Chaplaincy Innovation Lab
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Chaplaincy to the Unhoused
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.chaplaincyinnovation.org https://www.sankofacpe.org What does it mean to provide spiritual care to people who are unhoused and locally in...
New Research on Unaffiliated Chaplaincy
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.chaplaincyinnovation.org https://www.fetzer.org The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab (CIL) is collaborating with the Fetzer Institute to support...
Memory Care Chaplaincy
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and Kathy Fogg Berry, author of When Words Fail: Practical Ministry to People with Dementia and Their Caregivers (2...
Dorm Chaplaincy
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.chaplaincyinnovation.org How does dorm chaplaincy redefine spiritual care in higher education residential settings? Join the Chaplaincy ...
Mending What Is Broken: Spiritual Caregiving and the Health Crisis
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Interfaith America is working to promote our nation’s religious and spiritual diversity as an asset in quality healthcare and lever for building hea...
EMS Chaplaincy
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.chaplaincyinnovation.org What is EMS chaplaincy? In this webinar, Katie Tunks Leach of the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Universi...
Chaplaincy in Private Schools
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the work of private school chaplains? While we often mean college or university when we discuss spiritual care in educational settings, one fi...
Go Teams for Healthcare
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.chaplaincyinnovation.org How can chaplains help healthcare institutions respond best in moments of crisis? One chaplain proposes Go Teams...
Humanist Credentialing
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We thank Religious Naturalist Association for their support of this webinar. With the roots of professional spiritual care as we know it today in rel...
Psycho-Spiritual First Aid: Adding to the Chaplain's Toolkit
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
www.chaplaincyinnovation.org We thank Chaplain Distance Learning for their support of this webinar on psycho-spiritual first aid. Learn more at https...
Chaplains of Color: Histories and Practices
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join four chaplains of color and panelist-authors who have contributed to a special issue of the Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy on the history, exp...
Workplace Wellness: From Resiliency to Suicide Prevent and Grief Management
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join contributors to Workplace Wellness: From Resiliency to Suicide Prevention and Grief Management: A Practical Guide to Supporting Healthcare Profe...
Meaningful Rituals for Animal and Habitat Loss
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Rev. Sarah Bowen, Animal Chaplain and Program Director of Compassion Consortium’s Animal Chaplaincy Training Program, as well as Rev. Ginny Mi...
Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab for a conversation with Timothy O. Benedict, author of Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan a...
Open Notes and the Cures Act: What Chaplains Need to Know
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As a result of the 21st Century Cures Act, patients in the United States have greater and more immediate access to their care notes. What are open not...
Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion with author Koshin Paley Ellison
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an intimate, exploratory conversation with Koshin Paley Ellison Sensei about his new book, Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clari...
Congregational Service and Chaplaincy: Can Both Be Done?
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the relationship between congregational service and chaplaincy? No few chaplains also work in congregational service, or other settings of sha...
Integrated Care Plans for Dually Eligible Individuals
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Those wishing to make a public comment on “Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance,...
Spiritual Care for People with Disabilities
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Please note that this webinar was presented from a chaplain working in the Christian tradition, with commentary and potential interventions that assum...
One Long Listening: A conversation with author Chenxing Han
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Chenxing Han, author of Be the Refuge: Raising the Voices of Asian American Buddhists (North Atlantic Books, 2021), for a discussion of her new b...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains: Moral Injury and Moral Distress
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Moral injury and moral distress are enormously significant ideas in spiritual care, especially when caring for members of certain communities. What do...
Chaplaincy Supply and Demand: Analyzing the Gap
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is chaplaincy supply and demand? For some time now, the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab has thought about what it would mean and require to build an ap...
Surrogate Decision Makers in the ICU: How Can Chaplains Help?
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Patients’ loved ones, who often are acting as surrogate decision makers, are among the unique aspects of spiritual care in intensive care settings. ...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains: Radical Embrace of "The Other"
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chaplains provide spiritual care to anyone and everyone. This can mean accompanying those with whom the chaplain may have profound spiritual, religiou...
Spiritual Care and Eating Disorders
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How can spiritual care providers, including those in healthcare, best serve those with eating disorders? The Lab welcomes Emily Boring, biologist, Yal...
One Night Two Souls Went Walking: A Conversation with the Author
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lab community saves 25% off Ellen Cooney’s book with code ONENIGHT25 through March 14, 2023. Order at http://bit.ly/3JqRR55. Join the Lab for a conv...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains: Introduction to CPE
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of chaplaincy, from education and ...
Demonstration Grants in Jewish Chaplaincy: Information Session
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This information session is offered to assist those interested in applying for a demonstration project grant for creative, evidence-based ways Jewish ...
Adverse Childhood Experiences - Awareness for Faith Leaders (Trauma Responsive Congregations Project at Boston University)
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twenty-five years ago, the Center for Disease Control discovered 10 “Adverse Childhood Experiences” that if they occurred before the age of 18 pot...
