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CIL leaders publish on fire chaplains
CIL founder Wendy Cadge and executive director Michael Skaggs have published an article on The Conversation, which has been republished in syndication in outlets around the country. Read “From Paris to Boston,…
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Webinar recording: Chaplaincy in New Places
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuFPFVSQegg Chaplaincy Innovation Lab executive director Michael Skaggs interviews LeSette Wright, College Chaplain at Berea College; Ann Kansfield, chaplain in the Fire Department of New York; and Laura Everett, a bicycle chaplain…
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Appeals court upholds bar on atheist as guest House chaplain
Via Roll Call: In the decision released Friday, a three-judge panel affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss Barker’s claim that his rights were violated under the Establishment Clause, though the judges offered…
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“Behind you all the way”
Wendy Norris, founder and CEO of Texas Line of Duty Death Task Force, writes on Fire Engineering about the work of chaplaincy: The journey through tragedy is often lonely. We must navigate…
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Public Safety Chaplaincy certification kicks off
Lenoir Rhyne University / Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary has launched the second cohort of the Public Safety Chaplaincy Certification Course. We thank Eric Skidmore, chaplain with the South Caroline Law Enforcement Assistance…
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Chicago PD’s first Muslim chaplain
From the Chicago Tribune: Selenica is a veteran police officer, sworn in about 18 years ago after graduating from Columbia College in the South Loop. But he’s a rookie chaplain, having taken…
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Webinar: Trauma Chaplaincy
Executive Director Michael Skaggs facilitates a conversation with Mishca Smith, RUMC Emergency Department chaplain; Glenn Calkins, ACPE Supervisor and chaplain with the American Red Cross Disaster Spiritual Care Team; and Eric Skidmore,…
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Chaplaincy to those in mourning
From CBS Pittsburgh: Ossler is a firefighter and chaplain originally from Chicago. He now lives in Cape Coral, Florida, and said he was weed-whacking when his wife called him with the news…
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Joint statement on Tree of Life Synagogue Mass Shooting
The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab endorses and shares here a joint statement on this past’s weekend’s horrific events: As associations committed to the spiritual care of people of all faiths and those who…
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Ten Years Later: Rabbi Joseph Potasnik
From pbs.org: A decade after 9/11, managing editor Kim Lawton talks again with Rabbi Joseph Potasnik.
