Chaplaincy Services

Chaplains provide spiritual care and pastoral support in hospitals, corporations, events, prisons, and institutions.

With chaplaincy needed in diverse settings and spiritual care valued, chaplaincy generates revenue of $85,000-$290,000 through contracts and fees.

The business requires ordination or endorsement, chaplaincy training and certification (board-certified chaplain), CPE (Clinical Pastoral Education), interfaith and multi-tradition competence, and crisis intervention skills.

Services include hospital and healthcare chaplaincy, corporate and workplace chaplaincy, event and public safety chaplaincy (police, fire), prison and correctional chaplaincy, hospice and palliative care chaplaincy, and crisis response and trauma chaplaincy.

Revenue through contracts, per-service fees, and retainers.

Success factors include board-certified chaplaincy certification (BCC), CPE units and clinical training, interfaith competence and cultural sensitivity, contracting with hospitals, corporations, or institutions, and crisis intervention and trauma training.

Marketing focuses on hospitals, corporations, event companies, police departments, and correctional facilities.

With spiritual care valued in diverse settings and chaplaincy professionalized in 2025, chaplaincy offers pastoral presence opportunities serving institutions with certification and training as major barriers.