Events Calendar
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"REM: Cultural Responsiveness to Race and Culture in Spiritual Care and Spiritual Health".
Dates: May 21 – 23
Location: Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter Hotel
The ACPE Racial Ethnic Multicultural Network (REM) is proud to welcome you to the 2026 REM Invitational Conference, coming to Atlanta, Georgia, May 21–23, 2026, at the Le Méridien Perimeter Hotel.
This year's theme — "REM: Cultural Responsiveness to Race and Culture in Spiritual Care and Spiritual Health" — invites us into courageous, grounded conversation about the ways race and culture shape how we offer, receive, and teach spiritual care. Whether you are a student just beginning your CPE journey, a seasoned Certified Educator, or a Board-Certified Chaplain, this gathering is for you.
Join colleagues from across the ACPE community for three days of keynote addresses, brave conversations, professional development, networking, and celebration — including our beloved Annual Banquet and Dance.
Featured Speakers: Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Y. Lartey will deliver the opening plenary address, and CPE Educator Nancy Osborne will serve as our banquet speaker.
We look forward to seeing you in Atlanta. Register today — and invite a colleague!
CALLING ALL STUDENTS!
The deadline to apply has been extended to April 17th.
Apply for financial support to attend this important professional development program through the ACPE Foundation's Boisen Scholar Awards program.
Apply here: Boisen Scholars Application - 2026
Are you a Certified Educator and would like to volunteer to be on two student consultations?
Check all of the slots you are available:
Wednesday, May 20
- 5:00–6:00 PM
- 6:00–7:00 PM
- 7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, May 21
- 8:00–9:00 AM
- 9:00–10:00 AM
- 10:00–11:00 AM
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
If you are a CPE Student/Resident/CEC/CES, sign up for your top three choices:
Wednesday, May 20
- 5:00–6:00 PM
- 6:00–7:00 PM
- 7:00–8:00 PM
Thursday, May 21
- 8:00–9:00 AM
- 9:00–10:00 AM
- 10:00–11:00 AM
- 11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Please send a page or more explanation of why you are seeking consultation, or send a verbatim/theory papers/vignettes to: Abina.Johnson@ucsf.edu. Please include your role (CPE Educator/Intern/Resident) and contact information (preferably phone number).
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The Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Y. Lartey
Charles Howard Candler Professor of Pastoral Theology and Spiritual Care
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Y. Lartey teaches pastoral theology, care, and counseling at Candler, as well as in the Person, Community, and Religious Life program in Emory’s Graduate Division of Religion. Lartey came to Candler in 2004, and previously taught pastoral and practical theology at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. In 2020, he was appointed Suffragan Bishop for the North American Mission Diocese of The Methodist Church Ghana.
Lartey’s research examines pastoral and spiritual care theories and practices operating in African, European and American cultures. An internationally acclaimed scholar, Lartey is recognized as a pioneer in the development of an intercultural approach to pastoral care and counseling, which argues for and models respectful engagement across racial, gender, class, cultural and religious boundaries. His 1997 book, In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling (Jessica Kingsley, 2nd ed., 2003), now in its second edition, is internationally used as a textbook in pastoral care.
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Rev. Nancy Osborne
ACPE Certified Educator