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Recovery Chaplains |
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What is a Recovery Chaplain? The world is in need of people who are equipped to help those seeking recovery. A Recovery Chaplain is a Christian who is called and qualified to receive a lifetime certification from Recovery Chapel. The skills, knowledge and faithfulness of the chaplains will be their badge of honor as they represent Christ to a hurting world. If qualified, they will receive an accreditation, lesson materials, and downloadable Bible Studies that will help them minister in conjunction with their church, local organizations and institutions. These materials will be free for their group's use and are in a format for ease of photocopying.
Upon successful completion you will receive your Chaplain Certification:
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Qualifications You must meet certain guidelines in order to be certified as a chaplain by Recovery Chapel and continue to meet them after certification: 1. You can demonstrate in your interactions with us that you are a mature Christian who continues to seek God. 2. You provide a letter of recommendation from an ordained Christian minister and one Christian layperson, both of whom speak well of your qualifications, reputation and demeanor. 3. For the last year, you have not used alcohol, drugs nor had sexual liaisons outside of marriage. 4. You have at least six years (minimum of fifty hours per year) of experience in lay counseling or sponsorship work, or two years professional counseling experience, or any combination thereof. The types of verifiable lay experience that will be accepted are pastoral care ministries within a church body, parachurch community-based ministries where spiritual counseling is given, 12 step sponsorship or mentoring, and other institutional work that is psychological or spiritual in nature. 5. You complete all of your assignments in a timely fashion. 6. You demonstrate an inborn knowledge of the word of God in your assignments. 7. You may get advice from others, but you must be able to complete your application, essays, and assignments without any help. 8. You must not have been imprisoned or jailed any time during the last 18 months, nor be on probation or parole for a felony involving violence or sexual misconduct of any kind. 9. You accept our Bylaws as compatible with your own faith. 10. Submit an Admission Application with the above letters and a $10.00 application fee. 11. Upon being notified of acceptance, submit the $19 Registration Fee for the coursework and the credentials that will follow. No refund is given for either the application fee if you are not accepted for enrollment, nor for the Registration Fee once enrollment has began. |
Curriculum Assignment 1 Write an essay of 500 words (or more) demonstrating your victory through Christ over life's difficulties, with special emphasis on the spiritual processes you used to achieve your victory. Assignment 2 Write an essay of 500 words (or more) detailing the experience you had in helping a person on their spiritual path, with attention to how that experience affected you. Assignment 3 Write a series of 100+ word essays citing a biblical example for each of the following concepts: (1) Powerlessness as a human spiritual condition, (2) How God uses hardships to draw us nearer, (3) The inherent conscience of God in all humans, (4) Repentance as a requirement of Salvation, (5) How to lead somebody to salvation, (6) How to deal with Christians who commit sin, (7) Making Restitution, (8) Reconciliation to others, (9) Prayer, (10) Studying the Word, (11) Daily Spiritual Disciplines, (12) Evil and how to deal with it, (13) The power of the Flesh, (14) Christian victory in a world of difficulties, (15) Discipling others Assignments may be printed or typed and submitted via email or U.S. mail. You will be graded on a pass/fail system. Students may receive feedback on each assignment that requires them to redo assignments as needed to demonstrate a capacity to minister to others in a Christlike way. |
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