Visiting Chaplains

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If there is a Bible verse to encapsulate what I have learned in my hospital chaplain residency this year, this is it: . . . we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves . . . At the beginning of my residency I struggled with, but quickly accepted, the not-specifically-religious nature of my chaplaincy work (see [ 494 more words ] https://visitingchaplains.com//clinical-pastoral-educatio/

Robert Murray McCheyne said, The Christian is a person who makes it easy for others to believe in God. Although the bulk of this volume is intended for and relevant to chaplains of all faith traditions, the perspective and tradition of both authors is Christian. Therefore, we felt it imperative to include this chapter for ourselves and for our fellow Christians to establish the theological rationale that Christian chaplains in particular have for providing ministry in such a unique ways. [ 856 more words ] https://visitingchaplains.com//the-biblical-basis-for-cha/

The Venerable Bede informs us that in the 8th century, a priest called Utta accompanied a princess on a sea voyage from Northumbria: an early reference to a chaplain and his [1] work. During the years of Christendom, chaplains have ministered in a wide variety of settings, living and working alongside people of every conceivable different point along faith’s spectrum, but until recently always within a fundamentally Christian understanding and value system. [ 4,100 more words ] https://visitingchaplains.com//how-to-make-the-gospel-cha/

PREAMBLE I believe Christian Ministry must have a theological underpinning if it is to be true to the gospel; it should be informed by ones ideas and understanding of the triune God. However that theology must be an applied theology, a practical theology, one that connects with my ministry as a hospital chaplain. My theological starting point is with a 'received tradition' ie the holy scriptures, the written word of God as recorded in the Bible. [ 2,261 more words ] https://visitingchaplains.com//an-understanding-of-the-ch/