Session 1: A Chaplain and the Ministry (1:30 hours)
1. Chaplains: people who influence others
2. Focusing on a specific group of people
3. Spiritual Leadership
4. Care and Compassion
5. Jesus was a chaplain
6. Serving two levels of spirituality
7. Different strategies: Pastors, evangelists, missionaries and chaplains
8. The dual ministry of chaplains
9. Developing a ministry of presence
10. Permission: essential, assigned or earned
11. What is evangelism in a secular setting
12. Speaking from the Bible without the Bible
13. What is basic salvation?
14. Relation with the church
15. Six key tasks of chaplain ministry
        A. Chaplains care for people
        B. Chaplains comfort the discouraged, hurt and sorrowing
        C. Chaplains promote moral integrity
        D. Chaplains warn people of harmful habits, attitudes or actions
             that would cause harm to themselves or others
        E. Chaplains point people to faith in God
        F. Chaplains build spiritual strength
16. "The Christian nurse"

Session 2: Relationships with People (1:00 hour)
1. People are redeemable
2. Personal relationships
3. Passing their test of authenticity
4. How to deal with traps and negative reception
5. How to overcome 'cult' branding.
6. How to handle personal rejection of your ministry
7. Non-Christians need their non-Christian space
8. The nominal Christian
9. The 'super-Christian'
10. How to tell someone "You're wrong"

Session 3: Discovering Your Ministry Opportunities (30 minutes)
1. What and where are the opportunities for ministry in your community
2. How to evaluate the demographics of a selected group
3. How to determine the best ministry strategy for the group.
4. Preparations and resources necessary for starting a ministry to each group.
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Session 4: Relationship with God (1:45 hours)
1. Moral integrity
2. Holy and above reproach
3. Accountability
4. How to avoid compromising and questionable situations
5. How to avoid accusations of sexual harassment
6. Overcoming accusations of sexual harassment
7. Overcoming a negative background or past reputation
8. If you sin or are compromised
9. Maintaining our beliefs
10. How far can we go with ecumenical cooperation?

Session 5: Emotional Attachment (45 minutes)
1. Boundaries
2. Coming alongside

Session 6: Presenting the Gospel in a Secular and Pluralistic Society  (1:30 hours)
1. Your two-level role as a spiritual leader
2. How to contend for the faith without being contentious
3. How to deal with pluralism: "My beliefs are as valid as yours."
4. How to deal with carnal people who express salvation
5. Sin: the common denominator of man and his problems
6. What is simple salvation?
7. Making "Men of Peace"
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Session 7: The Intolerable Three A's: Addiction, Abuse and Adultery (1:15 hours)
1. Getting people to realize they are victims…this is not normal
2. Victims of addiction
3. Physical abuse
4. Emotional abuse
5. Victims of adultery, adultery as abuse
6. Referrals
7. How to support a victim of abuse

Session 8: Crisis Intervention (45 minutes)
1. Preparations for attending a crisis
2. Restoring calm in a crisis situation
3. Six steps to resolving with a crisis
4. When a person is caught in their sin
5. When you are called by the family of a dying person
6. Praying for people in crisis

Session 9: Death Notifications (30 minutes)
1. Personal preparation for giving bad news
2. The 15 seconds that forever change a life
3. Delivering a death notification: step-by-step

Session 10: Being a Peacemaker (30 minutes)
1. Irresolvable problems
2. The root of conflict
3. Two choices in conflict 
4. Resolution strategy
5. Reconciliation
6. Negotiation
7. Mediation
8. Arbitration
9. Christians and conflict resolution

Session 11: Seminar Wrap-up (30 minutes)
1. Evaluation
2. Certificates
3. Dedication

Session 12:  Above reproach - sexual harassment (1:00 hour)

Session 13:  Chaplain ministry pitfalls and pointers (45 minutes)

Session 14:  Developing Your Ministry Opportunities (45 minutes)
1. How to approach managers and directors for permission to have a ministry to their group.
2. Pitfalls in presenting your ministry idea.
3. How to respond to their Number 1 objection: "We don't want you coming in here and pushing your religion."
4. Why you must have a relationship with your local church.
5. How to determine and raise ministry finances.
6. What is the role of volunteers?

Session 15:  Q&A (30 minutes)

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