Resources for Chaplains During COVID-19

CRC chaplains are working with those directly affected by the coronavirus pandemic: the sick, the vulnerable, and healthcare workers. Here are some of the many resources they have shared for providing pastoral ministry during this crisis. Check out CRCNA Church COVID-19 Resources at CRCNA.org/covid9.

Pastoral Care Guidelines

• Resources and Strategies (Chaplaincy Innovation Lab) *This site also links to many additional resources
• 10 Guidelines for Pastoral Care During the Coronavirus Outbreak by Eileen R. Campbell-Reed (The Christian Century)
• Church Polity and Online Sacraments (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship)
• Leading as a Non-Anxious Presence (The Network)

TeleChaplaincy

• Telechaplaincy webinar (Chaplaincy Innovation Lab)
• HIPAA guidelines for remote communications
• Doxy.me telemedicine solution
• Resources and Strategies to avoid Zoom-bombing (Forbes)
• SFNM Webinar on Spiritual Care by Phone (shared resources)

Caring for Staff and Self

• Spiritual Self-Care for Chaplains and Religious Leaders by Carrie Doehrig (Chaplaincy Innovation Lab)
• Using Spiritual Care to Alleviate Religious, Spiritual, and Moral Struggles Arising from Acute Health Crises by Carrie Doehrig (Chaplaincy Innovation Lab)

Crisis Ethics

• Pandemic Ethics Webinar (Chaplaincy Innovation Lab)
• US Hospitals Prepare Guidelines (NPR)
• Hospitals Consider Universal Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders for Coronavirus Patients (Washington Post)
• Leading Beyond the Blizzard (Praxis)

Prayers, Poems, Songs, and Reflections

• Prayer for Health Care Workers by Rev. Lyman Smith
• Prayer for the Helpers (Chaplains) by Rev. Lyman Smith
• Prayer for Perseverance during the Pandemic by Rev. Karl Van Harn
• “Blessing in the Chaos” a poem by Jan Richardson
• “A Liturgy for those Flooded by Too Much Information” from The Rabbit Room
• Your Labor is not in Vain (Porter’s Gate)
• Holding and Mourning (Fermata Psychotherapy)
• COVID-19 Reflection and Prayer by Rev. Barbara Sanders (Attached)

Stories

• Chaplains Are on the Front Lines (CRC News)
• The Men and Women Who Run Toward the Dying (New York Times)
• Hospital Chaplain Aids Hard-Hit Navajo Nation featuring Rev. Kris Pikaardt (U.S. News) 
• Love in the Time of COVID  featuring Rev. John De Vries (WZZM)
• So close from so far away: The Power of Virtual Visiting featuring Rev. Tim De Jong  (KHSC Connect)

Trauma Care

• Phases of Trauma Recovery 
• Spiritual First Aid by Wheaton's College's Humanitarian Diaster Institute 
• Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute

Other resources

• Funerals in the Time of Coronavirus: Thoughts for Families (Center for Loss and Life Transition)
• Worship resources from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship
• Communities of Faith and COVID-19 a multi-faith discussion sponsored by Baylor University
• Free resource manual: Covid-19 Edition Spiritual First Aid (Humanitarian Disaster Institute at Wheaton College)