WE PROVIDE A MUCH-NEEDED SENSE OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCY

Board Certified Chaplains are in great demand! While the field of chaplaincy  service is rapidly               expanding, it remains largely unregulated. This is due to the fact that the U.S. government abides by constitutional and Supreme Court precedents resulting in a separation of religion and state. The government neither sets standards for nor licenses chaplains.

The A.B.C.C. provides national standards: The American Board of Certified Chaplains provides a reliable format for chaplains to demonstrate their professional education, experience, and competence.

Show employers that you're qualified!
Board Certification may be required by some agencies that retain chaplains. In every case, however, Board Certified Chaplains may make a more-professional presentation when applying for a position. Join today!

We Board Certify Religious Chaplains: Ordained and non-ordained Chaplains who meet the eligibility standards shown at the right may become Board Certified.

We also Board Certifify Civil Chaplains: Qualified chaplains working in the civil sector may also be Board Certified. These include Hospice Chaplains, Hospital Chaplains, Prison Chaplains, Jail Chaplains, Fire Department Chaplains, Civic Club Chaplains, Healthcare Chaplains, Long Term Care Chaplains, Human Service Chaplains, Counseling Chaplains, various chaplain services, etc. Contact your professional chaplains association, the American Board of Certified Chaplains.

FEE to become a

BOARD CERTIFIED

CHAPLAIN:

 Affordable $100.00   annual fee

• You can pay online with credit or debit card, or by sending a check to: American Board of Certified Professionals
  223 Victoria Park Court
  Howell, MI 48843

Requirements for Chaplain Board Certification:

• You may be a graduate of a recognized seminary program

or...

• You may hold a college degree in
  divinity, theology, social work, psychotherapy, psychology, pastoral counseling or other field qualifying you to perform chaplaincy services

or...

• You may be an ordained minister

or...

• You hold licensure or certificate of authority from a religious denomination as a practicing but non-ordained minister

or...

• You can demonstrate at least two years of work as a chaplain or counselor in a field such as a church, hospital, hospice, eldercare, jail or prison, police, fire, or service organization
  

AND

• Provide two career-related references and one personal reference attesting to your professional competence and exemplary personal character.

SPECIAL NOTE:

You will be automatically qualified for membership in the American Board of Certified Chaplains if you are a graduate of the highly-respected American Chaplain Training Institute at Saint James College ... www.saintjamescollege.org

You'll also be automatically eligible if you are a graduate of the excellent training program at The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. (ACPE), The International Conference of Police Chaplains, any military chaplain training program, Howard University School of Divinity, the University of Chicago School of Divinity, the Divinity School at Wake Forest, Harvard Divinity School, Yale Divinity School, or Colgate-Rochester Divinity School.