Powerful
Wind of Change
History made and recorded when the participants are
alive not dead; can hardly lie or be faltered. A powerful wind of change blow
across chaplaincy community in Nigeria, and by extension, the continent of
Africa, after the inauguration of the Fellowship of Civil Chaplains of Nigeria,
precisely April 29th-30th, year AD 2016.
This kind of change which started immediately in May
2016 came to a climax in July 2016, resulting in the disintegration of the
Fellowship of Civil Chaplains of Nigeria. In August year AD 2016, this wind of
change led to the birth of the Association of Professional Chaplains, focusing
attention on chaplaincy professionalization, professional chaplaincy practice
and service delivery; for which an incorporation was granted by Corporate
Affairs Commission 5th July, 2017AD.
The wind of change resulted in:
1.
Reorientation of
chaplains in the continent of Africa.
2.
Restructuring of
chaplaincy organizations to accommodate professional chaplains as well as
career chaplains from all sectors of the economy.
3.
Standardization
of chaplaincy practice in the continent of Africa.
4.
Establishment of
codes of ethics for practicing chaplains and spiritual care practioners in the
continent of Africa.
5.
Establishment of codes
of conducts for practicing chaplains and spiritual care practioners in the
continent of Africa.
6.
Establishment of
standard of practice for chaplains and spiritual care practioners in the
continent of Africa.
What a beneficial wind of change!
Benefits of
the Wind of Year 2016AD
The wind of change of Dec. 7th Year 2016AD
in chaplaincy community in Nigeria and by extension, the continent of Africa
came with a devastating and scattering effects, however to s in the Association
of Professional Chaplains, it came with accrued benefits. Praise God!
1.
The wind of
change gave us in APCIN greater concern for the well-being and welfare of the
people in the public domain and various clients of our professionals dotted all
over the continent.
2.
The wind of
change made us in APCIN to make comfort, peace, well-being to be our primary
assignment in professional chaplaincy practice and service delivery.
3.
The wind of
change, made s to put together efforts in providing needed services to the total
man (wholistic care).
4.
The wind of
change made s to devote greater attention conducting researches into social
problems bedeviling humans and the needed solutions to such problems.
5.
The wind of
change made us to make a better reception for vulnerable groups in the society
and to make provisions for the care of the vulnerable people in the society.
6.
The wind of
change has been instrumental in shifting our focus away trivialities.
7.
The wind of
change has made us to double our efforts in the sustainable development of
individual chaplains for personal actualization and effective service delivery.
8.
The wind of
change has made us to lay greater emphasis on member chaplains, offering global
best chaplaincy practice to clients and the publics at large.
9.
The wind of
change made to come to the knowledge of how hospitality cultivating inclusion,
time and space are essential in practice and makes us and our services
acceptable by the people we serve.
10.
The wind of
change has made us to see how important collaborative health care and how
chaplains complete the picture of collaborative health care.
Desiring to know more, contact Chap. Prof. Mike David.
The wind of change has taken chaplaincy community away
from jamboree chaplaincy, with fire brigade approach. Chaplaincy community can
now speak of professionalism. The wind of change has been beneficial to
chaplaincy profession, the general public as well as the chaplains themselves.
Our nascent professional chaplaincy practice must be
jealously guarded and sustained. Let us all buy the truth to keep and never put
it on sale for whatever reason.
This positive wind of change was brought about by a
change maker Archbishop Chap. Prof. Mike David JP,
Chap. Prof.
David Mike
Certified
Chaplaincy Educator
28th
May, 2020
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