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Public Safety Chaplains Receive Mass Casualty Training in Charleston, SC
By Rev. J. Eric Skidmore, South Carolina State Police Chaplain October 11-12, 2019 will be two days of training that public safety chaplain trainees at The College of Theology at Lenoir-Rhyne University will not…
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Prayer shawl program comes full circle
From WTHR: “So my mom was at work, and she became suddenly ill, and an ambulance took her to IU Health Methodist Hospital,” Miller said. “After she was there for several days,…
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Chaplain hopes to create culture of mindfulness
From the News Leader: At Stuart Hall, students begin each day with an assembly that includes morning announcements, reminders and breathing exercises. They also practice mindfulness at chapel every other day, which the…
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Jail chaplains bring healing and hope
A letter to the editor in the Los Angeles Times: It is often faith that gets people through the truly tough times. In times of incarceration, it is vital that people have…
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When jail chaplains are volunteers, some faiths are more present than others
From the Herald Publicist: The chaplains within the Los Angeles County jails, a few of whom have been as soon as behind bars themselves, are united by a easy mission: remind inmates…
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Adopt-a-[Military] Chaplain
From McCook Gazette: Annie Trail of McCook keeps busy throughout the year with a nation-wide program called “Adopt-a-Chaplain,” in which she coordinates the donation of items and their mailing to military chaplains…
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CIL advisor publishes cover story on theology and trauma
Chaplaincy Innovation Lab advisor and Boston University School of Theology professor Shelly Rambo has published a lead article in Christian Century. You can read “How Christian theology and practice are being shaped…
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Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care at AAR 2019
The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab will be at the American Academy of Religion’s Annual Meeting in San Diego, November 21-26. We’re excited to be part of the new program unit Innovations in Chaplaincy…
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“Non-anxious presence” in Arkansas healthcare
From the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: “The hospital has truly become my parish, and the delivery of non-anxious presence to those in crisis situations is my passion,” says Claude John “CJ” Malone. Malone recently…
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“They feel forgotten”
Sarah Wu writes on spiritual care of ICE detainees in the Boston Globe: Broekhuysen said the visits are similar to other difficult pastoral visits in which “you want so badly sometimes to…
