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    Become Ordained as a Community Chaplain

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    Christian Leaders Alliance • Ordination Program

    Addictions Recovery Chaplain Ordination Program

    Prepare to serve as an ordained chaplain in addiction recovery, restoration, family support, and community ministry settings with faithful presence, prayer, listening, encouragement, Scripture-guided care, practical Christian support, and wise referral awareness.

    Ordination Pathway Self-Paced Addictions Recovery Ministry Focus
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    Are you called to bring Christ-centered presence, prayer, encouragement, accountability, and practical care to people and families impacted by addiction, recovery, relapse, grief, shame, broken relationships, and the search for lasting hope?

    The Addictions Recovery Chaplain Ordination Program prepares called Christian leaders to serve as ordained chaplains who walk alongside individuals, families, churches, Soul Centers, recovery ministries, and community partners while remaining biblically grounded, accountable, and role-aware.

    Program Purpose

    The purpose of the Addictions Recovery Chaplain Ordination Program is to equip Christian leaders with the calling, character, knowledge, skills, and accountability needed to serve as trusted spiritual care providers in addiction recovery and restoration ministry settings.

    Addictions recovery chaplaincy is a ministry of faithful presence. It does not replace the local church, pastoral ministry, licensed counseling, addiction treatment, medical detox, recovery sponsorship, social work, legal advice, medical care, or emergency services.

    Instead, it comes alongside people with Christian compassion, wise listening, prayer by permission, appropriate Scripture encouragement, practical support, accountability, and referral awareness when needs move beyond the chaplain’s role.

    You’ll Learn To

    Spiritual Care and Recovery Support

    • Understand the calling of addictions recovery chaplaincy as a ministry of faithful presence, prayer, listening, encouragement, accountability, and practical Christian care.
    • Serve wisely in churches, Soul Centers, recovery ministries, support groups, sober-living communities, outreach ministries, nonprofit settings, family support networks, and local relational ministry contexts.
    • Practice appropriate spiritual care by listening well, praying by permission, offering Scripture with sensitivity, encouraging faithful next steps, and recognizing when referral, reporting, treatment, or emergency support is needed.

    Boundaries and Ministry Wisdom

    • Support people and families impacted by addiction, relapse, grief, shame, broken trust, loneliness, trauma, life disruption, and the long journey of restoration.
    • Encourage recovery without enabling destructive patterns, minimizing consequences, replacing treatment, or overstepping the chaplain role.
    • Maintain clear boundaries and accountability through ethical awareness, confidentiality limits, safety practices, local oversight, role clarity, and sustainable ministry rhythms.

    Required Courses

    Core Training

    • Multiplying Christian Leaders — Getting Started Course (1 Module)
    • Chaplain Foundations (1 Unit)
    • Addictions Recovery Chaplaincy Practice (1 Module)

    Ministry Skills and Program Completion

    • Wedding Officiant (1 Module)
    • Funeral Officiant Skills (2 Modules)
    • Addictions Recovery Chaplain Ordination Program Course — This Course

    Outcomes

    Graduates are equipped to serve as recognized Addictions Recovery Chaplains in churches, Soul Centers, recovery ministries, support groups, sober-living settings, family support ministries, outreach efforts, nonprofit ministries, mentoring networks, memorial care, and local relational ministry settings.

    Graduates are prepared to offer compassionate, credible, and biblically grounded spiritual care with wisdom, clear boundaries, accountability, referral awareness, and Christ-centered hope for people and families seeking recovery and restoration.

    Steps to Ordination

    Complete required CLI training.
    Submit endorsement(s).
    Update your profile.
    Order credentials.
    Participate in commissioning.
    Optional: publish your story or register a Soul Center.

    Begin Your Journey Today

    The Addictions Recovery Chaplain Ordination Program equips Christian leaders to serve as ordained chaplains in places where people need care, prayer, encouragement, accountability, restoration, and hope.

