Discerning your call to chaplaincy
The Refiners’ chaplaincy formation course invites you into a structured process of discernment, reflection, and real-world engagement. Through ethical formation and practical learning, participants explore readiness for chaplaincy and determine whether this path aligns with their calling and capacity for accountable spiritual care.
Who is this course for?
The Refiners serves individuals discerning or deepening a call to chaplaincy, including aspiring chaplains, community leaders, caregivers, faith practitioners, and professionals seeking formation in ethical, inclusive spiritual care across diverse settings. This course is intended for those seeking disciplined formation, self-reflection, and practical readiness for spiritual care work.
Aspiring Chaplains
Begin your formation with a structured foundation in ethical discernment, reflective practice, and practical spiritual care.
Community Leaders
Strengthen your leadership through formation in ethical discernment and inclusive spiritual care practices that serve diverse communities.
Caregivers
Deepen your capacity for compassionate, ethical caregiving through reflective formation and grounded spiritual care practice.
Benefits of the refiners' course
The primary benefit of The Refiners’ chaplaincy formation course is the cultivation of ethical discernment and practical readiness. Participants are formed to provide grounded, accountable spiritual care with clarity, humility, and integrity in real-world settings.
Ethical discernment
Participants develop the ability to navigate complex spiritual care situations with sound judgment, professional boundaries, and moral clarity, ensuring care that is responsible, respectful, and accountable across diverse contexts.
What makes us different
The Refiners approaches chaplaincy formation as a process of shaping the practitioner, not simply completing a program. Rather than centering credentials or outcomes, we emphasize sustained reflection, ethical reasoning, and accountability within real-life community contexts. Formation is experiential and dialogical, requiring participants to engage complexity, examine personal posture, and develop the capacity to offer presence, care, and judgment that are both compassionate and responsible.
