Introduction to Prison Chaplaincy

An introduction to chaplaincy practices in a criminal justice context. Students develop knowledge of offenses and sentences, prison dynamics and security issues, and skills in pastoral interviewing, maintaining public presence, faith formation, worship and rituals, ecumenical and inter-faith accommodation, restorative justice, and reintegration initiatives.  

Self-teaching Webinars

The link provided goes to their YouTube channel, which provides a good number of presentations on the topics of addiction and faith.  

VST Current Course Listings

Many of the courses in this list are both online and in-person. Unfortunately, there is not a simple way to list all of the online courses.  

Dementia and Spirituality: Loss, Love, and Navigating Change Together

With Jane Kuepfer, RP, PhD, MDiv, Schlegel Specialist in Spirituality and Aging with the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and Conrad Grebel University College. Kuepfer is a spiritual director, an ordained minister, a registered psychotherapist, and serves as a spiritual care provider in a retirement home, alongside her teaching and research roles.  Within 10 years …
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Leading Reserved Sacrament – Fall 2022

Are you a Lay Minister seeking to get a license for ministry? Or are you just interested in learning more? If so, please join us as we explore all you need to lead services of Reserved Sacrament in your parish and community! To Register or for more information please contact Barbara Labrecque by emailing: [email protected]

Anglican Pastoral Theology

This course is for all pastoral caregivers, for those who are fulfilling a call to tend to the sick, and those who make pastoral visitations in your congregation. This 10-week course will be taught by Jay Geisler on Wednesday nights from 7-8PM, starting on May 25. This course will be conducted weekly on Zoom. Class …
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Introduction to Chaplaincy

CHAP 5023 An overview of the profession of chaplaincy, exploring the diversity that exists in this ministry. A variety of specialists will be involved in the course instruction through discipline-specific didactics, including prison chaplains, airport chaplains, military chaplains, university chaplains, and chaplains who are involved in the business, sport, and healthcare sectors. Students will be …
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