✝️ Officiating Chaplain Ordination Program


Why This Program Matters

Volunteer and part-time chaplains often serve in some of life’s most sacred and emotional moments—weddings, funerals, blessings, and community gatherings. To be effective, chaplains need more than goodwill. They need training, credibility, and recognition. This ordination role is foundation for almost every ordained chaplain role at Christian Leaders Alliance. 

The Officiating Chaplain Ordination Program provides a study-based pathway that ensures volunteer chaplains are equipped with both practical skills and spiritual authority. Completing this program demonstrates to your community that you are a competent, confident, and credible spiritual leader—ready to offer Christ-centered presence, officiate meaningful ceremonies, and represent your faith with integrity.

This program is essential for anyone who desires to serve as a volunteer chaplain with lasting impact.


Program Overview

The Officiating Chaplain credential through the Christian Leaders Alliance affirms your calling as clergy and prepares you for real-life ministry opportunities.

Through this program you will:

  • ✅ Gain ordination as an Officiating Chaplain recognized by the Christian Leaders Alliance.
  • ✅ Build credibility through study-based training that raises trust in your role as a volunteer chaplain.
  • ✅ Develop the skills to lead weddings, funerals, and other community ceremonies with confidence.
  • ✅ Learn to embody a chaplain’s role of presence, prayer, and pastoral care in diverse contexts.

Program Requirements

To receive your Officiating Chaplain Ordination, you must:

  • Maintain a 2.00 GPA.
  • Complete the Level 1 Endorsement process (peer and community affirmation of your calling).
  • Successfully complete the following required courses:
  • ⬜ Wedding Officiant Skills (1 Module)
  • ⬜ Funeral Officiant Skills (2 Modules)
  • ⬜ Chaplain Foundations (1 Unit)
  • ⬜ Officiating Chaplain Ordination (Capstone, 0 Modules)

Who Should Enroll?

This program is designed for:

  • Volunteer chaplains serving in local communities, churches, or organizations.
  • Part-time ministers seeking to strengthen their role with recognized training.
  • Believers called to officiate weddings, funerals, and milestone events with biblical integrity and professional excellence.

If you desire to be a trusted representative of Christ in your community—someone people turn to in moments of joy and sorrow—this program is for you.


Enroll Today

The Officiating Chaplain Ordination Program is more than a credential—it is a calling. By completing this study-based pathway, you gain the credibility and recognition needed to serve as a volunteer chaplain who makes a lasting difference.

🙌 Enroll Now in the Officiating Chaplain Program



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