Hospitals
Health-care chaplains serve the spiritual needs of patients, their families and hospital staff.
Admission
Who the AICCA Chaplaincy Program is for.
AICCA trains men and women who are called to serve people who cannot come to church: the sick, the imprisoned, the grieving, the aged, and those who protect us.
Entry requirements
- Called of God to serve as a Christian chaplain.
- Walking with the Lord and affiliated with a Christian organization.
- A clean criminal record. The institutions where you serve set their own requirements as well.
- Striving to live a life that is beyond reproach.
A chaplain should be able to minister the gospel clearly and precisely to people in crisis, and should have a basic understanding of the Christian sacraments: water baptism, the Lord's table, prayer for the sick, anointing with oil. By enrolling you confirm that you meet these requirements. Background checks may be required, and we verify your photo ID before credentials are issued.
Where chaplains serve
Where AICCA chaplains serve.
Correctional facilities
Correctional chaplains bring pastoral care, counseling and grief support to people in prisons and jails.
Nursing homes
Chaplains visit residents who can no longer attend church, offering prayer, communion and companionship.
First responders
Chaplains stand with firefighters, police officers and disaster teams in the hardest hours of their work.
Homes and communities
Domestic and community chaplains serve families: hospital calls, funerals, weddings, christenings and crisis visits.
What a chaplain is
A chaplain is a representative of a religious faith, such as a pastor, priest, ordained deacon or other member of the clergy, who serves people who are not organized as a church and who, because of illness, confinement, or military or civil duty, cannot attend one. Christian chaplaincy is a specialized ministry, a calling within a ministry: chaplains do not serve in churches but as public servants called to listen, care and respond to those they serve, relying on the Lord Jesus Christ for guidance.
Meet the requirements? Enroll today.
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