Lab News & Views

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Manager, Spiritual Care Education – Parkland

Primary Purpose Directs, organizes, and monitors all spiritual care education efforts with all Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) students, spiritual care volunteers, and Parkland staff ensuring excellence in education and training to support the provision of religious, spiritual and emotional support for patients, their loved ones, and Parkland workforce members. Minimum Specifications Education Must have a…

CPE Residency — Lexington VA

If you'd like to advertise a job opening or CPE residency, contact Michael Skaggs, Director of Programs, at info@chaplaincyinnovation.org. Openings are publicized on a per-week basis across social media, here on the Lab's website, and the Lab's bi-weekly newsletter. CPE residencies are publicized at a discounted rate.

CPE Residency–Covenant HealthCare

If you'd like to advertise a job opening or CPE residency, contact Michael Skaggs, Director of Programs, at info@chaplaincyinnovation.org. Openings are publicized on a per-week basis across social media, here on the Lab's website, and the Lab's bi-weekly newsletter. CPE residencies are publicized at a discounted rate.

Beauty at Work: Spiritual Care, part 1

Wendy Cadge and Michael Skaggs recently joined Brandon Vaidyanathan, Professor of Sociology at Catholic University of American and founder of the Institutional Flourishing Lab, for a conversation on spiritual care and the beauty it brings to the world. You can listen to the episode below: Innovations in Spiritual Care with Wendy Cadge and Michael Skaggs…

Chaplains on the Margins

Meeting Denver's unhoused where they are by Magdalena Rojo “Jesus Saves”—this is how many recognize the Denver Rescue Mission’s Lawrence Street facility downtown. A towering, glowing red neon cross calls out to those in need. Inside, people find more than just ‘round the clock shelter. It offers a drug- and alcohol-free environment, hot meals, restrooms;…

Mapping Spiritual Innovators: Chicago Convening

Our project Mapping Spiritual Innovators, supported by a collaborative of organizations invested in this vital work, sought to better understand the "emergent groundswell of next-generation innovative spiritual leaders, with bold and innovative projects, communities, and ventures taking root across the country, categorically redefining the role and experience of faith and spirituality in public life." One…