Over the past several months, the ACPE board has been communicating about a possible merger with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). For some members, this has been a conversation that dates back to the 1980s. For others, this is a new idea that has raised important questions. Every week since March 18, 2021, when the Board of Directors approved a motion to bring the vote to merge to the membership, we have worked to provide videos, Q & As, town halls, and meetings with CoPs to address questions, concerns, hopes, and curiosities about what this will mean.
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The Leadership Development Committee is now officially receiving applications to serve on the initial board of the new organization, IF the members approve the proposed merger between ACPE and APC by a super majority in the July referendum.
This is a historical time in the discipline of professional spiritual care. In July, ACPE members will vote on a proposed merger with APC. The new organization has the potential to define spiritual care and pastoral education for years to come.
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In March, the Boards of Directors of ACPE and APC met concurrently and approved a proposal to merge. Each association’s membership will now vote on the proposed merger in July. To help ACPE members make an informed decision, ACPE is hosting town halls, Q&A sessions, interviews, and SharePoint conversations.
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We invite all ACPE Certified Educators who are working with Educator Candidates to join us for informal consultations and conversations via Zoom in 2021.
The drop-in meeting (no RSVP required) will take place on Mondays, beginning from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Eastern time.
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Having come to the end of our historic annual conference, I am reflecting on the talent among us, how that is nurtured and encouraged. What a gift to hear the voices of newer educators and particularly those who are pushing and leading us to make anti-racist commitments in our lives and ministries.
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It seems like yesterday that members of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors were beginning a process of discerning whether or not to consolidate with The Association of Clinical Pastoral Educators.
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Once a month the ACPE Professional Ethics Commission (PEC) posts a couple of statements from our Code of Professional Ethics for ACPE Members.
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Deadline to Declare: August 26
Deadline to Upload Materials: October 1
Meeting Dates: November 1-5
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Many of us grew up in homes where “what other people thought of us” was more important than what we knew of ourselves. The tyranny of the opinion of others has bent people into shapes that leave them unrecognizable to themselves. Terry Kirby Erickson offers this beautiful invitation to let our lives be all we need: |
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What Matters
by Terry Kirby Erickson
What other people think of you,
what they say, are burdens
no one should carry. Lift a spoon
a cup, things that fit in your hand.
Carry on a conversation,
pick up a baby. Listen to the wind
when it whispers, nothing else.
There is no one watching you,
no one straining to hear what
you say. The present has arrive
and you are in it. Your heart
is pumping. Your breath moves
in about of your lungs without
anyone’s help or permission.
Let go of everything else. Let
your life, handed to you through
no effort of your own, be all
the proof you need. You are loved.
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The Tulsa Massacre of 1921, an event that illustrates the very worst of white supremacy in the U.S., decimated what was known by many as the “Black Wall Street” 100 years ago. Recently, a survivor of that atrocity testified before the US Congress. Take a few minutes to listen to Violet Fletcher, 107 years old, as she gives testimony:
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This Week on the Calendar |
June 23
Feast day Rahmat (Bahai)
The Bahai calendar has nineteen months, all named after attributes of God. Raḥmat is the Arabic word for mercy.
June 24
Nativity of John the Baptist (Christianity)
John was a Jewish preacher who called upon people to repent, amend their lives and renew their relationship with God. He was a strong believer that the coming of the Kingdom of God was imminent. John baptized Jesus in the River Jordan, which is said to mark the beginning of Jesus's public ministry.
Solstice Litha (Neo-Paganism)
Also known as the Summer Solstice, Litha is the celebration of the arrival of summer- when the days are most full of daylight, and there is abundance and fertility in the earth.
June 28
Apostles fast begins (Orthodox Christianity)
The Holy Apostles Fasting duration varies every year. It may last from zero days, if Pascha falls on May 3 or later to twenty-nine days, if Pascha falls on April 4 to May 2.
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This Week in our Thoughts
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St. Luke's University Health Network is currently seeking an ACPE Certified Educator
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Opportunities for Chaplain Residents in San Francisco, and Redwood City, CA.
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Educational Opportunities |
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ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education |
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ACPE is the standard for spiritual care and education. Our diverse membership includes Certified CPE Educators, Spiritually Integrated Psychotherapists, Spiritual Care Professionals and Practitioners, Pastoral Counselors, Chaplains, Faith Communities, and Seminaries. Our multi-disciplinary, multi-faith, multi-racial community of professionals provides education, connection, and formation through continuing education, networking, and leadership development.
ACPE is the premier, Department of Education recognized, organization that provides the highest quality CPE programs for spiritual care professionals of any faith and in any setting. We do this through a rigorous accreditation and certification process for centers and educators that provide CPE.
The depth of our training enables students to realize their full potential to strengthen the spiritual health of people in their care as well as themselves.
ACPE members are actively engaged in a wide variety of professional development activities including communities of practice, conferences, spiritual care research, and informal networking. We are more than just an association: we are a movement committed to the transformation of the human suffering.Our opportunities for formation and community enrich our member's work of healing and transforming people and communities in the US and across the globe.
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