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Chaplaincy and Care Ministry congratulates John Kyu Hahn on his recent endorsement and welcomes new Senior Administrative Assistant, Carol VanderArk Champion. Learn more about their work and ministry here!
I offer that the first work of spiritual care in crisis is grief and loss work. Thus, the title I’ve given this reflection: Lament and Leadership in the Ashes.
Chaplaincy and Care Ministry has recently endorsed three new chaplains: Anthony Matias, James Kim, and Marcia Fairrow. Join us in welcoming them!
In March, CRC chaplains gathered for updates from Chaplaincy and Care, including activities, challenges, fundraising information, and the September Chaplains Training.
In February 2020, chaplains gathered to talk about women in ministry. Join the conversation and check out resources shared!
Steve Agler, John Luth, and Israel Alvaredo are three of our newest endorsed chaplains. Read about them and their ministries!
Why do chaplains need to renew their endorsements? Learn about why we do this, and what steps you should take to renew your endorsement.
In the past few months, Chaplaincy and Care Ministry has endorsed four new chaplains: Sea Ho, Peter Janssens, Chantal Huinink, and Derrick Lee. Learn about the lives and ministries of our newest chaplains!
Churches are truly helpful when they listen a lot and lecture very little.
Chaplains Training has always been a great time for chaplains to learn, worship together, and reconnect with their denominational roots. In 2019, we saw some wonderful changes that made this event memorable.
Chaplaincy and Care Ministry recently endorsed two new chaplains: Amie Spriensma and Victor Perez-Ballesteros. Learn about the lives and ministries of our two newest chaplains!
The ministry of Chaplaincy and Care is excited to introduce two new chaplains: Abigail DeZeeuw and Paul Van Dyken. We'd love for you to 'meet them' and say hi!
Rev. Karen Norris is a pediatric chaplain at Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton, AB. She shares about the pain, fear, hope, and unexpected peace experienced by families of children with terminal or severe chronic illnesses.
Newly endorsed chaplains Scott Van Voorst and Ken Krause share about their ministries in the military and in hospice.
Last December, CAPT Thomas Walcott, Chaplain of the Coast Guard, witnessed a community in crisis as a result of the partial government shutdown. Learn what this time was like for coastguardsmen and their families, as well as the role of the chaplain in times of crisis.
Chaplain Harold Roscher has touched the lives of many, though he often doesn’t get to see how their stories end. Through his work, Jesus operates in small moments, tiny gestures, and tremendous amounts of grace.
This is a prayer for chaplains and spiritual companions to share as they walk alongside victims of violence.
Jim may have retired, but his ministry, and its influence, continue to impact the world.
Get to know our newest chaplains and learn about their amazing ministries!
“I love being the hands and feet of Jesus. I love being the church where the church is not. Chaplains are called to the deepest, darkest, ugliest parts of human depravity. Special moments of grace remind me of why I'm here."
Clinical Pastoral Education provides specialized training that deeply affects any pastor's ministry. This guide covers the importance of CPE and how to get started with a CPE program.
I had the privilege of taking a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. At the conclusion of our time together, each of us students wrote a "final evaluation". Here are some excerpts from mine.
Gordon first met John a few months ago, when John was dying of cancer. John was a crusty and profane old man, a veteran and a recovering alcoholic, uninterested in God or religion. As a hospice chaplain, Gordon often met patients like John, and most of the time they wanted nothing to do with chaplains. John was different, though.
This was my first conference (I started working in the Chaplaincy and Care Ministry office five months ago), and I had not met any of our chaplains, but even so this conference felt like coming home.
I’m more comfortable with answers than questions, authority than weakness, and qualification by academic degree than qualification by suffering. But I’m learning that effectiveness in chaplaincy requires me to walk into the circle of my discomfort.