News for Feb 2021

Hello current and former NIBIC members.  Sorry for the delay in getting the 2021 Directory and Dues Renewal out to you.  I had to wait until we’d had the conference call with the Spiritual Care Association to get an update on our partnership and to see how renewals are to be handled.  You will see …

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News for Nov 2020

NIBIC NEWS NOTES – FALL 2020 Hello NIBIC and SCA Corporate Chaplaincy Division Members, This has been a year like no other.  I hope that you all are hanging in there and finding sources of spiritual strength and serenity, as well as being able to help provide that for others you encounter. At Worklife Institute …

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News for June 2020

Hello folks, I know that each of you is coping in various ways with the “new normal” of protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.  For myself and Worklife Institute, Houston shut down on March 25th, so our building had to close to clients then.  The city and State are reopening step by step, although the …

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NIBIC & SCA Partnership

Spiritual Care Association is pleased to announce the creation of its Corporate Chaplain Division. The Corporate Chaplain Division of the Spiritual Care Association is a partnership between SCA and the National Institute of Business and Industrial Chaplains (NIBIC). NIBIC supports the advancement of spiritual care in the workplace. It has established academic and professional criteria for …

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News for Feb 2020

Hello NIBIC member,   This email is to the members who are up to date on your dues.  The others, who have fallen behind, will get a separate note.  We are excited to share with you the following news: As I have been updating you, over the past 2+ years NIBIC has been in conversation …

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News for Summer 2019

Hello NIBIC member: I hope your summer activities are going well.  We at Worklife Institute are as busy as we were in the Spring.  For those of you who fund your ministries as a non-profit, you know that mid-summer is often the end of the grant year and start-up of the new.  So, we are finishing our end-of-year …

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News for Jan 2019

Hello all, I have attached our 2019 NIBIC Membership Renewal and Directory Update form; please fill it and send it to us ASAP, so that we can take care of our annual assessment for the Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling and other expenses incurred on your behalf.  Thanks much. Also attached are the Certificated …

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News for August 2018

Hello NIBIC Members, This weekend marks the annual commemoration of Labor Day, which honors the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, Laws and well-being of the country.  I am attaching a Prayer for Workers from the Interfaith Worker Justice website for your reflection and use with those you serve.  You can find a large …

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News for Jan 2018

Hello all, I have just returned from Washington, D.C. and the pastoral care leadership meetings, representing NIBIC.  The meetings went very well; we had a good session on “Best Practices in Resiliency for Chaplains and Pastoral Counselors” and another on chaplaincy advocacy at the grassroots and nationally.  New member groups are joining the COMISS Network, …

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News for Winter 2017

NIBIC NEWS:  December 2017 Greetings from Houston, TX and the NIBIC headquarters at Worklife Institute.  We hope you are having a meaningful and joyful Season.  January 4-11, I will be in Washington, D.C. for the annual Endorsers’ and Cognate pastoral care groups meetings, representing NIBIC plus my own faith group, so if you have interests or …

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News for Summer 2017

Hello All, First of all, I want to let you know that Greg Edwards, in Beaumont, and I, Diana Dale, in Houston, rode Hurricane Harvey out without damage.  The Worklife Institute, where NIBIC is headquartered, had quite a bit of ceiling damage, but they are fixing it today, so we are good to go.  Several …

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News for Fall 2016

Hello NIBIC Members with current Email addresses: I hope that you and those you serve had a good Veterans Day.  At Worklife Institute, we have provided our services at two Veterans and Families Hiring and Benefits events.  The “Red, White and You” state-wide job fair November 10th brought in 3,000 job seekers and 160 employers, …

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News for Winter 2016

Hello NIBIC members, Attached is your 2016 Dues and Directory Update form to send in ASAP.  Later in the Spring we will publish an updated version of the Directory, based on what changes you send it.  Please also note the information requests on the bottom of the form.  Please volunteer to be the News Notes …

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News for September 2015

Hello NIBIC folks,   Happy Labor Day week.   To continue the theme of good work for workers, the national Interfaith Worker Justice website, www.iwj.org, has a broad range of resources and worship materials for you to use in your workplace and congregational ministries this season.  We make the resources available here at Worklife Institute.   This …

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News for December 2014

NIBIC NEWS – National Institute of Business & Industrial Chaplains – December 2014 2015 is at our doorstep, so I am using the last hours of 2014 to wish each NIBIC member a blessed and fulfilling ministry in 2015, and adventures to share. Washington, D.C. Gatherings coming up: The annual pastoral care leadership meetings are …

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News for September 2014

NBIC News – Commemorating Labor Day and Fall 2014: Dear NIBIC Member, In addition to Worklife Institute’s employee assistance program ministry to several companies in Houston and as a provider for an assortment of external (800 #) EAPs, we are very busy with our Texas Veterans Transition Program. 70% of the separating troops, veterans and …

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