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On Call Chaplain Akron Children's Summary: The On-Call Staff Chaplain provides compassionate, culturally sensitive, and developmentally appropriate spiritual and emotional support to pediatric patients, their families, and hospital staff. This role responds to spiritual care needs as they arise, particularly during evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays, offering a supportive presence during times of crisis, grief,…

If you'd like to advertise a job opening or CPE residency, contact Michael Skaggs, Director of Programs, at info@chaplaincyinnovation.org. Openings are publicized on a per-week basis across social media, here on the Lab's website, and the Lab's bi-weekly newsletter. CPE residencies are publicized at a discounted rate.

CPE Program Manager Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health - Dallas, Texas The CPE Program Manager provides management and administration of the Baylor Scott & White Health clinical pastoral education program. Responsibilities Conducts programs of clinical pastoral education under the standards of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Coordinates…

Wendy Cadge and Michael Skaggs recently joined Brandon Vaidyanathan, Professor of Sociology at Catholic University of American and founder of the Institutional Flourishing Lab, for a conversation on spiritual care and the beauty it brings to the world. You can listen to the episode below: Innovations in Spiritual Care with Wendy Cadge and Michael Skaggs…

Meeting Denver's unhoused where they are by Magdalena Rojo “Jesus Saves”—this is how many recognize the Denver Rescue Mission’s Lawrence Street facility downtown. A towering, glowing red neon cross calls out to those in need. Inside, people find more than just ‘round the clock shelter. It offers a drug- and alcohol-free environment, hot meals, restrooms;…

Our project Mapping Spiritual Innovators, supported by a collaborative of organizations invested in this vital work, sought to better understand the "emergent groundswell of next-generation innovative spiritual leaders, with bold and innovative projects, communities, and ventures taking root across the country, categorically redefining the role and experience of faith and spirituality in public life." One…