Chaplain Training

Illuminate helps Christian communities develop and train care teams to include chaplains who are specifically trained and equipped to help in times of sexual abuse crisis.

Illuminate Chaplain Workshops are designed to train and equip those who want to serve as chaplains to provide hope and healing to those impacted by sexual assault and exploitation.

Illuminate Training programs are appropriate for those who seek to understand chaplaincy, develop chaplain programs, and build care teams to support and serve their faith community within and beyond the confines of the church.

Illuminate Chaplaincy Workshop topics include:

Chaplaincy 101-What it is and how can it help sexual assault and exploitation victims.

Sexual Abuse for Chaplains– Basics, real statistics, definitions, and a clear plan to offer hope and healing for those impacted by sexual abuse and exploitation.

Illuminate Chaplaincy–Understanding God’s biblical provision for bringing hope and healing to those impacted by sexual abuse and exploitation.

Fighting In the trenches-What does a chaplain corps do and how does it function? How can chaplains come alongside the church to help sexual abuse and exploitation victims.

Who and what is the Church?–Chaplains and their role in serving the church-Building   bridges between the sacred and secular for extending the gospel beyond church walls.

What’s in Your toolbox? – Practical tools for chaplains to serve sexual assault victims inside and alongside the church

Are you interested in creating or expanding a chaplain program in your Christian community to help minister to those impacted by sexual abuse? Illuminate can present chaplaincy seminars for local churches, government agencies, law enforcement, first responders, businesses, and community organizations. Connect with Trish to see how she can help you establish a chaplaincy presence in your church, organization, or community.

Trish Propson discovered chaplaincy when she was trying to determine how to build a bridge between the deeply divided sacred and secular areas of her community and meet critical ongoing needs in the area of sexual abuse and exploitation. Trish holds a certification in Biblical Counseling from the Biblical Counseling Institute of Southwestern Theological Seminary and dual master’s degrees in Pastoral Counseling Chaplaincy, and Christian Ministry Leadership from Liberty University.  She serves as a community crisis response chaplain specializing in sexual assault and is licensed and ordained through the International Fellowship of Chaplains (IFOC). She served as a law enforcement chaplain; has a certification in Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) debriefing and received advanced chaplaincy training specific to law enforcement through her membership in the International Conference of Police Chaplains (ICPC). Trish is passionate about training chaplains and developing chaplain corps to come alongside Christian communities to serve the sexually broken.

What does the Bible say about Chaplaincy?

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls for my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” 

Matthew 11:28-30

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we have received from God.” 

2 Corinthians 1:3—4

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

John 13:34

“…Through love serve one another. For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 5:13-14

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we have received from God.”

2 Corinthians 1:3–4

To discuss how chaplaincy might benefit your Christian community, connect with Trish at: trish@illuminatetheissue.org

Let's connect: 920-419-0012

trish@illuminatetheissue.org

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Lynchburg, VA 24501

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