History

Key Milestones & Themes

Here are some key points and approximate timeline items:

• 1889: Hospital opens; early ministry visits by clergy such as George Leakin. 
• Mid 20th Century: Ministry offered for patients is formalized; the Episcopal Diocese reports on clergy engagement in the 1950s and is highly involved. 
• 1963-1993: Rev. Clyde Shallenberger was hired to provide full-time chaplaincy support to the hospital. According to the department’s history timeline, this is an era of development of the chaplain department and ethics committee. No CPE program was formed.
• 1999: Rev. Steven Mann is hired to lead the hospital’s pastoral care department and began the search for first ACPE educator at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
• 2002: Rev. Dr. Paula J. Teague begins at Hopkins as the new manager of CPE. The Johns Hopkins Hospital CPE program is accredited by the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) under Rev. Dr. Teague’s leadership.
• 2003: Dr. Patricia Fosarelli becomes the chair of the PAG for the CPE program.
• 2005: Rev. Uwe Scharf is hired as director of the pastoral care department. Dr. Scharf is the second ACPE educator at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
• 2007: Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center becomes a satellite site of The Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Clinical Pastoral Education program.
• 2009: Mr. Thomas (Ty) Crowe is hired as CPE manager for the hospital.
• 2011: Johns Hopkins Bayview becomes independently accredited by ACPE under Rev. Dr. Teague’s leadership.
• 2012: Mr. Thomas (Ty) Crowe is hired as the new director and changes the department’s name to spiritual care and chaplaincy.
• 2013: Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview become “System-Accredited” with ACPE.
• 2014: Rev. Chris Brown is hired as CPE manager.
• 2023: Rev. Sally Miller is hired as CPE manager.
• 2024: ACPE no longer accredits system-centered sites; thus, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview begin to operate as independently accredited sites.

Overview

The Johns Hopkins Hospital offers ACPE accredited Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) training. The focus of learning in CPE is gaining new skills and tools for the provision of spiritual care while identifying particular gifts and goals for ministry. The transformational learning process includes group work, and didactic presentations from ACPE accredited educators, board certified chaplains, and members of the Hopkins interdisciplinary team. Curriculum includes behavioral sciences as well as theological reflection. CPE at The Johns Hopkins Hospital is based upon adult learning theories that allow interns and residents to direct the educational process. CPE students work in collaboration with their peer group, certified CPE educators and board certified staff chaplains to achieve their education goals.

CPE is an experience in process education that has been honed over several decades and remains responsive to cultural developments that facilitate pastoral growth. The heart of CPE is the practice of spiritual care with the sick, injured, and dying, and learning from that practice. CPE students learn through reflection, discussion, and evaluation, and are able to apply their learning in future ministerial experiences. This type of adult learning is accomplished with other CPE students and a certified CPE educator in a dynamic, small group setting.

CPE programming at The Johns Hopkins Hospital is accredited by ACPE, Inc., located at:

1 Concourse Pkwy, Suite 800
Atlanta, GA 30328
Telephone: 404-320-1472

Faculty

Rev. Sally Pelinka Miller, M.A., M.Div., B.C.C.

Manager of the Clinical Pastoral Education program
ACPE Certified Educator at The Johns Hopkins Hospital

Mr. Thomas Y. (Ty) Crowe, II, M.Div., B.C.C.

Director of the Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Department
ACPE Certified Educator at The Johns Hopkins Hospital