The Work of the Chaplain

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The Work of the Chaplain is the ideal starting point for all who are exploring a call to chaplain ministry, including seminarians. As experienced chaplains themselves, the authors provide from a Christian perspective a concise history and biblical basis for chaplain ministry and carefully explain what makes chaplaincy unique. They provide specific guidance for the often unique areas to which chaplains are called to minister including:

• parishes
• multi-religious settings
• disaster or first-response settings
• military bases at home and abroad
• hospitals and hospice care
• blue- and white-collar workplaces
• correctional facilities or prisons
• crisis intervention services
• law-enforcement agencies
• high schools and college or university campuses

Learn how issues such as accountability, privacy, personal ethics, and spiritual assessment play an integral role in the success of a chaplain. And don't miss the advice the authors offer about health and empowerment issues for chaplains, emphasizing the importance of chaplains caring for themselves even while providing care for others.