Animal chaplains can also deliver guest sermons at community churches and speak to the bond between animals and humans. In this way they might offer spiritual education and guidance regarding our responsibilities as human beings regarding the other animals with which we share our world.
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What is a pet ministry?
It's hunger relief, it's education, it's pastoral care. We celebrate and care for all God's creatures. Our congregation is filled with members who love their pets! And, we've learned that our pets play an important role in our spiritual, emotional, and physical well-being.
What does a pet chaplain do?
Though not always overt, faith is central to many animal chaplains' practices. Some provide spiritual care for animals themselves, holding animal blessing events, praying for pets or being a grounding presence during euthanasia. It's not just pets and their owners who require spiritual support.
The Pet Ministry was established in 2016 by two members, Connection and Care Minister Kathy O'Dowd and volunteer Linda Haney, who share a passion for pets and ...
Animal Clergy training is a ministry course, not an ordainment. This is why we require that you are already an ordained minister in your own faith (on-line ...
Jun 28, 2023 · Animal Chaplaincy is a deep commitment to minister to the abused, abandoned and brutalized animals of the world, here at home and in faraway ...
Jun 11, 2020 · It's Not “Just a Dog”: The Ministry of Animal Companions · Animal companions provide a ministry of presence · Deep intimacy and equivalent grief.
Mar 24, 2024 · A prerequisite to accepting the ministry of animals is to let go of the idea that humans are superior in any way to animals or insects.
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Canines for Christ is an international Christian-based, animal-assisted therapy ministry that uses ordinary people and their beloved dogs to share God's message ...
Unitarian Universalist Animal Ministry empowers individuals, chapters, and congregations to build justice and compassion for animals. Learn More.
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Pet Chaplain® is an educational and community service organization dedicated to raising public awareness about the spiritual quality of the human-animal bond ...
Reverend Sarah Bowen is an ordained interfaith/interspiritual minister, animal chaplain, and program director of Compassion Consortium's Animal Chaplaincy ...