Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
For the past twelve months, I have participated in a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Chaplain Residency program at a Level One Regional Trauma Center. While I have been doing the work of a full-time Chaplain in the hospital, my primary focus has been on learning.
My literal job for this last year has been to learn about chaplaincy AND about myself as a Chaplain. I have been pushed by my peer cohort, educator, and supervisor to understand my personal heritage and theology and how it informs my role as a Chaplain. I have learned more about the religious, spiritual, emotional, and social perspectives of others as I have engaged in diverse experiences in the hospital, and I understand better now what it means to be a good Chaplain. This year-long program is part of what prepares me for Board Certification as a Chaplain.
Over the last month, I have been applying and interviewing for full-time regular employment as a Chaplain, and I have some news: I was offered and accepted the job as a Staff Chaplain for the Palliative Care program at the same hospital I currently serve as a Resident Chaplain!
In this Day in the Life of a Resident Chaplain, I invite you to journey with me as I reflect on this past year, God’s work in my life, and what the future holds.
My name is Bobby Fleck, and I am a Chaplain Resident at a Level One Regional Trauma Center. Thanks for journeying with me!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:37 Early Call for a Cardiac Patient
08:03 The Busy and the Quiet
09:30 The Big News
14:47 What is Palliative?
19:47 An Encouragement: Be Open and Expectant
For the past twelve months, I have participated in a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Chaplain Residency program at a Level One Regional Trauma Center. While I have been doing the work of a full-time Chaplain in the hospital, my primary focus has been on learning.
My literal job for this last year has been to learn about chaplaincy AND about myself as a Chaplain. I have been pushed by my peer cohort, educator, and supervisor to understand my personal heritage and theology and how it informs my role as a Chaplain. I have learned more about the religious, spiritual, emotional, and social perspectives of others as I have engaged in diverse experiences in the hospital, and I understand better now what it means to be a good Chaplain. This year-long program is part of what prepares me for Board Certification as a Chaplain.
Over the last month, I have been applying and interviewing for full-time regular employment as a Chaplain, and I have some news: I was offered and accepted the job as a Staff Chaplain for the Palliative Care program at the same hospital I currently serve as a Resident Chaplain!
In this Day in the Life of a Resident Chaplain, I invite you to journey with me as I reflect on this past year, God’s work in my life, and what the future holds.
My name is Bobby Fleck, and I am a Chaplain Resident at a Level One Regional Trauma Center. Thanks for journeying with me!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
02:37 Early Call for a Cardiac Patient
08:03 The Busy and the Quiet
09:30 The Big News
14:47 What is Palliative?
19:47 An Encouragement: Be Open and Expectant
