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Sparking Practical Innovation in Spiritual Care

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The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (CIL) launched in October 2018 to bring chaplains, theological educators, clinical educators and social scientists into conversation about the work of chaplaincy and spiritual care.

As religious and spiritual life continues to change, the CIL sparks practical innovations that enable chaplains to nurture the spirits of those they serve and reduce human suffering. Our work is shaped by four central commitments maintained by all who are connected to CIL. Learn more about our principles here.

Chaplaincy Innovation Lab is housed at Sacred Design Lab, a project of Tides Center.

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Upcoming Webinars

Navigating Climate Spiritual Care

Start date: October 21, 2024

End date: March 10, 2025

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Navigating Climate Spiritual Care A Learning Community for chaplains, pastors, educators, lay leaders, and spiritual seekers October 2024 – March 2025 Mondays • 7.00 – 8.30 pm (Eastern) • Online     The BTS Center is pleased to offer this learning community, originally developed in an asynchronous format by our friends Jessica Morthorpe and Blair…

Radical Embrace of the Other

Date: January 16, 2025

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Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and three leading chaplains for a discussion on one of the core requirements of professional chaplaincy: radical embrace of the radically “other,” even within chaplaincy itself. In a time of unprecedented political and social division, what role do chaplains play in healing fractured communities?

Spiritual Care by and for the Spiritually / Religiously Unaffiliated

Date: February 6, 2025

06-02-2025 SQUARE unaffil

Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab for a free, public webinar at the conclusion of its project “Spiritual Care Networks for Unaffiliated Chaplains,” sponsored by the Fetzer Institute. In this webinar, we’ll report findings from our work on this project, including the educational opportunities and barriers present for spiritually/religiously unaffiliated chaplains; the experiences of unaffiliated chaplains…

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eBooks, Resources, & Inspiration for Chaplains!

The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab offers subscribers eBooks on a growing variety of topics. If there are topics or ideas you’d like to see explored in an eBook, please reach out. All of these eBooks are created by Lab staff, partners, supporters, and experts in their field. Get yours HERE!

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