ChI Culture and Foundations
April 14 - 16, 2023 1.5 credit hours $510 This course introduces students to The Chaplaincy Institute’s core philosophy and foundation for spiritual care and ministry. A range of teachers will present and discuss perspectives such as: ecospirituality; culturally inclusive spiritual spaces; the interfaith path of ministry; spirituality beyond religion; and spiritual care as if
ChI Talks
Tuesday, April 18th, 4 PM Pacific Healing from Spiritual Wounds Join us for a conversation with Jim Larkin, M. Div. Spiritual Wounds occur at many levels: BODY - Do you struggle with feeling shame around your body? Do you feel guilt around your sexuality? HEART - Do you have difficulty loving yourself? Do you find
Ordination and Graduation Ceremony
St. John’s Presbyterian Church & Center 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley, CAThe Chaplaincy Institute Graduation and Ordination Ceremony May 6th at 1pm Pacific St. John's Presbyterian Church & Center 2727 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94705 Masks are required. Meet the ordinands and spiritual directors!
ChI Talks
Join us to explore facets and frontiers of spirituality through an innovative and interfaith lens with the ChI Community. Join us for the May ChI Talks event, Beauty as Medicine with Rev. Lisa j Winston Beauty as Medicine – and its role in a creative, healing ministry Lisa will share her circuitous path to and
Spiritual Care Concerns
Spiritual Care Concerns June 2 – 4 or November 10 – 12, 2023, 2 credit hours In this Ministry Basics course, areas of focus include Spiritual Care and Addiction, Ministry with the Ill and Dying; The Five Generations; Faith Styles and Stages of Faith; Grief and Loss; Depression, Suicide and Dark Night of the Soul;
Eco-Ministry
Eco-Ministry June 9 - 11, 2023, 1.5 credit hours elective $510 Bringing curiosity to our deepest ways of knowing, courageously questioning our lifestyle choices, and prophetically imagining a regenerative future is what we call Eco-Ministry. In this course, participants learn ancient and innovative, life-affirming and healing practices for Earth and the systems on which humans
ChI Talks
Join us to explore facets and frontiers of spirituality through an innovative and interfaith lens with the ChI Community. Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Open House and Info Session
Join us at 4pm Pacific, 5pm Mountain, 6pm Central, and 7pm Eastern time Learn about: Admissions Core Curriculum The Spiritual Direction Program Ordination Register Today! Can’t make it? Schedule a one-on-one info session.
Leadership and Ministry
Leadership ministry's areas of focus in classes include: Spiritual Leadership and the Tao; Spiritual Care and Prayer; Ministerial Boundaries; Introduction to Ethics for Chaplains; Spiritual Interventions; Ritual-making; and Public Speaking Some required courses, plus retreats, in the Interfaith Chaplaincy Program, are only open to students accepted and enrolled in the Spiritual Direction or the Chaplaincy
ChI Talks
Join us to explore facets and frontiers of spirituality through an innovative and interfaith lens with the ChI Community. Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.