The
Four Levels of Membership and Certification Explained
Psalm
41:1-3,
Blessed is he who considers the poor; the Lord will deliver
him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him and keep
him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth; He will not
deliver him to the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen
him on his bed of illness; He will sustain him on his sickbed.
1.
Basic Chaplain: There are no religious educational requirements
to become a basic chaplain and minister. Basic chaplains and
ministers in our opinion are God's people who feel they have
been called and who have walked the walk in life and felt
their own pain and suffering. Basic chaplains reflect God's
Love and Mercy by showing Samaritan type kindness to others
at all times. Basic chaplains get involved and reach out to
those in need, or some times just lend a sympathetic ear.
Becoming a basic chaplain is the first step in starting a
ministry of presence. After completing their first year of
membership they will be able to renew as registered chaplains
in their field of ministry.
2.
Registered Chaplain: The educational requirements to become
a registered chaplain must also be the requirements of the
agency or organization that they are a chaplain with. In many
cases a registered chaplain is a chaplain that must show proof
each year that they are registered and a member in good standing
with the ordaining body that ordained them in order to keep
their position. In other words most agencies or organizations
today want to know that chaplains are being held accountable
to their ordaining body or ministry for there actions, this
applies for all chaplains on all levels.
3.
Senior Chaplain: To be a senior chaplain the applicant
must have training in some type of chaplaincy or ministry
with 24 months of experience within that ministry. For an
example in order to be a senior chaplain in prison ministry,
the applicant must have 24 months experience and have already
completed an approved course of study in prison ministry.
These requirements will apply to all applicants seeking certifications
as senior chaplains. If you feel like you qualify but are
not sure, you may speak to a senior staff member and a Chief
Chaplain will take your request into consideration. Exceptions
if any will be determined by the Chief Chaplains board!
4.
Master Chaplains: Only under very special circumstances
to be determined by the board of directors may a new member
become a master chaplain when they join Chaplain Fellowship
Ministries. Master Chaplains are required to have four years
experience in their chosen fields of ministry. Master Chaplains
must have training and certifications in the follow. Certification
in critical incident stress management, Terrorism and Disaster
Response, Certification in Complex Family Issues, Certification
in Pastoral Crisis Intervention, Certification in Individual
Crisis Intervention, Certification in Chemical Dependency
Counseling, Certification in Anger Management, certification
in death notifications, certification in compassion fatigue,
certification in crisis chaplaincy, certification in suicide
awareness. Exceptions if any will be determined by the Chief
Chaplains board!
Chaplain
Fellowship Ministries of Oklahoma is a faith based nondenominational
ministry of presence that offers everyone including the every
day hard working man or woman an opportunity to serve in the
position of an ordained Chaplain and minister through specific
chaplaincy and ministry programs.
Thank
you for your time, Chaplain Francis
Contact
Our Home Office: (405) 672-4180 (Monday-Friday) during office
hours 9:00am to 5:00pm
