The Marsh Institute for Chaplains has joined three faith-based partners to launch the Chaplain Resource Network, a collaborative training hub designed to expand access to high-quality chaplaincy materials worldwide.
The Marsh Institute for Chaplains, formerly Marsh Center for Chaplain Studies, began as part of B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, which is now B.H. Carroll Theological Seminary and recently merged with East Texas Baptist University.
The Marsh Institute for Chaplains is named for retired Major General Gerald E. Marsh, a U.S. Air Force Reserves chaplain and seminary professor.
Jim Browning, director of the Marsh Institute for Chaplains, said the network reflects a shared commitment to equip chaplains with “academically rigorous, outcomes-based, standards-aligned” resources prepared for real-world ministry.
The Chaplain Resource Network “reimagines the delivery of chaplain training,” Browning said.
“In a world where organizations often build training from scratch, this collaborative effort reflects a shared commitment to equip and support chaplains with resources … for real-world chaplaincy practice. We project to have the Chaplain Resource Network store open by the end of July.”
The Chaplain Resource Network brings together the Marsh Institute for Chaplains, Clinical Pastoral Education International, Community Chaplain Network, and Hope Thru Faith Foundation to provide accessible, field-ready training materials for chaplains serving in hospitals, communities, crisis-response settings, and other ministry environments.
The Chaplain Resource Network is preparing for wider access, partnerships, and continued curriculum development.
“We are focused on collaborating, equipping, supporting, and advocating for chaplains in diverse settings … to develop material and support in a variety of ways. We have supported chaplains in Ukraine, Africa, Australia, the U.S., and Canada through the materials we created,” Browning added.
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Those interested in serving as chaplains can enroll in an online training course at chaplainresourcenetwork.com.
“We currently have 40 courses developed. We call them modules. A module is about a one-hour interactive asynchronous class. We have 198 already in the queue to be developed. In a couple of weeks, we’ll have 128 more,” Browning said.
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