We're talking about CPE and chaplain education not priest formation. Cohorts are made up of CPE students from many religious and faith traditions depending on demographics. My 3 cohorts this year for instance are incredibly diverse.
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This thread is about the role of CPE in the training and formation of clergy in particular in the context of seminary education, though. I wholeheartedly believe priests in training need real-world hospital (and hospice!) experience, but is CPE as it stands the best way to do that?
jul 23, 2025, 2:53 am • 4 0 • view
Yes. I say this as an instructor. I also say this as someone that thinks there are reforms that need done. There are CPE instructors use outmoded educational material and leave students to the wolves.
jul 23, 2025, 3:08 am • 0 0 • view
I’m talking about CPE as a requirement from my M.Div., which at my institution is exclusively reserved for postulants seeking ordination in The Episcopal Church.
jul 23, 2025, 2:49 am • 0 0 • view
Yes but you do CPE in hospital facilities that may have diverse cohorts of students.
jul 23, 2025, 2:53 am • 0 0 • view
Which is irrelevant to this thread. I’m not interested in that. I’m interested in discussing CPE as a requirement for postulants seeking ordination.
jul 23, 2025, 2:55 am • 1 0 • view
Then take that up with your ordaining body but CPE was brought up and it is in fact relevant to people.
jul 23, 2025, 3:04 am • 0 0 • view