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  • 2025: More Change, More Progress

    Jan 21, 2025

    2025 is here, and although January is performing as if it is the 13th month of 2024, this is a new year and a new beginning. First and foremost, our hearts remain with friends, families, colleagues, and communities impacted by the devastating events that have hastily unfolded this year.

  • ACPE Professional Ethics Commission Case Study Webinar

    Jan 21, 2025

    If we are being honest with ourselves, when we do our work as educators well, we sometime walk close to the edge with our students. We encourage, nudge, maybe even push a bit at times. Our theories can help us to see when we get close to the edges, but sometimes we miscalculate, and our students can respond by feeling pushed too far. I know I felt that way at times during my CPE student experiences. Maybe you have, too. So, how much is too much?

  • AAPI Research Project – Seeking AAPI CEs, CECs, CESs

    Jan 13, 2025

    Since the creation of the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community of Practice in June 2021, our focus has been to have a safe place for educators who self-identify as AAPI to share their stories and experiences in ACPE, learn together, and gain support from each other.

  • New Year – New Opportunities

    Jan 6, 2025

    Robert Frost wrote a poem entitled: “The Road Not Taken” at a time in his life when he had decided that he needed to do something new. He rejected the road that the majority traveled and instead chose a less traveled path.

  • Revised CEC Competencies are Here!

    Jan 6, 2025

    Contemplation is to see, and ministry is to make visible. -- Henri Nouwen, Clowning in Rome

  • Still Joy to be Had

    Dec 23, 2024

    Last Friday, I was honored to participate in the intern graduation ceremony for Wellstar Health System’s CPE program here in Atlanta. To say it was a beautiful event would be an understatement.

  • Competencies are Coming!

    Dec 16, 2024

    In this season of gift-giving, I want to let you all know of a gift that will be coming from the ACPE Certification Commission in a few short weeks!

  • Thanks for Your Service

    Dec 2, 2024

    A thought came to mind last week while preparing to celebrate the Thanksgiving Holiday with my family and friends a thought came to mind… “I have another article due this weekend!”

  • A Message of Gratitude and Progress

    Nov 25, 2024

    I pray you are truly well. I am grateful we have reached this point in the year when we can hopefully shift our focus to rest and recovery, even if only for a little while. 2024 has felt like multiple years in one, with each month bringing its own unique mountain to climb. Our souls need and welcome rest.

  • ACPE Rallies for Giving Tuesday 2024 to Raise $10,000 for the Hemenway Scholars Program

    Nov 25, 2024

    ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care & Education is excited to announce its participation in GivingTuesday 2024, a global movement celebrating generosity and giving back.

  • Regarding Misinformation about ACPE’s Withdrawal from USDE Recognition

    Nov 18, 2024

    ACPE is aware of the distribution of misleading information to our members and partner institutions by other groups and associations concerning our decision to withdraw from the renewal process for USDE recognition.

  • Eastern Area Community of Practice Gathering Recap

    Nov 18, 2024

    The Eastern Area Community of Practice held its fall gathering at Stony Point Retreat Center in Stony Point, New York, with 38 members, including a surprise visit from Johnny Bush.

  • ACPE Leadership Election Results

    Nov 11, 2024

    Thank you to all the members who participated in the 2024 ACPE Leadership Election! We are incredibly grateful to all the candidates for their tireless commitment to ACPE.

  • ACPE Champion for Spiritual Care Award

    Nov 10, 2024

    Do you know a healthcare system leader, executive or other industry partner who has significantly advanced the importance of CPE and spiritual health in healthcare and community settings?

  • ACPE continues to be the leading programmatic accreditor for CPE

    Nov 5, 2024

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  • A Message from Rev. Dr. Cecelia Ann Walker, ACPE Board Chair

    Nov 4, 2024

    In my first article as ACPE Board Chair, I promised to be honest and transparent with you. That’s easy for me, even when what I need to say is hard to hear, because I respect and care for you and our beloved ACPE.

  • Giving in the Fourth Quarter

    Oct 28, 2024

    We’ve made it to the fourth quarter of 2024. Your contributions throughout the year support grants in research and provide scholarships to students.

  • A Few updates and Thoughts for my ACPE Colleagues

    Oct 14, 2024

    A few updates and thoughts for my ACPE Colleagues: Director of Member Engagement Position Like you, for several years, I have waited to see the fruition of the strategic plan. Like you too, I wondered if we would ever get to the end of it… so many disruptions, namely COVID-19, exit of staff persons, etc. The business meeting at our Annual Conference was energizing and reinvigorated my hope. During the meeting, we said words that you have probably heard enough to be suspicious… “we are listening; we hear you,” … but your Board, Executive Director, and staff were listening and have continued to work hard to move from vision to reality.

  • Updates from the Accreditation Commission

    Oct 14, 2024

    Happy Fall! As the leaves change colors and we enter a new season, I am pleased to share an update on the work of the Accreditation Commission. As I prepare to conclude my term at the end of December, I am quite proud of the work that the Commission has done during these two years full of change and want to say thank you to the Commissioners for their tireless and faithful work. I also have much gratitude for the three-person review teams led by a National Site Team Chair, NSTC, to complete 114 site visits during this term. I am also grateful to Amy Seat, and excited to be passing the torch of leadership to Amy, who accepted the chair-elect role in May.

  • New Grants to Promote Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility through ACPE

    Oct 4, 2024

    At their May 2024 board meeting, the ACPE Foundation proudly unveiled the recipients of its 2024 grants aimed at advancing justice, diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility within the ACPE community. These grants mark a significant investment in transformative projects, made possible by the generosity of our dedicated donors. "This year's grants exemplify our commitment to fostering a more inclusive and equitable ACPE environment," said Brooks Heard, Board Chair of the ACPE Foundation. "We are thrilled to support initiatives that will enhance spiritual care education, research, and practitioner diversity across our network."