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BetterIt Workplace Chaplains: A New Era of Employee Wellness
By PortalBot • June 13, 2023

A behind-the-scenes look at the rebrand of Corporate Chaplains Canada to BetterIt Workplace Chaplains! Jonathan Kraft walks through the process & mindset behind the recent changes. 

Workplace Chaplaincy: A Creative Solution Built Around Employee Needs
By PortalBot • March 01, 2023

Looking back 1700 years to the origins of chaplaincy, our workplace chaplaincy program defines what chaplaincy IS and IS NOT for today. As well, this article considers how chaplaincy can be a pre-e...

Workplace Chaplaincy: Addressing Interpersonal Challenges in the Workplace
By PortalBot • February 28, 2023

How can a workplace chaplaincy program address interpersonal tension and challenges in the workplace, as well as enhance the offerings of a workplace?  A few striking trends that are...

Workplace Chaplaincy: The Canadian Workplace Situation
By PortalBot • February 07, 2023

Mental health struggles are impacting 1 in every 3 to 5 employees and just 1 of every 10 is using the EFAPs (Employee and Family Assistance Programs.) In other words, there is a need that is n...

Creative Hospitality in the Port of Vancouver
By PortalBot • February 07, 2022

At the start of each ship visit, Port Chaplains never know how God will use us to share His love and extend ‘creative hospitality’ to the seafarers that we meet. This is even more reason why we pra...

Breathe! It's Thanksgiving
By PortalBot • October 06, 2021

Breathing connects us and reminds us to be forever grateful for the gift of life in relationship with the Creator and with each other.

Insight & Oversight: A Story of Blindness
By PortalBot • September 03, 2020

Every person and thing we encounter has a story, but often our own story and our own filters, like beliefs and prejudices, hinder our ability to truly see others or even ourselves. A exploration of...

Coming Full Circle
By PortalBot • August 31, 2020

Once an engineer at the marine terminals in Vancouver, life came full circle for Bill Wong when he returned to the same marine terminals, but this time as a Chaplain.

Better Together: The Story of Lazarus
By PortalBot • May 20, 2020

Exploring the story of an East Side Kid & the story of Lazarus. Did Jesus believe in "Better Together"? 

On Thresholds of Light and Darkness
By PortalBot • March 23, 2020

We think— sometimes naively—that it would be a better world without darkness. On one hand, God does not have anything to do with darkness, but, of course, light is the contrast to the dark. 

Dawn of New Life
By PortalBot • February 10, 2020

After an experience with a brain aneurism, Terry experiences two different voices speaking into his experience.

 

A Port Chaplain's Reflections
By PortalBot • February 04, 2020

Every day, port chaplains are reaching out to seafarers that arrive on ships to the Port of Vancouver, sharing the love of God and the Good News with them.