Upcoming Webinars and Other Events

Check out our upcoming events below; some are free and open to the public, while others are for Chaplaincy Innovation Lab individual and organizational subscribers.

We also invite your organization to consider sponsoring one or more webinars. Sponsors are listed on all pre-event publicity, during the event, and in all follow-up and archival materials. Sponsorship is an excellent opportunity to reach an incredibly diverse community of chaplains, educators, and others contributing to the work of spiritual care. For more information, write to us at info@chaplaincyinnovation.org.

Want to advertise an event, program, of course of your own? Let us know!

Spiritual Care in Private Education

Start date: January 29, 2026
End date: July 29, 2026
All-day event
Location: Zoom
Webinar
Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and Rev. Steve Allen, 30 year independent school chaplain and consultant on educational chaplaincy, for a conversation on articulating the value of spiritual care in a primary through secondary private educational environment.
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Conversation Circles in a Climate-Changed World

Start date: February 3, 2026
End date: July 8, 2026
All-day event
Location: Zoom
Webinar

Conversation Circles

February – July 2026 • 2 sets of time/date available

Spiritual care providers are on the forefront of care at a time when we need it deeply. And so we invite you to a profound and generative community of spiritual care professionals.

We’ve received very favorable feedback from past Chaplaincy Conversation Circles participants, so we’re pleased to say that applications are now open! This is our fourth year of Conversation Circles to support your practice of spiritual care in a climate-changed world.

In these Circles, participants offer support for personal and professional well-being, community-building, and skill development. Past participants have come from diverse sectors and locations to explore the dynamic work of climate-conscious chaplaincy.

  • 90-minute sessions
  • 12 sessions over the course of 6 months
  • Sessions take place online via Zoom

Learn more and apply at: https://thebtscenter.org/circles-2026/

How To Be A Living Thing

Date: February 25, 2026
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Zoom
Webinar
Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and New York Times bestselling author Mari Andrew for a discussion of her most recent book, How To Be A Living Thing: Meditations on Intuitive Oysters, Hopeful Doves, and Being Human in the World (Penguin Random House, 2025). Andrew will also discuss her career as a chaplain and how chaplains can think about their futures in the profession.

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[Partner Event] Science on Spiritual Health Symposium 2026

Date: March 25, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: Atlanta, GA and Virtual
Course

Keynote Speakers and Featured Presentation

  • George Fitchett, DMin, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean for Research at RUSH University, whose pioneering work explores spiritual care interventions and integrative approaches to patient well-being.
  • Boris Heifets, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford Medicine, internationally recognized for his research on the neuroscience of consciousness, empathy, and compassion.
  • MOSAIC: Psychedelics and Religious Traditions, presented by Rabbi Jay Michaelson, JD, PhD, exploring culturally competent care for individuals with psychedelic experiences and evidence-based dialogue on therapeutic access and clinical applications.

Together, Drs. Fitchett, Heifets, and Michaelson will guide participants through a rigorous and reflective exploration of how cross-disciplinary research can inspire holistic models of care that honor both mind and spirit.

“The Science on Spiritual Health Symposium reflects Emory’s leadership in advancing innovation that unites clinical practice, spiritual care, and scientific inquiry,” said Dr. George H. Grant, Executive Director, Emory Spiritual Health and Emory Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality.

Access and Registration

On-site access is available for a $50 registration fee, and online streaming access is available for $25. Emory Healthcare staff, Emory University faculty, staff, and students may attend free of charge with advance registration.

To register or learn more, please visit: https://psychedelics.emory.edu/index.html.

Media Contact

Eloise Reid
Email: eloise.reid@emoryhealthcare.org

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