With partners and institutions around the country, and with the support of several foundation partners, the Lab is engaged in a number of ongoing projects. You may also be interested in some of our past projects, as well as what our colleagues are doing in their own institutions. Email Director of Programs Michael Skaggs at michael@chaplaincyinnovation.org for more information.
Current Projects
Conversation Circles on Chaplaincy and the Environment
This partnership offers an opportunity for chaplains to be in community on spiritual care and climate change.
Expanding the Reach of Covenantal Pluralism
This project works toward consensus on the meaning and importance of spiritual care, as well as its sustainability.
Mapping Spiritual Innovators
This project maps and explores the work of spiritual innovation across the United States.
Religious / Non-religious Social Impact Collaboration
Pastoral Study Project on setting aside anxieties over religious demographics.
Spiritual and Mental Health in Higher Education
This project trains counselor-chaplain teams to offer integrative support groups for students at the postsecondary level.
Spiritual Care Training for Historically Marginalized Communities
This project helps address the historical marginalization of people of color in spiritual care.
Spiritual Infrastructure of the Future
This project explores how individuals' and communities' spiritual needs, and how they are met, are changing.