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Fetzer Institute publishes CIL article on future of spiritual care
We are grateful the Fetzer Institute has published a brief article by CIL Executive Director Michael Skaggs on a gathering in December 2019, generously hosted by Fetzer, to discuss the future of…
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Guest post: sports chaplaincy
By Will Whitmore I serve as the School Minister (our term for chaplain) at Mercersburg Academy, a coeducational, independent, secondary, boarding and day school located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. In this role I not…
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New book on experiences of Muslim chaplain
Sondos Kholaki, healthcare chaplain in Irvine, California, recently published Musings of a Muslim Chaplain. From Amazon: This book chronicles the journey of a Muslim hospital chaplain from the beginning of her internship…
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CIL audio short: Buddhist chaplaincy
CIL Executive Director Michael Skaggs talks with Koshin Paley Ellison, Founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and Advisor to the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, about what it means to…
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Franklin County, OH expands police chaplain services
From PoliceOne.com and Holly Zachariah at The Columbus Dispatch: The chaplains will help however they are needed, Connolly said, whether comforting bystanders at a crash scene, offering kindness to grieving families or…
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CIL audio short: Spiritual care and mental health
CIL Executive Director Michael Skaggs talks with Margot Davis, Senior Research Associate at Brandeis University and Advisor to the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab, about what chaplaincy and counseling care have in common and…
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Webinar: LatinX Chaplaincy
The Lab is joined by three leaders in LatinX chaplaincy to discuss their work in higher education and what it means to provide spiritual care to these communities. Michael Skaggs: Well, good…
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Chaplain educator appointed VP of Bayan Claremont Graduate School
Munir Shaikh, who is participating the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab – Boston University project Educating Effective Chaplains, has been appointed Vice President of Operations and Academic Affairs at Bayan Islamic Graduate School. From…
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New toolkit: spiritual needs of seriously ill patients
The Center to Advance Palliative Care has announced a new toolkit now available for those working with seriously ill patients. Resources within the toolkit include Foundational chaplaincy research and resources Palliative care…
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Chaplains between emergency response and mental health
From Eden Teller at SW News Media: When officers arrive at a scene, they’re busy doing their job of investigating, questioning and securing the area. In the cases where someone has died…
