Daring Compassion launches movement chaplaincy training

Daring Compassion, part of the Faith Matters Network, has launched a training program for movement chaplains. For full details, visit Daring Compassion. You can also read more about Daring Compassion on CIL’s Project page.

The Daring Compassion Movement Chaplaincy training focuses on the basic skills and knowledge central for the role of Movement Chaplain — those who offer spiritual, emotional and relational support to people engaged in social justice movements. Upon completing this course, participants will be trained to fill a valuable role of providing spiritual and emotional care in social justice movements. This program contains three consecutive 4 week courses totaling 12 weeks. A certificate of completion will be awarded to all who complete all three courses and meet all requirements of program participation. 

What is a movement chaplain? Committed to integrating healing and justice into social change work, we have designed a training with a clear commitments to liberation, care and life for all through the centering of those most impacted by oppression. We use chaplain as a “shorthand”, understandable term for those who focus on spiritual, emotional, relational and physical care and movement chaplain to those who provide that care in settings that are particularly focused on social justice movements for change.

We recognize that chaplain is a particularly religious and most often Christian associated term that now includes spiritual and emotional care and accompaniment  by people of all/no faith. We acknowledge that we (the instructors) have been educated in Christian contexts. We also have advisers and collaborators of various religious traditions and affiliations as part of our commitment to developing a curriculum that is useful to people of all faiths and no particular faith.

So, if you use a different word or phrase to describe your work, we think that’s great – you can still do the training and use whatever name for yourself that most deeply resonates with yourself and your community!

The course includes training on:

• The origins and foundations of Movement Chaplaincy: including chaplaincy, social justice movements,  movement chaplaincy.
• Identity, self-care in community, and personal spiritual practices that are foundational to your practice of movement chaplaincy.
• Practices for de-escalation and mediation in movement settings
• Competency in multi-faith pastoral and spiritual care skills and knowledge.
• Responding to stress, burnout and trauma in movement communities.
• Discovering, developing and practicing healing and restorative techniques
• Explore examples of movement chaplaincy in action. 
• Develop your vision serving as a movement chaplain in your context.

For more details and to register, visit Daring Compassion.