Chaplaincy Entrepreneurship (Chaplaincy Enterprises and Activities Chaplains can engage in as Beneficial Services to Humanity)

Chaplaincy Entrepreneurship (Chaplaincy Enterprises and Activities Chaplains can engage in as Beneficial Services to Humanity)

Chaplaincy enterprise and activities

Preamble:

There are numerous opportunities opened for us chaplains to offer services to the people of our generation and world, as we seek to be beneficial to humanity in our activities and professional practice.

The chaplain that wants to render a particular or specific service or function must endeavor to identify what services are needed by the people for him or her to offer or render.

First and foremost, the chaplain must of necessity come to the understanding that all chaplaincy activities are service-oriented. In chaplaincy practice, there are no products or articles we put up for sale, we render and offer beneficial services to humanity which makes life more meaningful for them.

Chaplaincy profession and practice is service-oriented and must be ssen as such.

Secondly, the chaplain who intends to offer beneficial services to the people of his or her community or society must have an intention of serving. The chaplain must identify needs of the community or the society that is completely missing or lacking and thus in great demand and desire by the people to be severed.

Thirdly, the chaplain will then be expected to identify which of such needs, he or she has the ability, capability, knowledge and technical know how to handle; select such and make needed preparation to offer such service.

Fourthly, the starting point is expected to be very simple and small as the chaplain is preparing to commence offering whatever services; let it be small and simple so that there can be growth as the practice goes on and progresses.

 Fifthly, the chaplain in seeking to offer beneficial services to the generality of the people of our generation and world must have or put in an office, center or base, whatever such is coined – where the services and practice being offered can be accessed by the people to be served.

Even when such services are to be offered online, there must still be a base from where such operations are carried on.

Sixth, another important factor which is needed by the chaplain in offering services is professional skills. Each beneficial services to be offered or rendered by the chaplain must be done with high professional skill; which makes it mandatory for only professionally qualified chaplains to venture into providing chaplaincy services and service delivery to the people.

Kinds of Services Chaplains may offer the General Public:

Such services may be for individual persons, corporate bodies, groups, communities etc.

1.     Counseling services.

2.     Psychotherapy services.

3.     Services to public institutions such as,

a.     Schools.

b.     Colleges.

c.      Prisons/jails.

d.     Juvenile centers.

e.     Law enforcement agencies.

4.     Emergency services to National or State Emergency Management Agencies.

5.     Chaplaincy services to victims of accidents and their relations.

a.     Fire services both at federal and state levels.

b.     Road accident collaborations with Federal Road Safety Corps and State Ambulance Medical Services.

6.     Consultancy Services.

7.     Spiritual services.

8.     Religious services.

9.     Interfaith and multifaith services.

I need to say here very emphatically that whatever service or services, chaplains choose to offer as beneficial services to humanity must compulsorily include pastoral care services.

Any chaplaincy practice and activities devoid of pastoral care services, spiritual care services and service delivery is not chaplaincy.

Chap. Prof. David Mike

Certified Chaplaincy Educator