Chaplaincy

PROGRAM SUMMARY

The purpose of the program is to provide pupil with the development , skills, methods and academic fundamentals of chaplaincy. Teaching students the key development methods of counseling while giving them the tools to build skills and preparation techniques to facilitate spiritual guidance during the care process, as they provide comfort and support to those experiencing tragedy and chaos. Students are mentally trained to be readily equipped to serve others in any emergency situation that may occur. Those who are able to operate within the gift of Holy Spirit, showing grace and compassion through the love God to those who are in need of a divine encounter will thoroughly enjoy the lessons embedded within this program. This program is well suited for the individual who has already discovered the call on their life desire to gain the professional training and skills to attract employers within hospitals, law enforcement, government branches, non-profits, colleges and universities, the military and local fire department. Graduates with no previous ministry experience will find this program to be very beneficial in getting them well rounded in chaplaincy duties and qualifications to land any of those same roles. Students who are able to take advantage of the experiential learning optional part of the program and pair it with the 5-Fold Chaplaincy Board Certification, sky is the limit for their career goals in community care leadership.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

In this program students will engage in lessons that teaches the key fundamentals of chaplaincy which is in essence, different from the core elements taught to someone studying to be ordained as a pastor; whereas this program edifies the care aspect of chaplaincy through teaching novitiates how to identify the call to chaplaincy. Using the comprehensive study of characteristics development and biblical principles, students will begin to truly understand community service as well as develop compassionate characteristics . Upon completion of this program, graduates will gain the Kingdom understanding of tribulations and how operating from grace gives a chaplain an accelerated enlightenment on time and season. Students will gain divine disciplines by learning 5 foundational steps of mentoring that showcase the true heart of chaplaincy by operating from grace and compassion/ It is imperative for graduates to consider continuing on to achieving a “5 Fold Chaplaincy Board Certification” which will not only enhance a graduate’s qualification but help those students make a difference in outreach that has been far neglected. With a degree in Chaplaincy you can also pursue a chaplain position working with children, young adults and adolescents or agencies offering Christian counseling, church administration, chaplain residency, or as an ambulatory care coordinator.

PROGRAM COMPLETION PLAN (Associate)