Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately half of U.S. chaplains practiced telechaplaincy. Since then, telechaplaincy has grown rapidly and is increasingly used throughout the world. It poses unique challenges and opportunities that require new skills to master.
However, there are few resources for chaplains to learn and improve their work, and chaplains and providers regularly request training to implement or improve telechaplaincy.
To meet this need, the Telechaplaincy Community of Practice, an international group of healthcare chaplains and researchers hosted by the Transforming Chaplaincy Initiative and the University of Zürich, was founded.
The Community of Practice meets regularly via Zoom to
May 29, 2026, 12-1 PM EST (6-7 PM CEST)
What began as a national not-for-profit virtual music program in hospitals during the COVID-19-pandemic has grown into a weekly spiritual care intervention in outpatient oncology at Cedars-Sinai Cancer. In its current form, a chaplain accompanies the patient while a musician performs live over a virtual platform. This presentation explores how the program has resonated with patients and considers the broader potential for music-based care as a resource for telechaplains working with patients when in-person support is unavailable.
Bronwen Jones, MTh, BCC, is an outpatient oncology chaplain in the Patient and Family Support Program at Cedars-Sinai Cancer and the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute.
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An international group of telechaplaincy practitioners and researchers hosted by Transforming Chaplaincy and the University of Zürich.
Participation is free.