1. A 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 Member
$15
No expiration
1. Chaplains who meet the Lay or Professional standard above and who are senior citizens.
2. 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.
3. 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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AMC strongly encourages members to pursue clinical and graduate academic training in chaplaincy. At the same time, we recognize that a) not everyone has that privilege and b) the programs have not always met the full needs of all students. Please mark any of the options below that you'd be interested in having AMC organize.
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Field/s of Chaplaincy Work (Current)*
Names of institutions where you are recognized as a chaplain (do not include Clinical Pastoral Education here)*
Nature of your chaplaincy service*
Number of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) units.*
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Locations of your CPE units (if you've had any stellar educators you'd recommend please let us know their names as well)*
Please give a summary of your traditional sciences learning.*
Please list your academic degrees (bachelor's through graduate): institution, degree and topic, year of graduation
Include current studies as well.*
Languages spoken*
AMC likes to amplify the activities of our members. You are not obligated, but if you would like to, please share on your social media so we can follow along with what you are doing and help boost things. This also helps connect members around shared efforts. Please share any social media/websites/blogs you'd like us to know about.*
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 provide the name of your endorsement agency.
A profession is defined, in part, by having an established set of competencies and a code of ethics. Certification is an indicator that a chaplain has demonstrated mastery of these competencies, as defined by a certification agency, and is typically required for healthcare institutions - some correctional chaplains also seek it. If you have obtained certification please indicate your certifying body.*
Association of Professional Chaplains/BCCI
If you are currently in the process of applying for endorsement or board certification, would you like to be added to our WhatsApp collaborative support group?*
No
Can AMC list you on our private membership roster (Name, City, Institution, Email, Phone)*
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If you selected partial listing, please indicate which information we can list,*