chaplaincy
Religious support office
Chaplaincy is the position, office, or work of a chaplain—a clergy member or spiritual advisor serving an institution rather than a congregation.
Hospitals, prisons, universities, and military units maintain chaplaincies to provide religious support and pastoral care: She accepted a chaplaincy at the state penitentiary.
The term also refers to the place where a chaplain works.
Religious emotional support
- spiritual careAttending to sacred needs
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- grief supportAid for the bereaved
- crisis interventionHelp during acute emergencies
comfort · compassion · presence · listening · visitation · blessing · prayer · sacraments
Christian congregation leader
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- rabbiJewish spiritual leader
- imamMuslim religious guide
reverend · cleric · pastoral · ordained · clergy · deacon · vicar · interfaith
System of spiritual belief
- theologyStudy of the divine
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
sacred · belief · doctrine · ecumenical · interfaith · multifaith · denominational · secular
Medical treatment facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- universityHigher education institution
- hospiceTerminal illness comfort program
correctional · barracks · campus · nursing home · veteran · detention · regiment · naval
Office of religious counselor
- curacyClergy member's appointment
- pastorateClergy member's office
- vicariateDelegated religious jurisdiction
- episcopacyChurch rule by bishops
priesthood · ordination · appointment · commission · certification · endorsement · credentialing · assignment
pastoral care
Religious emotional support
- spiritual careAttending to sacred needs
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- grief supportAid for the bereaved
crisis intervention · comfort · compassion · presence · listening · visitation · blessing · prayer · sacraments · last rites
pastor
Christian congregation leader
imam · reverend · cleric · pastoral · ordained · clergy · deacon · vicar · interfaith · ecumenical
religion
System of spiritual belief
- theologyStudy of the divine
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
worship · sacred · belief · doctrine · ecumenical · interfaith · multifaith · denominational · secular · humanist
hospital
Medical treatment facility
- prisonConfinement for offenders
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- universityHigher education institution
hospice · correctional · barracks · campus · nursing home · veteran · detention · regiment · naval · airforce
chaplainship
Office of religious counselor
- curacyClergy member's appointment
- pastorateClergy member's office
- vicariateDelegated religious jurisdiction
episcopacy · priesthood · ordination · appointment · commission · certification · endorsement · credentialing · assignment · posting
- support servicestherapy, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, coaching
- Campus Faithcampus ministry, faith community, prayer group, prayer groups, worship service
- Canadian MilitaryCanadian Armed Forces, Canadian Army, DND, military branches, service branches
- church ministryyouth ministry, church outreach, women's ministry, youth mentoring, children's ministry
- faith healthcarefaith healing, spiritual care, healing ministry, health ministry, faith-based counseling
- ministrypreaching, pastoral care, teaching, youth ministry, discipleship
chaplaincypastorate
Clergy member's office
congregation · parish · synagogue · mosque · rectorship
chaplaincysocial work
Professional community aid practice
mental health services · secular humanism · therapeutic services
- military chaplainArmed forces clergy member
- hospital chaplainFaith leader serving patients
- prison chaplainClergy for incarcerated people
- army chaplainsClergy serving military personnel
- school chaplainsReligious leaders in education
- combat chaplainArmed forces religious leader