Hospice Chaplaincy: Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
More and more chaplains are seeking hospice chaplaincy jobs in this quickly growing field of spiritual care. The Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains se...
Airport Chaplaincy: Spiritual Care for People on the Move
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We thank Interfaith Chaplaincy at DFW for their support of this webinar. Learn more at http://www.dfwairportchapel.org/. Airport chaplaincy ser...
Chaplaincy and the Environment
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is growing interest in how spiritual care providers can incorporate elements of the natural world into their work (sometimes called “eco-chapl...
Online CPE: Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.chaplaincyinnovation.org The Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of chap...
Book Launch - Spiritual Care: The Everyday Work of Chaplains
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we launch Professor Wendy Cadge‘s new book Spiritual Care: The Everyday Work of Chaplains, an exploration of the past, present, and futur...
It's Considerate to Be Literate about Religion
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Steven Cunningham, children’s author and Director of Pancreatic and Hepatobiliary Surgery and Director of GME at Ascension St. Agnes, for a dis...
Online Degree Programs: Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Online chaplaincy degrees: is remote education for me? The Field Guide series offers a basic introduction to the profession of chaplaincy. Each sessio...
Jewish Chaplaincy in the US: Where the Field Is and Where It's Going
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where do Jewish chaplains serve in the United States? How are they trained? Who becomes a chaplain, and how is the next generation of Jewish spiritual...
The Demand for Spiritual Care among US Adults: Findings from a National Survey
21 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This webinar reports on a survey recently conducted by Gallup on Americans' experiences with and demand for spiritual care providers. Our panel discus...
“The Pause”: Post-Traumatic Chaplain-Led Debriefing
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A team of chaplains at Indiana University Health recently completed a two-year study about a chaplain-led “pause” – 10-minute compact “defusin...
Making CPE Accessible: Exploring the Pros and Cons of Online CPE
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We thank the ACPE Curriculum Committee for its support of this webinar. Rev. David Fleenor, ACPE Certified Educator, hosts a panel discussion explorin...
Sacred Ground: Chaplaincy through the Camera
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We thank Providence Holy Cross Medical Center for their support for this webinar. Join Kevin Deegan, hospital chaplain at Providence Holy Cross Medica...
Sacred Sendoffs
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does an animal chaplain do? How do humans relate to animals, and where does spiritual care enter the relationship? Combining humorous anecdotes a...
Anxious Experts
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of chaplains in our “New Age of Anxiety”? Joshua Moses is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Haverf...
Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care in the Twenty-First Century: Launching the Book
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Use discount code 01DAH40 to order the book at 40% off! With the Centre for Religion and Its Contexts at Emmanuel College of Victoria University, we o...
Military Chaplains in World War II
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Use the code 6AS21 to save 40% on this book by ordering through University of Nebraska Press. Military chaplaincy has one of the longest histor...
Chaplaincy and Law Enforcement
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Police chaplaincy sits in one of the most high-tension cultural positions of modern times. With an ongoing national conversation about the...
Burnout in Healthcare Workers
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past two years, staff care has become one of the most important services provided by chaplains in healthcare settings. In this webinar Dr. Je...
Pediatric Mental Health: Chaplains and the In-Between
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sponsored by Pediatric Chaplains Network In an era of unprecedented youth mental health needs, chaplains can play a vital role in the tran...
Healthcare Chaplaincy: Spring 2022 Field Guide Session 5
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
https://www.chaplaincyinnovation.org What does healthcare chaplaincy look like today? The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introd...
The Supply Side of Spiritual Care
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this webinar, a panel of leading spiritual care providers across sectors discussed the recent Chaplaincy Innovation Lab working paper “What are c...
Secularism and Seniors - How can chaplains best serve older adults?
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Secularism is one way to describe how many older adults today approach questions about meaning, life, and purpose. How can chaplains effectively serve...
What Chaplains Should Know about Psychedelic Medicines
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this webinar, our guests will offer a presentation for chaplains on psychedelic medicines, with a particular focus on psychedelics' pot...
Military Chaplaincy: Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to practic...
Medical Miracle Stories - How chaplains can talk with patients
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can chaplains address what patients believe are medical miracles?Join Dr. Sarah Byrne-Martelli, BCC and Carine Davila, MD for a conversation on ho...
Laziness as a Spiritual Practice
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this session we will explore, with Rabbi Elliot Kukla, rest as a liberatory spiritual practice that can help us heal as individuals, strengthen lov...
Corporate Chaplaincy
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Chaplain Jeffery Murphy of Tyson Foods in Carthage, MS for a discussion of chaplaincy in a corporate setting. What does it mean to su...
Music for the Soul - Harold Moses
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Institute of Harmonic Science (IHS) is a 501c3 nonprofit educational organization established in 2000 and based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. &n...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains - Hospice and Palliative Care
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to p...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains - Higher Education
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to practic...
Be the Brave One - A Conversation with Ann Kansfield
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Part personal narrative, part spiritual formation guide, Be the Brave One is the story of Rev. Ann Kansfield leaving the grind of Wall Street and find...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains: Community / Movement Chaplaincy
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to our sponsors for this season's Field Guide series: the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; Bayan Chicago; Candler School of Theo...
