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  • Make a Year-End Gift to Support ACPE Students

    Dec 22, 2025

    As we approach the close of the year, we invite you to help strengthen the future of spiritual care by supporting the students who power ACPE’s mission every day. Our guiding theme — “Powered by Students. Strengthened by You.” — continues to shape both our work and our gratitude.

  • ACPE 2025 Leadership Election Results

    Dec 8, 2025

    Thank you to all the members who participated in the 2025 ACPE Leadership Election! We are incredibly grateful to all the candidates for their tireless commitment to ACPE.

  • Organizational Update

    Dec 3, 2025

    Dear ACPE Members: As we close out 2025, I'm pleased to share important updates for our Association. Despite the challenges we've faced this year, ACPE continues to demonstrate resilience and sound progress.

  • Accreditation Updates – 2026 Site Visits

    Dec 1, 2025

    At the end of October, the Accreditation Commission met in person in Atlanta for our Fall Business meeting and took action to grant continued accreditation to twenty (20) programs that successfully completed 6-year reviews during the second and third quarters of the year.

  • Chair's Reflection: Thank You, ACPE!

    Dec 1, 2025

    “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it’". (Isaiah 30:21)

  • Accreditation Updates – November 2025

    Nov 10, 2025

    At the end of October, the Accreditation Commission met in person in Atlanta for our Fall Business meeting and took action to grant continued accreditation to twenty (20) programs that successfully completed 6-year reviews during the second and third quarters of the year.

  • Chair's Reflection: Moving Forward

    Nov 3, 2025

    “I thank my God every time I remember you, always praying with joy for all of you.”

  • Reflection on the Joint Congress of the International (ICPCC) and European (ECPCC) Council for Pastoral Care and Counseling

    Oct 27, 2025

    Theme: “Out of the Depths: Contours of Spiritual Care in a Wounded World”

  • Introduction from ACPE's New Director of Education

    Oct 13, 2025

    I am pleased to introduce myself as ACPE’s new Director of Education. I am working remotely from Elizabethtown, PA just south of Hershey, PA. My role encompasses professional work in Certification, Accreditation, and Psychotherapy within the broader scope of our mutual mission to offer clinical educational opportunities.

  • ACPE Foundation Awards $206,000 in 2025 JEDIA Grants

    Oct 1, 2025

    Since the start of this initiative, the Foundation has awarded over $750,000 to develop the next generation of spiritual care leaders.

  • ACPE Remembers Dr. Urias Beverly

    Sep 22, 2025

    We remain saddened by the passing of Dr. Urias Beverly on Tuesday, September 16, 2025.

  • Reflections from Alaska: A Sacred Gathering

    Sep 8, 2025

    From August 6–10, the Womanist Approach to Care and Curriculum Community of Practice gathered in Alaska for a powerful time of connection and peer review in support of Dr. Pat Wilson Cone.

  • Mark Your Calendar: Relaunch of the IFS Community of Practice

    Sep 4, 2025

    Have you heard about Internal Family Systems (IFS)? Mark your calendar and reserve your spot for a special occasion: the relaunch of our IFS Community of Practice (CoP) on November 7th at 9:00 AM Pacific / 12:00 PM Eastern.

  • “You Helped Me Rise”: The Sacred Role of a Hospital Chaplain

    Aug 18, 2025

    I recently visited a patient in our Emergency Department who was admitted with anxiety-related symptoms due to PTSD. The nurse asked the patient if she would like to speak to a chaplain, but she was initially hesitant because she didn't want someone to "come in and tell me to just pray about it

  • ACPE Leadership Election: Call for Nominations

    Aug 11, 2025

    The application process is now open for self-nominations for leadership positions starting in January 2026.

  • “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can…”

    Aug 4, 2025

    The line above is taken from a story entitled The Little Engine That Could. I recall my Mother reading it many times to me and my siblings, and we in turn have shared it with our children.

  • Resource Guide for Newly Certified Educators (and Others)

    Aug 4, 2025

    Once a Certified Educator Candidate becomes certified and starts their journey as an ACPE Certified Educator, often a lot of questions arise.

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    Accreditation Updates – July 2025

    Jul 28, 2025

    As we continue to live into this season of transition, I want to share some updates and points of clarification on a few Accreditation-related questions:

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    Introduction from ACPE's New Director of Member Engagement

    Jul 21, 2025

    I'm pleased to introduce myself as ACPE's new Director of Member Engagement, working remotely from New Orleans, LA.

  • Volunteer Leadership Vacancies

    Jul 14, 2025

    We have some mid-year openings to fill on the ACPE board, commissions, and committees. We plan to conduct a brief search process to fill these seats so each group can operate at full capacity.