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Chaplain Manager: And Other Duties as Assigned

Walking the Path of a Chaplain Manager Inside and Outside the Walls

By: Rev. Graylin Carlton,Rev. Dianne Horton & Rev. Dr. Adam Ridenhour

Here is a guide for those navigating spiritual care in smaller healthcare settings, blending real-world stories with practical strategies to implement a transformative care model. This book offers creative solutions for chaplains, administrators, and faith leaders with tools to strengthen community connections and drive meaningful change in healthcare.

In a world where healthcare is increasingly complex, Chaplain Managers offers a clear path for integrating spiritual care and leadership in smaller settings. With insights into vocational discernment, community building, and financial benefits, this book is a must-read for anyone exploring the future of chaplaincy.

$18.00

About the authors

Rev. Dianne Horton

Rev. Dianne Horton earned a B.A. from Salem College in Sociology with a minor in Religion. She achieved the Master of Divinity Degree from Wake Forest University School of Divinity with the distinguished honor of receiving the John Thomas and Dorothy Porter Award for Vocational Formation and Community Ministry.

A Board-certified chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains, she completed a two-year residency in Clinical Pastoral Education with a Pastoral Care Specialty in the Department of Chaplaincy and Pastoral Education, Division of Faith and Health Ministries at Wake Forest Baptist Health. She enjoys the freedom and flexibility of her role that allows her to engage in the sacred work of developing proactive means to improve the health of communities.

Rev. Dr. Adam Ridenhour

Rev. Dr. Adam Ridenhour is a graduate of Catawba College (B.A.), Wake Forest University School of Divinity (M.Div.), Wake Forest University Graduate School (M.A.), and Duke Divinity School (D.Min.). He is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and a Board-certified Chaplain (BCC) through the Association of Professional Chaplains. Adam is an ordained minister and endorsed chaplain affiliated with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. He enjoys the creativity and freedom of the FaithHealth work to accompany others through the complexities of health and wholeness.

Rev. Dr. Emily Viverette

Rev. Dr. Emily Viverette is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She holds a B.S. from Elon University, M.Div from Vanderbilt University, and D.Min from Hood Theological Seminary. She is also a Certified Educator via Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE, Inc). In her work to develop educational programming that advances the mission of FaithHealth, she is passionate about the ways in which faith communities, faith-based agencies, chaplains, and clergy can collaborate to improve health in their communities, particularly in rural settings.

Melanie Raskin

Melanie Raskin is an award-winning writer, primarily in the health care and public health arenas. With a background in radio news, public relations, and marketing communications, her expertise in¬cludes writing articles and feature stories, websites and eblasts, video and audio scripts, online learning, press releases, slogans, and product names. Also a fiction writer with a number of publication credits and honors, she has a B. A. from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, specializing in writing. While she has won many accolades, the greatest reward is partnering with smart, ded¬icated people to ensure readers find meaning in the content and are empowered to make a positive change.

Reviews

“And Other Duties as Assigned describes a model of spiritual care that every hospital should consider. These chaplain managers have forged an eminently practical path for others to follow in pursuing holistic, community-focused care that accounts for the essential dignity of every patient.”
— Michael Skaggs, PhD, Director of Programs, Chaplaincy Innovation Lab

“I know of no healthcare system of any size with an overabundance of re¬sources for assuring that all patients at all times feel oriented, supported, comforted, and accompanied through all the literal ins and outs of their medical experience. This model proposes practical solutions for strapped institutions and their stressed patients alike.”
— Rev. Dr. Amy Greene, former Director of Spiritual Care, Cleveland Clinic, and retired ACPE Inc. Certified Educator

“This small group of chaplains is following clinical medical science out the door and into the complexity of psycho-spiritual determinants of health at community scale. In this book they have mapped the competencies, and how to learn them, to help a new generation of chaplains become more relevant both outside and inside the walls.”
— Rev. Dr. Gary Gunderson, Professor, Faith and the Health of the Public, Wake Forest University