1. Muslim chaplain who is involved specifically with institutional pastoral care and who is institutionally recognized as such, with at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education completed and who holds a Master of Divinity or a graduate degree in chaplaincy from an accredited academic institution*
2. A Muslim who has completed at least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education and who holds a graduate degree in chaplaincy, but who is not currently employed (i.e. retried, looking for work, taking time off to care for family)
3. A Muslim chaplain who has obtained board certification through the BCCI, Spiritual Care Association, or the American Correctional Chaplains Association
4. Active or retired Muslim chaplains with over a decade of institutionally recognized chaplaincy experience without the academic and/or clinical chaplaincy training.
* Other relevant graduate education from an accredited institution will be taken into consideration
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Lay Chaplain
$55
Renews yearly
1. A Muslim chaplain who is involved specifically with institutional pastoral care and institutionally recognized as such without the benefit of clinical and academic chaplaincy training. In the event one leaves their position with less than five years of work experience, AMC membership will be extended for one year.
2. Islamic chaplaincy students hired into positions in advance of completing their studies are also eligible, as are those retired after five years of lay chaplaincy service.
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Student & Senior Citizen Chaplain
$15
Renews yearly
1. Chaplains who meet the Professional or Lay category requirements but are senior citizens.
1. Muslim chaplaincy students of AMC’s member institutions (American Islamic College, Bayan Islamic Graduate School, Boston Islamic Seminary, Hartford International University, or The Islamic Seminary of America)** who are not yet employed as a chaplain.
2. Muslim Clinical Pastoral Education students studying in a non-Muslim majority context and not otherwise enrolled in graduate chaplaincy studies are eligible for membership during their unit and for one year after its conclusion.
** Other chaplaincy specific graduate education programs may be taken into consideration
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Tennessee (TN)
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Institution where you are recognized as a chaplain If retired, please indicate your last place of service. Students not currently serving as chaplains can write the name of the school you are studying at.*
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Current Field(s) of Service (if retired include former)*
In what capacity do you function as a chaplain?*
Full-time
When did you start at your chaplaincy location? (Please type "NA" if not applicable)*
Please provide a work reference with contact information (someone who can attest to your work as a chaplain at the institution)*
What languages do you speak?*
Please list your traditional Islamic Sciences education (Please type "NA" if not applicable)*
Please list your academic degrees including the following information: 1) Institution 2) degree 3) year of graduation*
How many CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education) units have you taken?*
Please indicate your CPE locations (Please type "NA" if not applicable)
Endorsement (sometimes called "Ecclesiastical endorsement") is a document that authorizes a chaplain to operate as a representative of their faith community and is a prerequisite for chaplains seeking official board certification. Endorsing bodies typically require an MDiv or other accredited graduate academic training, one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, and knowledge and practice of Islam as demonstrated through a written application and interview. Endorsement is typically required for corrections, military, and healthcare chaplains. If you are endorsed, please indicate your endorsing agency.
If you selected "other" please indicate your endorsement agency.
A profession is defined, in part, by having an established set of competencies and a code of ethics. Board certification is an indicator that a chaplain has demonstrated mastery of these competencies, as defined by a certification agency. It is typically required for healthcare institutions - some correctional chaplains also seek it. If you have obtained board certification please indicate your certifying body.
AMC is predominately volunteer led, if you've got some time, energy, and skills to lend we'd be grateful to have you join a team. Please let us know if any of the committees would be of interest to you.*
What continuing education/professional development programs would be interested in seeing AMC offer?*
Can AMC list your name, phone number, email, institutional affiliation, and city of residence on our private member-only access roster?*
Yes
If you selected partial please indicate what information is okay to include.