for others and burnout in ourselves. In this session, a physician and chaplain will each give their perspectives on how to find and experience that transcendence. They...

Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and the Fetzer Institute as they continue the lecture series Race, Ethnicity, and the Work of Spiritual Care. In this second session, we will discuss the history of Black chaplaincy in the US, the results of an intensive interview project with chaplains of color, and the future of the field.

While the field of spiritual care in the US is better and better understand by Americans as time goes by, most American chaplains and researchers are unfamiliar with the state of spiritual care in global chaplaincy. The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and the International Center for Chinese Buddhist Culture and Education invite you to a panel discussion on the history and current state of global chapla...

One of the most significant components of modern spiritual care training is clinical pastoral education, or CPE. Join Su Yon Pak (Union Theological Seminary) and Mychal Springer (New York-Presbyterian Hospital), two of the nation's leading CPE experts, as they offer a comprehensive introduction to CPE, how students should think about beginning it, and what chaplains ultimately take from it.

The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to practice. Each session includes an in-depth conversation with spiritual care practitioners on topics of key importance to those considering careers in chaplaincy; there are also opportunities for small-group discussion afterward (not recorded). For this session,...

While the field of spiritual care in the US is better and better  understand by Americans as time goes by, most American chaplains and  researchers are unfamiliar with the state of spiritual care in global  chaplaincy. The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and the International Center for Chinese Buddhist Culture and Education held a panel discussion on the history and current state of glob...

Sponsored by the Fetzer Institute ,  this spiritual care lecture series treats the historical development  and current work of African Americans and spiritual care in the US. The  series is part of a pilot project to support and build networks for  spiritual care providers of color and will focus on the expertise,  compassion, and care African American chaplains bring to t...

The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the  profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to  practice. Each session includes an in-depth conversation with spiritual  care practitioners on topics of key importance to those considering  careers in chaplaincy; there are also opportunities for small-group  discussion afterward (not...

Su Yon Pak (Union Theological Seminary) and Mychal Springer (New York-Presbyterian Hospital) discuss their new edited volume “Sisters in Mourning.” Caring for their mothers at the end of their lives and grieving for them after their deaths brought them together. Seven women from diverse racial, cultural, and religious traditions with differing sexual orientations and life experiences became seven...

Although chaplains are quite familiar with using technology, the competencies of providing telechaplaincy are not so evident. This webinar is not intended to cover all of the competencies of telechaplaincy, but to inform you of how to assess your competency and to provide you a broad overview of the competencies of telechaplaincy. While the legal aspects of telechaplaincy covered here will be most...