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Air Force Chaplains
The Air Force Chaplaincy accepts endorsed and qualified applicants from all faith groups. Air Force people live and work around the world serving our country. Chaplains combine the roles of clergy and military officer. Life as an Air Force chaplain is both exciting and rewarding.

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
AAMFT is the professional, secular organization which promotes, understanding, research, and education for marriage and family therapists. Clinical members meet high standards of education and training and are held to the highest ethical standards.

American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC)
AAPC is an international organization of ministers, rabbis, priests, and religiously oriented professionals, which provides certification and training. Pastoral counselors integrate the practices of psychotherapy and spirituality.

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
AAIDD provides leadership for professionals and citizens caring for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

American Correctional Chaplains Association (ACCA)
ACCA is a professional, interfaith organization providing continuing education and certification for correctional chaplains who provide pastoral care to those who are imprisoned, as well as to correctional facility staff and their families when requested. Where permitted, they also minister to the families of prisoners.

Army Chaplains
U.S. Army Chaplains serve both God and country by bringing their unique gifts with which they are endowed by God, to the soldiers of our nation in the broad, challenging, diverse, and ever changing environment of the Army.

Army National Guard
An Army National Guard chaplain is a preacher, a teacher, a counselor, and a citizen-soldier. They are men and women who minister to their neighbors; neighbors who dedicate a portion of their private time to their country. The National Guard Chaplain accepts the challenge to go beyond their traditional ministry to better serve their community.

Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
ACPE is a multicultural, multifaith organization devoted to providing education and improving the quality of ministry and pastoral care offered by spiritual caregivers of all faiths through the clinical educational methods of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).

Association of Professional Chaplains (APC)
With commitment to interfaith ministry and the professional practice of pastoral care, the APC serves chaplains in all types of health and human service settings. As a national, not-for-profit professional association, APC advocates for quality spiritual care of all persons.

Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
CAP chaplains support U.S. Air Force active duty and reserve chaplains, particularly during times of war. CAP chaplains also assist other national relief organizations in times of disaster and minister to victim families and emergency workers.

College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP)
CPSP is a theologically based covenant community which offers training and certification to pastoral counselors and health care chaplains.

Congress on Ministry in Specialized Settings (COMISS)
The COMISS Network is the product of many years of interfaith cooperation in the development and delivery of pastoral services to persons in a variety of specialized ministry settings. COMISS Network is a forum for dialogue and action among distinct pastoral care and counseling communities.

Crime Victims Advocacy Council (CVAC)
CVAC seeks to help crime victims cope with their suffering and pain. Acting as an advocate for crime victim’s rights, CVAC will be the eyes, ears and voice for the restorative healing and justice for victims of crime.

Department of Veterans Health Administration
Chaplains provide complete religious ministry to veteran patients. They address religious, spiritual, moral, and ethical problems of patients, ministering to patients, the critically ill, and the families concerned. The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors nationwide.

Federal Bureau of Prisons (FOB)
FOB is the official agency of the U.S. Department of Justice which oversees the incarceration of offenders in controlled environments (prisons and community based facilities). They provide programs which assist offenders to return to society as law abiding citizens. FOB is the entry point for persons seeking employment as FOB chaplains.

Federation of Fire Chaplains
The Federation is a non-denominational network of persons whose goal is to provide training and support for chaplains serving with fire fighting units.

The International Coach Federation (ICF)
ICF is a nonprofit organization formed by individual members-professionals who practice coaching, including executive coaches, leadership coaches, life coaches and more, from around the world who are dedicated to advancing the coaching profession.

International Association of Civil Aviation Chaplains (IACAC)
IACAC is an ecumenical group of Civil Aviation chaplains whose work consists in the priestly, pastoral and prophetic ministering to and with the people who work at and use airports/aviation.

International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC)
ICPC is an international organization of chaplains of all faiths who serve law enforcement agencies. They provide pastoral counseling to law enforcement officers, civilians, families, and victims.

JUSTPEACE
The mission of JUSTPEACE Center for Mediation and Conflict Transformation is to prepare and assist United Methodists to engage conflict constructively in ways that strive for justice, reconciliation, resources preservation and restoration of community in the church and in the world.

Military Chaplains' Association (MCA)
MCA is a professional support and veterans service organization committed to the religious freedom and spiritual welfare of America’s military, Veterans, and families.

National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD)
NADD is the leading North American expert in providing professionals, educators, policy makers, and families with education, training, and information on mental health issues relating to persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

National Association of Veterans Affairs Chaplains (NAVAC)
NAVAC was established to pursue excellence in providing pastoral care for veteran patients, their families, and staff. Members are given opportunities for continuing education and certification to promote personal growth and professional development. Professional collegiality is encouraged. An annual meeting is held in the fall.

National Conference on Ministry to the Armed Forces (NCMAF)
NCMAF brings together official representation of all major faith groups in a mutually supportive and working relationship. They are the point of contact between over 220 faith groups and the military.

National Institute of Business and Industrial Chaplains (NIBIC)
NIBIC is an organization of chaplains of all faith groups who provide pastoral care to employees and families in business and industrial settings. A certification process is provided.

Navy Chaplains
Navy chaplaincy is a call within a call that offers religious ministry professionals opportunities to provide spiritual care to sailors, marines, and coast guardsmen serving in the continental U. S. and around the globe.

United Methodist Association (UMA)
The UMA is a national association of United Methodist-related, and other faith-based ministries, and professionals actively involved in promoting quality care in a Faith-based setting.

The United Methodist Church