About The Refiners
Discover The Refiners’ commitment to chaplaincy formation grounded in ethical discernment, reflective practice, and real-world experience. Our work shapes accountable, compassionate practitioners prepared to provide inclusive spiritual care across diverse communities and settings.
Our Core Focus
The Refiners is a chaplaincy formation program focused on ethical discernment, real-world practice, reflective learning, and inclusive spiritual care. Our work emphasizes accountability, professional boundaries, and community-informed formation rather than performance or credentialism.
Our Defining Traits
If The Refiners had a personality, its top 3 defining traits would be:
Grounded – rooted in real-world practice, lived experience, and community context
Ethical – guided by accountability, discernment, and professional responsibility
Inclusive – committed to respectful, culturally aware spiritual care for all people
Life-Changing Impact
The Refiners shapes participants into grounded, ethical chaplaincy practitioners by deepening self-awareness, strengthening discernment, and connecting formation to real-world practice. Those formed through the program serve others with greater clarity, accountability, and compassion across diverse settings.
"The Refiners provided me with the ethical framework and real-world experience I needed to confidently serve my community. I'm grateful for their commitment to inclusive spiritual care."
- A Grateful Graduate