Chaplaincy
Chaplains offer critical spiritual and pastoral care in places where people often face crisis, transition, uncertainty, and loss. They serve in diverse settings, including healthcare, corrections, the military, education, community organizations, and other public contexts.
In a world where many people have little connection to a local church, chaplains may become a vital point of contact between the wider community and Christian care. Chaplaincy requires theological depth, emotional maturity, cultural awareness, and the ability to offer compassionate care across many differences.
At Acadia Divinity College you will develop theological understandings of the chaplain’s unique call and be equipped in pastoral care, crisis response, stress management
professional ethics, and spiritual care. Through supervised chaplaincy experience and instruction, you will complete two units towards the requirements for Clinical Pastoral Education toward recognized chaplaincy preparation, with options that can include prison ministry practicum work.
The Charles J. Taylor Centre for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care, a centre of excellence at ADC, fosters and promotes clinical and theological excellence in Pastoral Care through personal growth, the building of professional capacities and rigorous theological reflection.
For admission requirements and tuition information visit the Master of Divinity page.
Meet Col. Rev. Barbara L. Putnam
Program Overview
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IDTH 5001 | Seminary Orientation | 1 |
| Scripture | ||
| BIBL 5022 | Old Testament Foundations | 2 |
| BIBL 5032 | New Testament Foundations | 2 |
| BIBL 6042 | Hermeneutics Lab | 2 |
| GREE 5013 | Foundations of New Testament Greek | 3 |
| HEBR 5013 | Foundations of Biblical Hebrew | 3 |
| Christian Thought | ||
| CHUR 5013 | Introduction to Christian History | 3 |
| CHUR 6013 | Baptist Identity(or CHUR Elective) | 3 |
| THEO 5013 | Christian Theology 1 | 3 |
| THEO 5023 | Christian Theology 2 | 3 |
| THEO 6013 | Christian Ethics | 3 |
| CHUR or THEO | Christian History elective or Theology elective | 3 |
| Character and Vocation | ||
| PACC 5013 | Pastoral Care Strategies | 3 |
| PAST 5011 | Ministry Integration 1 - Pastoral Identity | 1 |
| PAST 5021 | Ministry Integration 2 - Pastoral Reflection | 1 |
| SPFM 5013 | Christian Spiritual Formation for Ministry Leaders | 3 |
| Integral Mission and Justice | ||
| EVAN 5013 | Evangelism and Mission in Contemporary Society | 3 |
| LEDR 5113 | Theology and Practice of Racial Justice | 3 |
| LEDR 5123 | Ministry Across Difference | 3 |
| Ministry Practice | ||
| DISP 5013 | Transformational Discipleship | 3 |
| PACC 5043 | Pastoral Care Skills | 3 |
| PAST 5063 | Introduction to Preaching | 3 |
| PAST 5063 | Leading Worshiping Communities | 3 |
| PAST 6013 | Organizational Leadership and Adminstration | 3 |
| Context and Future Readiness | ||
| LEDR 501a-501b | Leadership Labs 1 - Digital Literacies | 1 |
| LEDR 502a-502b | Leadership Labs 2 - Adaptive Leadership | 1 |
| LEDR 6013 | Theo-Futures for Ministry Innovation | 3 |
| Area of Specialization | ||
| CHAP 5023 | Introduction to Chaplaincy | 3 |
| CHAP 6013 | Professional and Personal Ethics | 3 |
| CHAP 7016 | Clinical Pastoral Education 1 | 6 |
| CHAP 7026 | Clinical Pastoral Education 2or Prison Ministry Practicum 1 and Prison Ministry Practicum 2 | 6 |
| CHAP or PACC (elective) | Chaplaincy or Pastoral Care and Counselling elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 89 |
- Those seeking ordination within a Baptist context take Baptist Identity (CHUR 6013). Those seeking ordination within another denominational family should contact the Academic Dean regarding a Directed Study or alternate option for meeting denominational studies requirements within their tradition.