    Begin your ordained chaplaincy journey today and answer the call to bring faithful presence, Scripture-guided care, practical support, and Christ-centered hope to people and families impacted by addiction and seeking recovery.

    Ready to begin?

    Scroll up and click the “Enroll me” button to get started.

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    Step One: Complete the Required Courses: Your Program Completion Tracker

    Complete the Required Courses
    Your Program Completion Tracker
    This is your program course completion tracker. When each required course is checked off—including this program course—you have met the system requirements for ordination recognition in the Christian Leaders Alliance Directory .

    Once completed, you may purchase your credentials if you choose and proceed to your public prayer, ordination recognition, or commissioning service as an Addictions Recovery Chaplain.

    Check off courses Meet requirements Purchase credentials Commissioning
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    Step Two: Confirm or Complete the Endorsement Process

    Confirm or Complete the Endorsement Process
    Level One Endorsement
    A Level One Endorsement signifies that a trusted person has recognized your character, maturity, and ministry temperament as suitable for ordination and addictions recovery ministry settings.

    If you have already achieved Endorsement Level One, you may move past this step. Many have received their Level One Endorsement through the Wedding Officiant Ordination Program. If that is true for you, this requirement has already been completed.

    This endorsement process helps affirm that those serving as Addictions Recovery Chaplains demonstrate faithful presence, wise judgment, respectful boundaries, confidentiality awareness, accountability, trauma-aware listening, recovery sensitivity, and Christ-centered compassion while serving individuals and families affected by addiction, recovery, relapse, grief, shame, broken trust, life disruption, and the ongoing journey toward restoration and hope.

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    Step Three: Update Your Student Profile

    Your official clergy profile
    As an Ordained Addictions Recovery Chaplain, your student profile will be publicly displayed as your official clergy profile in the Christian Leaders Alliance Directory.

    This profile serves as your recognized ministry credential, so it is important to present it with clarity, humility, and professionalism.

    Write your ministry profile thoughtfully. Highlight how God has stirred your heart for Addictions Recovery Chaplaincy, the training you are pursuing for this calling, and the kinds of recovery ministries, support groups, churches, Soul Centers, sober-living communities, mentoring ministries, family support programs, outreach ministries, nonprofit organizations, or community care settings where you hope to serve.

    You may include areas such as:

    • Addictions recovery spiritual care
    • Prayer support by permission
    • Scripture encouragement
    • One-on-one ministry conversations
    • Recovery encouragement and accountability support
    • Support during addiction recovery, relapse concerns, grief, shame, loneliness, or life transition
    • Family support and restoration encouragement
    • Community and Soul Center outreach
    • Referral awareness
    • Pastoral care in approved addictions recovery and restoration ministry settings

    Upload a professional, high-quality photo that reflects your chaplain role.

    Keep your language clear, humble, and role-aware, showing that you understand dignity, consent, confidentiality awareness, recovery sensitivity, trauma-informed listening, accountability, referral boundaries, safety expectations, and the importance of not overstepping your role in addictions recovery ministry settings.

    Why this matters:
    A well-crafted profile communicates your competency, credibility, and calling as an Ordained Addictions Recovery Chaplain.
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    Step Four: Submit Your Story for Publication (Optional).

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    Step Five: Formal Program Completeion Quiz

    Formal Program Completion Quiz
    Final confirmation for ordination completion
    Before you order your credentials, you must complete this quiz to confirm in our system that you have finished the Addictions Recovery Chaplain Ordination Program.

    After that, you may purchase your credentials if you choose and schedule your laying-on-of-hands commissioning service as you step into your role as an Addictions Recovery Chaplain.

    What Happens After Submission?
    Once all courses in this program are completed and this quiz is submitted, our system will record your completion: your credential will be awarded, and every program requirement box will be checked off.

