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Mission and Vision

Vision: To provide an unparalleled experience as the most trusted partner for clinical pastoral education. 

Mission is to provide quality, inclusive, and life-transforming clinical pastoral education internationally through online and hybrid modalities to develop competent pastoral clinicians and supervisory educators.

Institutional Outcomes:

  • Provide educational programs that enable self-motivated, independent learners to acquire core competencies.
  • Prepare students to function as competent pastoral caregivers and supervisors/instructors in the marketplace and qualify for credentialing
  • Assess student learning and institutional effectiveness to improve student and educator performance.
  • Provide professional development opportunities to enhance life-long learning.
  • Conduct fiscally responsible planning that balances the institution’s commitment to academic excellence.

Core Values

Commitment: CPEI will remain neutral regarding political and social views, and members of CPEI will not use CPEI as a platform for any political views in writing, on social media, online forums, or any other means of communication. Differing opinions are acceptable, but not to the point that they seek to create division.

Respect: CPEI recognizes the importance of treating all credentialed members and students with respect, dignity, and kindness, regardless of race, religion, culture, or socioeconomic background. As a theological community, we encourage our supervisors-educators, certified members, and students to speak and act in ways that honor the dignity and value of every individual.

Service: CPEI is honored and privileged to give of ourselves, creating one-on-one connections and relationships and responding to the most profound human needs of everyone we serve. It is our commitment to train, act, and respond theologically.

Sustainability: We value an institutional culture committed to our organization’s financial, academic, and professional aspects.

Transparency: CPEI values an environment in which honesty and openness are present.