A student pauses outside the chaplain's office but does not enter. Another asks whether the space is only for religious students. A teacher wants help after conflict in a classroom. A parent worries that spiritual care will become religious persuasion. School chaplaincy earns trust by answering thes...
A practical field guide for chaplains who want to hear the person before trying to help.
A hospital room can tempt a chaplain to move too quickly. The monitor sounds. A family member watches the door. A nurse has only a moment to explain why spiritual care was requested. The chaplain enters carryin...
Community chaplains work in the ordinary places where people already live: neighborhood centers, shelters, food banks, disaster sites, small businesses, and civic gatherings. They do not wait for people to walk into a hospital or a station house. They go to the corner where life happens and stay lon...
