Chaplain Partnership

09/19/2023

"(Park) describes himself as a 'therapriest' – a cross between a priest and a therapist who can talk with patients about anything.

'We’re a nonanxious, nonjudgmental, comforting presence. I’m not there to convert them. I’m not there to convince them, I’m just there for comfort,' he says.

'We can definitely have religious conversations if they want to. But a lot of our conversations can go from mental health to crisis to grief. We fit in that space between faith and … mortality. And we’re there for them in any capacity that they want to talk.'”

Joon “J.S.” Park has spent eight years as a hospital chaplain in Tampa, offering comfort to dying patients and grieving loved ones at their most vulnerable moments. “I have heard thousands of stories, and in some way have lived thousands of lifetimes,” he says.

03/03/2023

Executive Director Jeremy Lambert has been regularly contributing video reflections to Elite Experts Video Network. Here's the latest! https://fb.watch/j21FrPsQKm/

02/16/2023

"The study found that surrogates who received intensive spiritual care had more spiritual well-being and satisfaction with spiritual care and were 'less likely to have anxiety and spiritual distress compared to those in control group,' according to Torke, a research scientist at Indiana University Center for Aging Research. Surrogates in the intervention group were 'three times more likely to have a clinically important reduction in anxiety,' according to the study."

(RNS) — One research chaplain called the new data ‘a V8 engine for the kind of work we do.’

12/22/2020

https://abc3340.com/news/local/unsung-heroes-hospital-chaplains-providing-support-for-staff-patients-families?fbclid=IwAR2jLJTEeNKFqv1Rz9HpNpiEgllQgc-_kHcVGAEWpSbkdSz1yMI0plO_D20

Doctors and nurses are on the frontlines of this pandemic but so are hospital chaplains. They are there providing support and filling in the gap for family members who can't come in to hospitals. Behind the walls of Brookwood Baptist there are doctors and nurses caring for patients. Patients who can...

05/28/2020

A wonderful interview with Pastor Jim Kulma, supervisor for pastoral care for Cleveland's MetroHealth system, on the work of a hospital chaplain.

The coronavirus has changed how hospital chaplains do their jobs, but the job itself remains the same: provide emotional and spiritual support to patients and staff, when they need it most. MetroHealt

11/28/2019

We are thankful for our staff, our chaplains and most of all, our faithful donors. Our mission is possible due to the generosity of those donors. Blessings to all who minister to people experiencing the blessings and brokenness of the human condition.

08/02/2019

“There is a season for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1

Earlier this spring I decided that it was time to step down and afford someone else the opportunity to serve, nurture and grow this wonderful organization. I decided that it was time to slow down and enjoy life a little bit more and I announced my retirement to our Board effective August 2.

As I approach my last week at the helm I want to take this opportunity to say “thank you” to the many friends I’ve made over the course of the last 8½ years for your support, guidance and kindness. Your contributions to the success of our ministry are incalculable and greatly appreciated.

Serving Chaplain Partnership as its Executive Director is one of the blessings of my life. Having the honor of representing our mission and the chaplains who provide spiritual care to those in need is humbling and a privilege. Thank you for providing me with the opportunity to serve.

Currently our Search Committee is conducting a national search to name my successor. In the meantime, we have a strong interim team in place consisting of our great administrative staff, Gina Svat and Marc Pogachar, with additional assistance provided by our Board President, Megan Patton.

So, I extend my heartfelt thanks to the Friends of Chaplain Partnership and to our chaplains, benefactors, institutional contacts and partners, board members and administrative staff, for your efforts in supporting me, and Chaplain Partnership’s mission. I wish you every success toward another century of service to all in need.

Kindest regards,

Mark Laskey
Executive Director

06/17/2019

Here's a well written article on how changes in health care impact chaplaincy.

(RNS) — As our medical system grows more fast-paced, impersonal and complex, hospital chaplains end up helping patients decipher next steps and counseling burned-out practitioners.

06/05/2019

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05/24/2019

At its Annual Meeting held on May 23, 2019, Chaplain Partnership’s Board of Directors elected the following individuals to serve as its officers for one-year terms as follows:

Megan Patton (President)
ODA Strategy

Geraldine J. Butler, Esq. (Vice President)
City of Cleveland

Laura Rodriguez-Carbone, MPA (Secretary)
Lifebanc

Jon Limbach (Treasurer)
retired

Also elected as trustees for three-year terms were Jon Limbach (retired), Marilyn Lee Matevia (Northeastern Ohio Synod, ELCA) and Scott P. Metsch (The Timken Company/TimkenSteel Corporation).

We wish everyone every success in their new roles and responsibilities!

05/23/2019

MANAGER OF PASTORAL CARE – UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AHUJA MEDICAL CENTER

Chaplain Partnership is seeking a Manager of Pastoral Care for University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, a 144-bed community hospital focused on patient and family-centered care and the principles of evidence-based design. The Manager will lead the hospital’s commitment to provide the highest quality spiritual care for the hospital’s patients, their families and staff.

Position Requirements: Graduate degree in an area related to pastoral ministry (e.g., M.Div., M.Th., etc.); completed a minimum of four units of Clinical Pastoral Education; ordained and/or have an ecclesiastical endorsement from an appropriate source; board certified (or eligible) by a recognized national chaplains’ association; experienced as a Pastoral Care Department director or manager (preferred). Additional information can be found on Chaplain Partnership’s website https://chaplainpartnership.org/6171/manager-of-pasto…a-medical-center/

Send resume and three professional references to: Mark Laskey, Chaplain Partnership, 26777 Lorain Road, Suite 302, North Olmsted OH 44070, email to [email protected] or fax to (440) 455-9507.