Chaplaincy Leadership

Chaplaincy leadership is one of the core courses offered in unit 4 of CPE or CCPE study programmes at the conclusion which chaplains become eligible to seek for BCC certification.

Because of the recognition granted these cadre of certified chaplains, they become the bedrock of chaplaincy leadership. BCC are expected to have attained a managerial leadership positions in various organizations they work in or serve.

In most cases BCC are found to chaplaincy directors of chaplaincy departments, directorate and chaplaincy institutes. The duties of BCC at this level include:

a.     Directing the affairs of chaplaincy departments and centers.

b.     Directing and managing chaplains under them.

c.      Giving quality supervisory roles in supervision of trainee chaplains and interns for evidence base chaplaincy practice.

d.     Reschedule supervised evidence based clinical practice which chaplaincy profession considers mandatory and compulsory for chaplaincy certification.

BCC level is considered the bedrock of further developments and advancement in chaplaincy profession.

1.     BCC automatically become members of the body of directors and administrators which is saddled with the responsibility of training, vital decisions and considering issues of concern to chaplaincy profession, its practice and service delivery as well as development of chaplains.

2.     BCC are usually granted authorization for the establishment of CPE or CCPE study centers accredited by chaplaincy professional association.

3.     For any chaplain to attain the level of professional chaplaincy educator, such chaplain must of necessity have been BCC.

4.     BCC is not just chaplaincy title or letters behind chaplains’ names but rather the position of higher responsibility, authority and reference in chaplaincy world.

With this established standard in chaplaincy profession; chaplains do not just get to chaplaincy leadership positions because they founded chaplaincy outfits or organizations.

Chaplains at the leadership position of chaplaincy profession make policies and decisions that affect the profession, its practices as well as the practitioners. They therefore must be people who have robust understanding and knowledge of chaplaincy, its practice and service delivery.

Chaplaincy leadership which I consider to be “Body of professional directors and administrators” shall take responsibility for ensuring that the societal demands for chaplains meet with the supply well trained and commissioned chaplains who shall be seeking gainful employment in communities and societies where they sojourn.

Chaplaincy leadership must be able to make sure accredited chaplaincy training institutions and colleges are the ones that will receive recognition for training of emerging chaplains for effective performance and marketability.

Chaplaincy leadership shall take responsibility for seeing to the fact that chaplaincy is practiced professionally in accordance with global chaplaincy best practice. It shall also be the responsibility of chaplaincy leadership bring any erring chaplaincy practitioner to book, disciplined or deregister for wrong doings, criminal acts, malpractices etc. in accordance with the constitutional provision of ethics of chaplaincy and the professional body.

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Chap. David Mike-Jacobs CPC, CPST, BCC.

Professor of Anthropology, Certified Chaplaincy Educator & Trainer.

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15^th Oct, AD2022