Providing pastors the opportunity to develop their skills from anywhere.
There is a sacred trust that allows pastors into the vulnerable moments of life. Precious few people are invited into struggles with addiction, medical diagnoses, tragedy or spiritual crises. Clinical Pastoral Education offers the most trusted and tried means to develop pastoral care practices that are skilled, self-aware and refined.
Through a yearslong-tested online format, engage in group and individual supervision with an ACPE certified educator for your ministry context so you can be the best pastor/chaplain possible to the people in your care.
“There are two things every congregation consistently asks of its pastor — can they preach and will they be there for me when I am in need? Congregations are eager to invest in the most reliable method to improve pastoral care quality and pastoral well-being.”
— The Rev. Dr. Soomee Kim, ACPE Certified Educator & Executive Director Of Center For Integrative Pastoral Practice
Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice
The Center for Integrative Pastoral Practice (CIPP) extends opportunities for chaplaincy education by offering hybrid, community-based Clinical Pastoral Education. CIPP is fully accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education Inc. (ACPE) and offers Level I and Level II CPE programs by ACPE Certified Educators.
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.
CIPP is not accepting applications as it transitions to new leadership and a new institutional home. Interested individuals can still submit their information below, and more information about the future of the program will be shared by the end of the year.
If you have any questions or need more information on our Clinical Pastoral Education program, contact cpe@gbhem.org.
Interested in future CPE Programs?
Program Highlights:
- Complete CPE certification requirements in the student’s ministry context, without the need to serve in CPE centers’ clinical units or to cover overnight on-calls
- We use the applicants’ ministry settings for their “clinical assignments” so that they don’t have to add extra 300 hours of ministry
- Group and individual instruction conducted online; accessible for those residing far from traditional CPE centers
- Accredited by the ACPE — the highest standard for spiritual care and education
- Fulfills CPE unit for certification as a chaplain or as required by your Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry
- All faculty members are ACPE Certified
