Projects
The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab networks researchers, chaplains and educators to better prepare spiritual caregivers to work in today’s changing religious landscape.
Integrated Clinical & Academic Pastoral Education in a Jewish Seminary
The Center for Pastoral Education is a seminary-based chaplaincy education program within the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in New York City. Founded in 2010, the Center offers clinical and academic education to seminary students, clergy, and professionals from all faith traditions and all Jewish movements.
Innovating Education
The goal of the project is to strengthen chaplaincy degree programs at schools across the country.
Chaplain Resilience
This project provides support groups, webinars, and grant funding to projects to build up resilience in chaplains.
Mapping Buddhist Chaplains in North America
This project is a first attempt to answer some fundamental questions about Buddhist chaplaincy as a professional field, including how many Buddhist chaplains there are, where they work, what Buddhist traditions they represent, where they are educated, how they are certified, and what concerns they have about their profession.
Vennly
Vennly is an audio-focused spiritual health app that aims to create a safe space for users to seek inspiration and guidance from top spiritual and community leaders on a variety of topics.
University Chaplaincy
A sociologist, a university chaplain, and a theological educator begin to envision a future with more clearly-defined higher education chaplaincy
Trauma Chaplaincy
North American religious leaders are responding to collective trauma on a weekly basis. Whether mobilizing to provide basic support services to community members in the aftermath of a hurricane or tailoring a sermon for the Sunday after a mass shooting ...
Trans Spiritual Care Initiative
TSCI trains chaplains and clergy to advocate for and with transgender patients and interrupt discrimination against transgender people in healthcare settings and faith communities.
Spiritual Generalists
This project expands initiated by the Boston Children’s Hospital’s IPEP to train others in providing spiritual generalist care.
Spiritual Care for Elders
Colleagues are piloting a series of projects at Hebrew SeniorLife in Boston about spiritual care for elders living in retirement and nursing facilities.