Associate of Metaphysical Ministry Studies: Chaplaincy and Community Ministry

Study format, tuition and admissions

Online, self-paced religious study. The current curriculum lists 10 courses and 30 credit hours. Completion depends on meeting the program's academic requirements; no fixed completion time is promised.

Current tuition is $49 per month. Total tuition depends on the number of billed months, not a fixed program total.

New students need program-specific application approval before their first tuition payment. Applicants above Associate level must complete prior-credential review.

Credential recognition

These are church-issued religious credentials, not regionally accredited academic degrees or state licensure. Acceptance by employers and other institutions is not guaranteed. Spiritual care study does not qualify graduates to provide regulated clinical services.

Program courses

• AMS-CHAP-101 — Introduction to Chaplaincy and Sacred Presence

  What chaplains do and who they serve. Sacred presence, active listening, non-anxious presence, the ministry of accompaniment.

• AMS-CHAP-102 — Grief Bereavement and Loss Ministry

  Walking with the grieving. Grief theory, disenfranchised grief, cultural diversity in grief, grief rituals, supporting the bereaved.

• AMS-CHAP-103 — Crisis Ministry and Spiritual First Aid

  Ministry in crisis. Spiritual first aid, trauma-informed care, suicide prevention basics, disaster ministry, supporting traumatized communities.

• AMS-CHAP-104 — Interfaith Ministry and Spiritual Diversity

  Serving people of all faiths. Interfaith chaplaincy skills, religious literacy, working with atheists and agnostics, respectful ministry.

• AMS-CHAP-105 — Community Ministry and Sacred Organizing

  Building sacred community. Community organizing principles, needs assessment, programming, volunteer leadership, sustainable ministry ecosystems.

• AMS-CHAP-106 — Hospital and Medical Chaplaincy Foundations

  Sacred ministry in medical settings. Hospital culture, patient rights, working with medical teams, ministry in ICU and end of life.

• AMS-CHAP-107 — Prison and Correctional Chaplaincy

  Sacred ministry in correctional settings. Prison culture, safety and boundaries, programming, reentry ministry, incarcerated sacred communities.

• AMS-CHAP-108 — Elder Care and Senior Ministry

  Sacred ministry to elders. Aging theology, dementia ministry, elder wisdom, end-of-life conversations, ministry in care facilities.

• AMS-CHAP-109 — Addiction Recovery and Sacred Ministry

  Sacred ministry in addiction and recovery. Recovery theology, 12-step and alternative models, harm reduction, relapse, family systems.

• AMS-CHAP-110 — Chaplaincy Capstone — Ministry Portfolio

  Integrative capstone. Students design a chaplaincy focus, complete case study reflections, and build a professional ministry portfolio.