    Important Note:
    If you complete this quiz but one or more required courses in the program are not yet finished, this course may show as completed in your program tracker, but other course boxes will remain unchecked until those requirements are fully completed.
    Submit final quiz Completion recorded Credential awarded Commissioning next
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    Step Six: Order Your Credentials.

    Review and Order Your Credentials
    Verify Your Recognition Before Purchasing
    Before ordering your credentials, please review the credential displayed directly below this section. Confirm that the credential title, ministry designation, and recognition level accurately reflect your completed Addictions Recovery Chaplain ordination pathway. Taking a moment to review your credential helps ensure your order is exactly what you expect.
    Order Your Credentials Here →
    After reviewing the credential below, you may order your credential kit for public recognition, commissioning services, ministry presentation, and personal ministry records.
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    Step Seven: Participate in a Commissioning Prayer Service

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    Step Eight: Register a Soul Center (Optional)

    ✝️ What Is a Soul Center?
    Addictions Recovery Chaplains and Soul Centers
    A Soul Center within the Christian Leaders Alliance (CLA) is a locally registered Christian religious society designed to serve a specific community or relational circle with Spirit-led presence, discipleship, pastoral care, and practical ministry support.

    Soul Centers are led by credentialed ministers, including Ordained Addictions Recovery Chaplains, who are trained and recognized through the Christian Leaders Alliance. Each leader affirms the CLA Statement of Faith and follows best practices outlined in the Soul Center Handbook.

    The core purpose of a Soul Center is to function as a local expression of the Church—a gathering and ministry hub where the love of Christ is demonstrated through biblical teaching, pastoral chaplaincy, prayer, discipleship, recovery support, restoration ministry, and community connection.

    For Addictions Recovery Chaplains, Soul Centers can become places of hope, healing, accountability, and Christ-centered encouragement. They may support individuals in recovery, people facing relapse challenges, families affected by addiction, support groups, mentoring relationships, churches, recovery ministries, and those seeking a fresh start through the transforming grace of Jesus Christ.

    🕊️ The Role of the Addictions Recovery Chaplain in a Soul Center

    • Providing spiritual care and pastoral presence for individuals and families impacted by addiction, recovery, relapse, grief, shame, trauma, or life disruption
    • Offering prayer, Scripture encouragement, mentoring, and discipleship support in a consent-based, role-aware way
    • Encouraging recovery, accountability, healing, restoration, and faithful next steps
    • Supporting families, caregivers, mentors, recovery leaders, and community partners involved in recovery ministry
    • Extending Christ’s compassion through listening, practical encouragement, referral awareness, and connection to local churches and appropriate support services
    • Serving with clear boundaries, confidentiality awareness, safety wisdom, and respect for counseling, treatment, medical, legal, and recovery-support roles

    Whether praying with someone in recovery, supporting a family affected by addiction, encouraging a person after relapse, mentoring someone pursuing sobriety, or offering faithful presence during a difficult season, the Ordained Addictions Recovery Chaplain brings Christ-centered hope with wisdom, compassion, accountability, and healthy boundaries.

    🌍 Types of Soul Centers

    • House churches or small group fellowships
    • Neighborhood or community-based discipleship groups and prayer gatherings
    • Addictions recovery-focused Soul Centers supporting individuals and families affected by addiction
    • Recovery and support ministries addressing addiction, grief, loneliness, trauma, and life challenges
    • Mentoring and accountability groups for people pursuing recovery and restoration
    • Chaplaincy-based Soul Centers serving recovery ministries, community partners, and local relational networks
    • Ceremonial and pastoral care hubs for memorials, prayer services, family support, and grief care
    • Specialized ministry expressions such as sober-living support, recovery mentoring ministries, community prayer networks, and outreach efforts

    All Soul Centers are affiliated with the Christian Leaders Alliance, providing a theological and accountability framework, access to ministry resources, and connection to a global network of Christian leaders.

    👉 Ready to begin?

    Click Here to Enroll