Chaplaincy Profession

Chaplaincy Profession

What a wonderful profession chaplaincy is? In chaplaincy profession:

1.     We have a ministry to both the living and the dead.

2.     We celebrate the living by conducting and officiating ceremonies such weddings, house warming, foundation laying, graduation, promotion, retirement etc.

3.     We also celebrate the dead by conducting burial and funeral ceremonies, memorial services and ceremonies.

4.     We have respect and concern for people; physically, emotionally, psychological and spiritually.

5.     We are concerned with the wellbeing of people here on earth, in this present world and we also have concern for them in the world beyond.

6.     Our care and concern for people goes beyond this present life, for we are concern for their future life (eschatologically).

7.     We have concern for the sick, the afflicted, the wounded, the traumatized, victimized and depressed with the intention of providing them resilience, helping them to obtain the needed healing of their bodies, souls and spirits.

8.     We care, attend to and are concerned for people of all ages, genders, religions, cultures etc.

9.     We advocate equal opportunities for all and equitable justice.

10.                        We pay attention to social aspect of human life, helping to bring meaningful relationships and interactions between people, thereby promoting peaceful co-existence.

11.                        We are concerned and attend to people, helping to bring meaning to their life as well as stand with them and identify with them when they are joyful, sorrowful, suffering pains, when grieving, in hopeless situations; demonstrating our ministry of presence and silence to them in all situations as required.

12.                        We offer a lot of varied services such as pastoral care, spiritual care, psychological care, emotional care, psychosocial care, psychospirituaal care, spirituotherapy, counseling, therapeutic care, the list is enormous.

NB: You will agree with me that just as it is not possible for anyone to understand all about education in the lower classes, it is also impossible for novices in chaplaincy to understand chaplaincy profession and its practice fully, no matter the efforts they make and claim they put forth.

Chaplaincy is a dynamic and wonderful profession! Gracie.

Chap. Prof. Mike David

Certified Chaplaincy Educator

29^th July, 2020