Sankofa CPE Clergy & Chaplains' Mental Wellness Conference

A day dedicated to supporting the mental wellness of clergy and chaplains. This event brings together compassionate voices and practical insights to nurture your well-being. Expect engaging sessions, meaningful connections, and a warm community atmosphere. Don't miss out on this awesome opportunity to recharge and connect!

This conference is more than professional development, it is a space for reflective practice, holistic wellness, vocational renewal, and skill-building designed to strengthen ministerial identity and personal sustainability.

Participants will gain:

• Holistic mental wellness strategies for clergy, chaplains, and emerging leaders

• Workshops on resilience, vocational identity, grief care, self-care frameworks, boundaries, and trauma-informed ministry

• Plenary sessions featuring clinical mental health experts, chaplains, pastoral caregivers, and ministry innovators

• Peer networking across denominational, chaplaincy, seminary, and congregational contexts

• Practical tools applicable to congregations, campus ministries, clinical settings, and community work

• Space for rest, reflection, and vocational recalibration

Conference themes include:

• Grief & Loss Support in Ministry Contexts

• Emotional Boundaries for Care Professionals

• Vocation, Calling & Sustainable Leadership

• Trauma-Informed Spiritual Care

• Leading While Bleeding (Ministering Amid Personal Pain)

• Integrating Faith & Mental Wellness Frameworks

Featured Speakers

The conference includes nationally recognized speakers such as:

• Dr. Jessica Young Brown, Ph.D. - Clinical psychologist focused on equitable mental health access

• Rev. Dr. Nathaniel D. West, LPC - Scholar-practitioner in emotional intelligence & spiritual discipline

• Bishop Dr. Vanessa M. Brown - Advocate for holistic healing within leadership and faith contexts

• Rev. Dr. Wm. Marcus Small, LCSW - Clinical social worker specializing in caregiver fatigue

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