Palliative Care and the Patient Perspective
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sponsored by the Coalition to Transform Advanced Care - learn more at TheCTAC.org Palliative care is one of the most important growing areas of...
Race, Ethnicity, and the Work of Spiritual Care - Session 3
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and the Fetzer Institute conclude the lecture series Race, Ethnicity, and the Work of Spiritual Care. In thi...
Jewish Chaplaincy: Perspectives from the Field
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This webinar offers a series of reflections by Jewish chaplains serving in a variety of settings. Our panel will discuss their work on spiritual...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains: Combining Chaplaincy with Another Career
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Among the growing diversity in spiritual care providers today is career diversity. Some chaplains combine spiritual care provision with other wo...
Whole Person Care during COVID: The Science and Practice of Spiritual Connection
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Modern society’s obsession with the outer aspects of humanity has obscured the deeper, spiritual dimension of what makes us whole. This ...
Race, Ethnicity, and the Work of Spiritual Care - Session 2
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and the Fetzer Institute as they continue the lecture series Race, Ethnicity, and the Work of Spiritual Care. In th...
Case Studies in Buddhist Chaplaincy
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the field of spiritual care in the US is better and better understand by Americans as time goes by, most American chaplains and researchers are ...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains: Introduction to Clinical Pastoral Education
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most significant components of modern spiritual care training is clinical pastoral education, or CPE. Join Su Yon Pak (Union Theological Se...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains - Introduction to CPE - Fall 2021, Session 2
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to practice. Eac...
Case Studies in Buddhist Chaplaincy
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While the field of spiritual care in the US is better and better understand by Americans as time goes by, most American chaplains and rese...
Race, Ethnicity, and the Work of Spiritual Care - Session 1 - Conversaion Circles as a Model of Support
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sponsored by the Fetzer Institute, this spiritual care lecture series treats the historical development and current work of African Americ...
Field Guide for Aspiring Chaplains - Fall 2021, Session 1 - Introduction to Spiritual Care
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Field Guide series is intended to offer a basic introduction to the profession of chaplaincy, from education and training through to p...
Sisters in Mourning: Daughters Reflecting on Care, Loss, and Meaning
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Su Yon Pak (Union Theological Seminary) and Mychal Springer (New York-Presbyterian Hospital) discuss their new edited volume “Sisters in Mourning.”...
Telechaplaincy Competencies
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Although chaplains are quite familiar with using technology, the competencies of providing telechaplaincy are not so evident. This webinar is not inte...
Restorative Care for Faculty and Staff
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can chaplains support faculty and staff in higher education, especially to build resilience in the face of public health crises? Chaplaincy Innova...
Music for the Soul: Jesse Palidofsky
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Jesse Palidofsky for music and reflection, crafted especially for chaplains. Azalea City Recordings artist Jesse Palidofsky has been performing h...
Chaplain Resilience: The Support Group Model
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Chaplaincy Innovation Lab and the Albert & Jessie Danielsen Institute at Boston University for a discussion on how facilitated &nbs...
Hopelessness and Care for the Human Spirit
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Miguel de la Torre, Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at Iliff School of Theology, joins Michael Skaggs to discuss his notion of “hopele...
Chaplaincy from within Buddhism
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Koshin Paley Ellison, founder of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, joins Michael Skaggs to discuss what it means to do chaplaincy from w...
Chaplaincy in Higher Education
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chaplaincy Innovation Lab executive director Michael Skaggs talks with Tiffany Steinwert, Dean of Religious Life at Stanford University; John Schmalzb...
Chaplaincy in New Places
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Chaplaincy Innovation Lab executive director Michael Skaggs interviews LeSette Wright, College Chaplain at Berea College; Ann Kansfield, chaplain in t...
Chaplaincy Education
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Alice Hunt is Executive Director of the American Academy of Religion. Frank Yamada is Executive Director of the Association of Theological...
Healthcare Chaplaincy: An Interview with a Transforming Chaplaincy Fellow
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Beba Tata, MDiV, MS, MPH, BCC is a chaplain at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota and a Fellow of Transforming Chaplaincy.
Trauma Chaplaincy: Spiritual Care of Those in Crisis
04 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mishca Smith is chaplain at Rush University Medical Center's Emergency Department. Glenn Calkins is an ACPE Supervisor, chaplain in many ...
Chaplaincy to Individuals in Transition
13 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rev. Sarah Jobe is a chaplain in Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women. Bart Campolo is a volunteer humanist chaplain at the University of ...
Chaplaincy to the Unseen: Spiritual Care of the World's Seafarers
04 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rev. Stephen Cushing is Executive Director of the New England Seafarers' Mission
Airport Chaplaincy with Rev. Dr. Donna Mote
30 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rev. Dr. Mote is Missioner for Engagement and Innovation of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. She's also chaplain at Hartsfield-Jackson In...