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Transforming Chaplaincy promotes evidence-based spiritual care and integrate research into professional practice and education by fostering a culture of inquiry

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Transforming Chaplaincy News - April 2026

Chaplaincy Research Summer InstituteBryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr - PennsylvaniaJuly 27-31 Chaplains are invited to apply for the Chaplaincy Research Summer Institute (CRSI). First offered in 2017, the CRSI helps chaplains develop research literacy to understand and apply research critically and introduces them to skills to engage in research and quality improvement projects. The CRSI follows an intensive and interactive format that facilitates networking with faculty and chaplains involved in...

Our Upcoming Webinars "In Dialogue with Your Life Story": A Mixed-Methods Study into the Workings of a Narrative and Interfaith Spiritual Care Intervention in Palliative Care at HomeThursday, April 16, 1 - 2 pm (CDT) The value of researching chaplaincy outcomes is increasingly acknowledged by both scholars and practitioners. In this webinar, we present the qualitative and quantitative findings of our intervention “In dialogue with your life story”, developed for patients receiving palliative...

Our Upcoming Webinars "In Dialogue with Your Life Story": A Mixed-Methods Study into the Workings of a Narrative and Interfaith Spiritual Care Intervention in Palliative Care at HomeThursday, April 16, 1 - 2 pm (CDT) The value of researching chaplaincy outcomes is increasingly acknowledged by both scholars and practitioners. In this webinar, we present the qualitative and quantitative findings of our intervention “In dialogue with your life story”, developed for patients receiving palliative...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) (Top Row, L-R: Dr. George Fitchett, Marilyn Barnes, Dr. Csaba Szilagyi)(Middle Row, L-R: Drs. Jason Turner, Christina Puchalski, Erik Gjesfjeld)(Bottom Row, L-R: Dr. Lex Tartaglia, Dr. Anne Vandenhoeck, Theresa Vithayathil Edmonson) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our program's reach and influence. We are also excited to highlight our current focus areas and vision as we look toward the future of spiritual care research. To Register 10 Years of Transforming ChaplaincyReport To Access This Report...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our program's reach and influence. We are also excited to highlight our current focus areas and vision as we look toward the future of spiritual care research. To Register 10 Years of Transforming ChaplaincyReport To Access This Report...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our program's reach and influence. We are also excited to highlight our current focus areas and vision as we look toward the future of spiritual care research. To Register 10 Years of Transforming ChaplaincyReport To Access This Report...

10 Years of Celebrating Transforming Chaplaincy: Past, Present, and FutureTuesday, March 31, 1-2 PM (CDT) Please join us to celebrate Transforming Chaplaincy’s decade-long journey of impact and growth, featuring insights from partners and collaborators on our program's reach and influence. We are also excited to highlight our current focus areas and vision as we look toward the future of spiritual care research. To Register 10 Years of Transforming ChaplaincyReport To Access This Report...

Our Next Webinar Religious Literacies for Healthcare: Which One?Thursday, March 19, 10 - 11 am (CDT) Drs. Steve Cunningham & Judy Ragsdale This webinar will explore the importance of religious literacy as a foundation for spiritual care. In particular it will review prevailing notions of religious literacy and discuss aspects of each and of healthcare in a conversation about which is best for healthcare and why. Presenter: Dr. Steven Clark Cunningham, MD, MLA, FACS Respondent: Dr. Judy...

Our Next Webinar Religious Literacies for Healthcare: Which One?Thursday, March 19, 10 - 11 am (CDT) Drs. Steve Cunningham & Judy Ragsdale This webinar will explore the importance of religious literacy as a foundation for spiritual care. In particular it will review prevailing notions of religious literacy and discuss aspects of each and of healthcare in a conversation about which is best for healthcare and why. Presenter: Dr. Steven Clark Cunningham, MD, MLA, FACS Respondent: Dr. Judy...