INTER-FAITH
Our chaplains mirror the population they serve — that means they can come from any loving faith tradition.
NOT EXCLUSIVE TO CLERGY
We screen our chaplain candidates from both laity and clergy. Most of our chaplains are not ordained ministers. All of them are compassionate and dedicated.
NO AGENDAS
We have no religious, political, or legal agendas. Our chaplains are motivated by their faith to serve, but it’s simply and silently witnessed by the care and compassion they give.
LAW ENFORCEMENT FIRST
Though many hours are spent serving the public, our first goal is to serve law enforcement: we work with them and through them to help the community.
TRUST & FRIENDSHIP
We don’t judge or criticize our law enforcement partners, but instead hold them as esteemed officers of the peace….with their own cares, concerns, interests, and needs.
SCREENING
For both selection and ongoing certification, our chaplains must meet high character and personal history standards.
EDUCATION
Our chaplains must attend and pass our comprehensive 6-month chaplaincy academy.
ON-GOING TRAINING & SUPPORT
To stay certified, our chaplains must attend ongoing training; and through their leadership and their peers, we provide debriefing support and care.
HOW CHAPLAINS SERVE IN THE SONOMA MODEL
Our motto is “Being There”. Our chaplains are specially selected and highly trained volunteers who care for peace officers and serve alongside them. They are called directly to scenes of tragedy and loss at all hours of the day and night — to help the police…to provide compassion and care…and to be there when needed most.
The SONOMA MODEL of law enforcement chaplaincy accomplishes wonderful things by:
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PROVIDING both immediate and ongoing care to victims and survivors.
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BUILDING strong personal relationships with peace officers and their families.
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SERVING as a credible and trusted presence to all the community in times of local emergency and strife.
MEDIA
THE FOUNDATION
THE SONOMA MODEL IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CHAPLAINCY FOUNDATION
The Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Foundation is a charitable non-profit 501(c)3 Teaching Organization. Our vision is to help communities throughout North America achieve their own thriving local law enforcement chaplaincy service –one that’s based upon our unique model. Our core team is comprised of a close-knit group of experienced philanthropists from academic, law enforcement, and clergy professions. We have 15 years of law enforcement chaplaincy research, experience, and leadership.
SUPPORTING VOICES
BRING THE SONOMA MODEL TO YOUR COMMUNITY
To begin your path to your own thriving law enforcement chaplaincy, let us come to your community for a comprehensive 3-day training seminar
HERE’S WHAT WE DO:
>Help you select and assemble the right start-up/leadership team
>Our team meets yours — in your own community
>Provide you with all the necessary documentation, instruction, and resources
>Continue providing guidance — all the way to launching your own LECF Chapter
>Under our LECF membership charter, certify your local chapter
>Provide on-going professional training and support for all of our chapters and chaplains
>Provide each chapter with a custom public web presence
>For ongoing training, debriefing, and social networking, provide all of our chapters and chaplains free access to our nationwide, enterprise-level, private and secure online network
CONTACT US TO BEGIN
Whether you’re interested in establishing a new Sonoma Model chaplaincy, adapting your current chaplaincy to our model, or you simply want to know more, email us at –[email protected] and we’ll get right back to you.