Communities of Practice (CoP) offer both rich opportunities and challenges for our CPE work. Opportunities include networking, support, and consultation for educators around specific interests or clinical contexts. The challenges faced by some CoPs include figuring out how to organize and leadership succession. For the past four years, I have been in leadership with the East Central Community of Practice (ECCoP) as it’s Convener-Elect, and then Convener. In this brief essay, I am sharing with you how we have organized. I offer our example of how one CoP addressed these concerns.

In a world filled with so much conflict and polarization, one of the joys of this past year was the passing of a reciprocal agreement between the Australia and New Zealand Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Ltd (ANZACPE) and ACPE. We first met on May 3, 2021, with six supervisors/educators from Australia and New Zealand and three from ACPE’s International Relations Committee to test the waters of this possibility. Everyone expressed hope to move towards reciprocity and to build greater collegiality.

Early bird registration is still underway for the 2022 Joint ACPE/APC Conference. Here are 5 reasons why you should register TODAY:

1. Dynamic plenary sessions

2. Full conference registration earns up to 13.5 CE credits

3. Over 60 hours of programming

There’s still time to register early! Early bird deadline closes on April 1^st.

For ACPE Members: To ensure that you receive the correct pricing, please use the email that was included in your invitation email. If you have questions, please email events@acpe.edu before registering. 

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We invite all ACPE Certified Educators who are working with Certified Educator Candidates to join us for informal consultations and conversations via Zoom. The drop-in meeting (no RSVP required) will take place on the first and third Mondays of the month, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET. Come for a little bit or stay the whole time. This is a chance to connect with colleagues and ask questions. We hope you will join us! 

This is a reminder that Membership Renewals are due by 03/31/2022. After this date a 15% late fee will be added to the invoice. You can make an online payment by logging into Community Hub and if you have not received a copy of your membership renewal notice you can contact the Finance Department at accounting@acpe.edu.

A Hearing Panel convened on February 11, 2022 determined that Rev. Darryl Tiller violated Ethics Standards 1.(b), 1.(c), and 1.(d). As a result of this determination, Rev. Tiller’s credentials to practice as an ACPE Certified Educator were suspended, with specified terms for restoration of his credentials, for a period of 24 months. On March 7, 2022, Rev. Tiller notified the chair of the PEC that due to his pending retirement he would consent to the permanent revocation of his credentials.

The Editorial Board of Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry is looking for a new Co-Editor, to begin work in the summer of 2022, for a three-year term. The primary task of the Co-Editor is to recruit, evaluate and edit essays for publication, to then organize the material, write introductory remarks, and oversee the publication of the annual volume. An editor should be familiar with the disciplines of pastoral theology, practical theology and clinical supervision in ministry, a member in ACPE, and possess proven literary skills.  A small stipend is available. If interested or if you wish to nominate someone, please email Carrie Buckner, Board President, at Carrie.L.Buckner@kp.org

Telechaplaincy is the delivery of spiritual care where recipients and providers are separated by distance. Telechaplaincy is increasingly common practice, and chaplains and providers regularly request trainings to implement and improve their practice of telechaplaincy. To meet this need, the Telechaplaincy Community of Practice is hosting a series of trainings and knowledge-exchange events. We invite chaplains, scholars and interdisciplinary team members to contribute to these events by proposing case study presentations, vignettes and didactics. The due date for submission is May 10, 2022.