A field guide for chaplains who want their charting to serve the person, not just the file.
You sat with a man in the ICU for forty minutes. He talked about his daughter, the one he has not spoken to in nine years. He cried once. Then he asked you to pray, and changed his mind. Now you are back at ...
A chaplain rarely carries tools. You walk into a hospital room, a squad bay, or a shelter with almost nothing but your attention and your words. That can feel thin next to a clinician's protocols. The research says otherwise. The chaplain's instrument is listening, and listening is trainable. Studie...
Every chaplain supervisor watches the same reflex appear in new trainees. A patient starts to cry, a widow goes quiet, a young officer stares at the floor, and the chaplain in training reaches for words. The instinct is kind. It is also the first thing a supervisor has to slow down. Presence is not ...
