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  • Integrating Relational Ethics in Spiritual Care for Asian American Patients and Families

    Date: August 26, 2025
    Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Location: Zoom
    Webinar
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16741" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css="" link="https://geni.us/Asian-web"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] This webinar presents a literature review and case study, looking at how chaplains can learn from their experiences with Asian American patients and families. It suggests that chaplains can use principles of fairness, cultural values, and relational ethics to support these families. By using theories from […]
  • [External] The 2026 Sankofa CPE Clergy and Chaplains’ Mental Wellness Conference

    Start date: April 21, 2026
    End date: April 24, 2026
    All-day event
    Location: Chicago, IL
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16963" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css="" link="https://www.blackchaplainsrock.com/"][vc_column_text css=""] The 2026 Sankofa CPE Clergy and Chaplains' Mental Wellness Conference   Chicago, IL April 21-4   Are you a chaplain or ministry leader who pours out for everyone else, yet rarely has time to refill your own cup? If so, this conference was created with you […]
  • Survivors and Those Experiencing Abuse: Spiritual Care Implications

    Date: July 31, 2025
    Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Location: Zoom
    Webinar
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16645" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" css="" link="https://geni.us/survivors-web"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and two leading chaplains for a wide-ranging discussion of the implications of abuse for spiritual care providers. What defines abuse? How can care providers best respond when abuse is disclosed, and how should they provide care when abused is suspected? Furthermore, how […]
  • [External] Interplay Chaplain Untensive

    Start date: July 18, 2025
    End date: July 20, 2025
    All-day event
    Location: Burlingame, CA
    Course
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16505" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css="" link="https://interplay.org/index.cfm/go/events:event/happening_id/3228"][vc_column_text css=""] InterPlay Chaplain Untensive Burlingame, CA July 18-20   Transforming Suffering and Burnout in Healthcare:  Building Resilience through InterPlay   Step into a transformative and interactive professional development experience that uses the creative, body-centered approach of InterPlay to connect, empower, educate, and refresh chaplains navigating the stress […]
  • The State of Chaplaincy in Episcopal Schools

    Date: June 10, 2025
    Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
    Location: Zoom
    Webinar
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16407" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" css="" link="https://geni.us/naes-web"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] This webinar reports on a study conducted in partnership with the National Association of Episcopal Schools. The project aimed to understand the nature of Episcopal school chaplains, document their experiences, identify challenges and barriers they face, and determine potential support systems. This project is supported by The […]
  • Navigating the Storm: Spiritual Resilience for Young Adults in a Climate-Changed World

    Date: June 10, 2025
    Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Location: Zoom
    Webinar
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16392" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" css="" link="https://thebtscenter.org/navigating-the-storm-spiritual-resilience-for-young-adults-in-a-climate-changed-world/"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""]Offering spiritual care to students in higher education settings — young adults who have roots in many faiths (or no particular faith), who are inhabiting diverse identities, and who often find themselves navigating seasons of immense growth — requires particular care and attention, which encompasses the whole individual […]
  • [External] 2025 Of Many Summer Institute

    Start date: June 10, 2025
    End date: June 13, 2025
    All-day event
    Location: NYU Global Center for Academic and Spiritual Life
    Course
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16376" img_size="full" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" img_link_target="_blank" css="" link="https://www.nyu.edu/life/global-inclusion-and-diversity/centers-and-communities/spiritual-life/of-many-institute-for-multifaith-leadership/2020-fall-institute111.html"][vc_column_text css=""] Summer Institute 2025 Interfaith Cooperation in Higher Education: Reframing today’s campus Tuesday, June 10 - Friday, June 13   In a time of increasing polarization, fear and distrust abound. How can we harness radical imagination to cultivate stronger interfaith communities on our campuses to remedy an […]
  • Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy: A Conversation with Author Gregory McGonigle

    Date: June 25, 2025
    Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Location: Zoom
    Webinar
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16341" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" css="" link="https://geni.us/McGonigle-web"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and Rev. Dr. Gregory McGonigle for a discussion of his book, Religious Diversity and University Chaplaincy: Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Humanist Chaplaincy in Higher Education (Wipf and Stock, 2024). From the publisher: Since the 1990s, the religious diversity of United States universities […]
  • Spiritual Care Specialist, Social Work Savvy: What a Social Work Education Brings to Chaplaincy

    Date: June 18, 2025
    Time: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
    Location: Zoom
    Webinar
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16289" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" css="" link="https://geni.us/socwork-web"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""] How does the education of social workers and that of chaplains inform each other? Where do these roles overlap and differentiate? What might it look like to navigate these questions in an interdisciplinary setting? For chaplains with social work training, these questions become all the more essential, […]
  • The Animal-Human Bond: Integrating Animals Into Spiritual Care

    Date: May 8, 2025
    Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Location: Zoom
    Webinar
    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="16232" img_size="large" alignment="center" onclick="custom_link" css="" link="https://geni.us/animal-web"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=""]Explore the profound role of the animal-human bond, particularly in palliative and hospice care. This webinar will highlight the benefits of animal-assisted chaplaincy, including emotional comfort, spiritual support, and stress reduction for patients and families. We will also examine the chaplain’s role in companioning individuals through pet separation […]