Clinical Pastoral Education | On-Site Clinical Pastoral Education
On-Site Units
On-Site UNITS
Residency Program
August 26, 2024 – August 29, 2025
This professional, experienced based education program is an opportunity to develop one’s pastoral leadership and ministry skills. We are accepting applications for 3 ACPE Level I/II 12-month Residency positions that begin August 26, 2024. Three units are offered with four weeks in each unit for ministry and integration. Tuition is $1,000 per unit, for a total of $3,000 for the year-long residency. Residents receive a stipend of $35,321 plus full-time employee benefits.
Qualifications are as follows:
- MDiv degree or equivalent
- Faith group endorsement
- Satisfactory completion of 1 ACPE unit of CPE
Application deadline: February 1, 2024.
Please send ACPE application along with a $75 application fee, to:
Rev. Karl Van Harn, DMIn
Pastoral Services & CPE
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
300 68th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
Karl Van Harn: 616.281.6363 x2902 | karl.vanharn@pinerest.org
Autumn Extended Unit
October 5, 2023 – March 28, 2024
This professional, experienced based education program is an opportunity to develop one’s pastoral leadership and ministry skills. This part-time unit meets one day each week on Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for 24 weeks. An additional 16 hours of ministry in one’s own ministry site or through Pine Rest is required.
Application window now closed.
Summer Unit
May 28, 2024 – August 9, 2024
This professional, experienced based education program is an opportunity to develop one’s pastoral leadership and ministry skills. This full-time unit runs for 11 weeks at 40 hours per week.