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Hospital Chaplains Cohort

If interested, contact dmin-advising@fuller.edu
Dates TBD
Houston, TX
Professor Steven Spidell 

For those facing life’s greatest healthcare challenges, Christ offers hope and healing.  

Everyone will engage the healthcare system at some time. It cuts across every aspect of life. Knowledge and experience are essential to providing high quality spiritual care. In the Ministry & Medicine Cohort both professional chaplains and congregational pastoral care specialists will be able to expand their knowledge base in medical and spiritual care issues and enhance the impact of their ministries.  

  1. The Imago Dei: Christ, Cosmos & Creativity   
  2. Leadership in the Healing Environment   
  3. Research and Outcomes in Ministry and Medicine 
  4. Best Practices in Spiritual Care 
  5. Critical Issues in Healthcare Ethics Today 
  6. Retreat: Spiritual Renewal for Chaplains  

For DMin Credit:    

  • Attend individual courses as part of the Personalized Track, or  
  • Attend all six courses as part of the Ministry & Medicine DMin Cohort  

For CE Credit:    

  • Attend one week to fulfill 50 hours of CE Credit  

Instructor
Steven Spidell 3Steven Spidell, from Houston, TX, is executive director of Presbyterian Outreach to Patients. He interfaces regularly with chaplains at Methodist Hospital, MD Anderson Hospital and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, among others in the Houston area. About nine years ago, Steve instituted the first annual APC South Texas Chaplains’ meeting, which continues to this day. The purpose of these annual meetings is to promote fellowship, continuing education and peer review. Currently, Steve is meeting with several other chaplains to address the topic of hospital chaplaincy best practices. An alumnus of both Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Austin, TX, Steve is endorsed as a chaplain with the Presbyterian Church USA. He was ordained in 1990 and board certified in 2000. He is married to the Reverend Cheryl Smith, associate pastor of First United Methodist Church in Pasadena, TX, and have a 17-year-old son, Robin. Steve is also a parent to two stepdaughters, Colly and Cayce.   

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