Chaplaincy Formation

This synchronous online course is required for all students in the Chaplaincy concentration at SKSM. Taken over the course of 3 semesters (3 units each Formation stage, for a total of 9 units)—these classes will provide the container for pastoral and professional formation, in preparation for ordination and future service as a chaplain. Topics over the course of the 3 semesters will include: focus on one’s own spiritual path and formation as a chaplain; the requirements of working as a chaplain in multiple settings; how to function pastorally with boundaries and using pastoral authority; group dynamics and organizational behavior; as well as organizational culture, system and relationships. For those in NEW Stages 1 & 2 the monthly Cohort meetings will allow you to explore where you are at in your personal formation process along with your peers on the same journey. In addition to the 1 Cohort Meeting a month, those in New Stages 1 & 2 will attend a Visiting Chaplains Series Meeting on the same day as their Cohort Meeting.

For those in New Stage 3, only one 2-hour Meeting a month will be required, which will provide the basis for the Resilience Formation in both Trauma Training and Climate Chaplaincy work.

Prerequisite: Chaplaincy Concentration

Relates to Threshold: 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul.

Faculty Consent Required. Enrollment Max: 20. Auditors excluded.