Chaplain Mzizi — Insights https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights Field notes on law-enforcement chaplaincy, pastoral care, officer wellness, and the work of presence — from Dr. Themba M. Mzizi, Ph.D. en-us Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT What Is a Chaplain? (And What a Chaplain Is Not) https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/what-is-a-chaplain/ https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/what-is-a-chaplain/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT A chaplain is a minister who leaves the building. A working definition from 43 years of chaplaincy, and the four things a chaplain is routinely mistaken for. Foundations What Does a Chaplain Do All Day? https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/what-does-a-chaplain-do/ https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/what-does-a-chaplain-do/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT Rounds, ride-alongs, notifications, debriefs, and a great deal of unglamorous presence. A working chaplain describes the actual shape of the work. Foundations How to Become a Chaplain: The Five Paths https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/how-to-become-a-chaplain/ https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/how-to-become-a-chaplain/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT Healthcare, military, public safety, corrections, workplace: five doors into chaplaincy, what each requires, and the one question to settle before any of them. Vocation How Much Do Chaplains Make? An Honest Answer https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/how-much-do-chaplains-make/ https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/how-much-do-chaplains-make/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT Salaried in hospitals, commissioned in the military, unpaid in most patrol cars. What chaplains actually earn, setting by setting, and why many serve free. Vocation Can You Become a Chaplain Without a Degree? https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/chaplain-without-a-degree/ https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/chaplain-without-a-degree/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT Yes — in the right settings. Where the no-degree paths genuinely are, where they are not, and what substitutes for the diploma: endorsement, training, character. Vocation What Is a Police Chaplain? Role, Scope, Boundaries https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/what-is-a-police-chaplain/ https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/what-is-a-police-chaplain/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT A police chaplain serves everyone an agency touches — officers, staff, families, the public — in crisis and in ordinary time. Role, scope, and the hard boundaries. LE Chaplaincy Police Chaplain Requirements: What Agencies Actually Ask For https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/police-chaplain-requirements/ https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/police-chaplain-requirements/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT Endorsement, ministry experience, training, background investigation, and temperament. The real screening list, from the person who helps run one. LE Chaplaincy Chaplain Certification: What It Is — and What It Is Not https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/chaplain-certification/ https://chaplainmzizi.com/insights/chaplain-certification/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 GMT There is no single license to be a chaplain. What certification actually means in each setting, which credentials carry weight, and how to vet a program. Training