Who Professional Chaplains Are

Who Professional Chaplains Are

There are many categories of chaplains known to our world such as;

i.     Lay chaplains.

ii.    Denominational chaplains.

iii.   Trained chaplains.

iv.  Honorary chaplains.

However, professional chaplains are unique, distinguished and noble chaplains who have been adequately trained to practice chaplaincy in the most appropriate professionally acceptable way.

Professional chaplains are those who have chosen chaplaincy as their profession, occupation, calling and vocation from which to make their living.

Professional chaplains must of necessity be fully ordained interfaith ministers who enjoys the authorization of their religious leaders to minister to people of different faiths in a pluralistic world like their own without any form of discrimination.

Professional chaplains are fully ordained chaplains who carry the endorsement from their faith group and denomination to practice chaplaincy professionally in anywhere they find themselves.

Professional chaplains are certified by a certification body for professional chaplaincy practice and service delivery to the general public.

Professional chaplains are members of professional chaplaincy association of their choice such as Association of Professional Chaplains in Nigeria and continent of Africa.

Professional chaplains are specialists in their field of endeavor and special areas of their operation in chaplaincy practice.

Professional chaplains are cross-trained chaplains who can work with other professionals in any profession in proffering the needed solutions to problems of people and bringing wholeness to people collectively or collaboratively.

Professional chaplains are career chaplains who have the needed abilities and skills to take chaplaincy, chaplaincy practice and service delivery to all sector of the economy and the numerous people of such sectors.

Professional chaplains are expected to be members of specialized association or forum in areas of their specialization for example, Association of certified sexual assault therapists, Clinical psycho-spirituo therapists, to mention a few.

Professional chaplains are expected to be adequately trained and equipped to be marketable for employment as staff chaplains in public institutions, private institutions or as consultants to these institutions.

Professional chaplains are trained and equipped to enable them offer spiritual, emotional, psychological and psychosomatic services to people of our world who require such services.

Professional chaplains are those trained and equipped adequately to enable them bring about a peaceful co-existence between people of different tribes, ethnic groupings and religions in the society.

Professional chaplains are trained and equipped in conflict resolutions and management, reconciling warring fashions in any group or people in dispute and conflict situations professionally. 

Professional chaplains are those trained and equipped adequately to enable them attend to people in crisis and disaster situations, providing resilience for victims, and helping to alleviate the sufferings of people in the IDP Camps.

You can also be one of the professional chaplains,  if you are willing but you must submit yourself to high quality chaplaincy education, highly quality professional chaplaincy training, competent professional practice and be a member of a chaplaincy professional body “ The Association of Professional Chaplains in Nigeria and Continent of Africa.” You are highly welcome.

Chap. Prof. Mike-Jacobs

Professional Counselor, Clinical Spirituotherapist and

Certified Chaplaincy Educator in Private Practice