"Offers resources for the Fire Chaplain to help build a relationship and ministry opportunity within the fire service." Their 2010 Annual Conference "Restoring Hope" will be at the Drawbridge Hotel in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, 4 miles south of Cincinnati. Pre-Conference: October 15-17, 2010 and Conference: October 17-21, 2010. Watch their website for updates by clicking on "2010 Annual Conference" in the left column.
International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC)
The 38th Annual Training Seminar in 2011 (ATS) will be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica at the Rose Hall Resort and Spa from Sunday, July 17 through Friday, July 22, 2011. Watch their website for updates by clicking on "Annual Training Seminars" in the left column.
The Annual Training Seminar (ATS) prepares law enforcement chaplains for their specialized work. ICPC offers credentials for chaplains: Basic, Senior, Master, Diplomate, and Fellow, so the twelve core courses for the Basic level are all offered at the ATS. Please see ICPC's website linked above for more information (click on "Credentials" in the left column). In addition, SCCA has earned the approval of ICPC for its training meetings to count as continuing education credits.
Links to Other Organizations that Provide Chaplain Training
Trains men and women in chaplaincy work in order to provide emotional and spiritual care to those who have experienced or are experiencing a crisis, and then helps them find a chaplain position within their community. Watch their website for updates.
Links to Chaplaincy Opportunities
(in alphabetical order)
These are listings of ministry opportunities. If you’re interested in becoming a chaplain, these are good places to start asking questions. If you’re already a chaplain, we would suggest that you discuss this additional volunteer opportunity with your own department prior to applying for the additional chaplaincy work listed below.
Helps bring hope to thousands of incarcerated youth by providing Chaplains to youth correctional facilities. If you feel that the Lord is calling you to serve as a Correctional Chaplain, Para-Chaplain or Institutional Volunteer, Pacific Youth Correctional Ministries would like to assist you in your training and placement.
Ministers to the police in Sudan (near Egypt), develops police chaplain programs, and trains officers in subjects such as officer safety, ethics, police management, community policing, and child protection. To begin to get a feel for the impact of the ministry, please watch a five-minute video: click here.
With almost all of the Chaplains for the California National Guard on deployment, there are shortages here at home. Volunteer one day a month to provide services to soldiers stationed locally.
Has a "mission and ministry to serve uniformed warriors and to provide spiritual guidance for those in our community who daily put themselves in harm’s way to protect life, limb, and property." Please see their website for more about their ministry.
"Inspired by retired Los Angeles Police Detective Charlie Sears' strength and courage, it is our organization's mission to provide financial assistance, physician referral and advocacy services to those law enforcement officers and firefighters diagnosed with brain cancer." (from their website)
“Concerns of Police Survivors, Inc. provides resources to assist in the rebuilding of the lives of surviving families and affected co-workers of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty as determined by Federal criteria. Furthermore, C.O.P.S. provides training to law enforcement agencies on survivor victimization issues and educates the public of the need to support the law enforcement profession and its survivors.” (from their website)
“Provides peer counseling, training, and technical assistance for the families and coworkers of firefighters who were killed in the line of duty. Some of their specific activities include developing and disseminating publications and reference materials for survivors and senior fire department managers and creating a public awareness strategy to promote the fire service and its critical role in public safety.”
Federal, state, and local law enforcement officers; firefighters; public rescue squads; ambulance crews; and chaplains of these departments may be eligible to receive death benefits under the Hometown Heroes Survivors’ Benefits Act following a death while on duty, under certain conditions. See the website linked above for specifics.
Fulfills the mission of providing families who have little or no financial resources modest financial assistance to help assure dignified final arrangements for their child.
co-authored by Naomi K. Paget and Janet R. McCormack. This book uncovers the historical and biblical foundation for chaplaincy, and then explores the universal issues that chaplains face of accountability, privacy, personal ethics, spiritual assessment and self-care. It will hit home with you and enhance your role as a Chaplain.
The "Grief Resources” tab lists a library that contains a myriad of articles ranging from helping yourself through grief to helping caregivers, a list of support groups, an annotated list of books and other literature, online resources, downloadable grief brochures that are pamphlets providing educational information about handling different types of grief (baby, child, senior, holidays, etc.).
