Member Conferences
2025 Conference Call for Proposals: Re-member, Reflection, Imagine
The Association of Muslim Chaplains is pleased to announce a call for proposals for the 4th Annual AMC Members Conference to be held February 14-16, 2025. Proposals are due by November 8, 2024. This virtual gathering presents an opportunity for chaplains across sectors and students of Islamic chaplaincy to learn about the roots of our work in North America and to collectively imagine what the future of Islamic chaplaincy could look like. To this end, we are seeking:
Workshops
Paper presentations
Book talks
Panel programs
Electronic research posters
All of which address the conference theme as well as others relevant to Islamic chaplaincy, Muslim mental health, and American Muslim leadership. We are especially interested in proposals that address:
Story telling from the grandmother and grandfather Muslim chaplains
Paper talks from those researching Muslim chaplains
Practical theologies of chaplaincy
Islamic frameworks for thinking about chaplaincy & pastoral care
Curriculums used by Muslim chaplains (including psychiatric groups)
Field (i.e. healthcare, corrections) specific programs
Curricular approaches used for training Muslim chaplains
Histories of endorsement agencies
Histories of Muslim chaplaincy organizing
Ideas for what Islamic chaplaincy could look like in 2050
Critics of the current state of the field or specific elements of it
Visions for board certification specific to Muslim chaplains
We are looking for presenters who have solidly developed their topic area, and who are able to inform a diverse audience and deliver insightful engaging presentations. We particularly welcome presentations relevant from seasoned providers that can provide a depth of thought while also remaining accessible to students in the field. We also welcome those interested in concept presentation round tables exploring ideas that are not fully developed with a table of colleagues for informal discussion. Please contact us if you have a topic that you’d like to explore submitting that falls outside of the theme.
Submission of Presentations
All proposed presentations and programs must be submitted through this Google Form by November 8, 2024. The form asks the following questions:
Name of presenter(s)
Company/Institution
Web URL
Email address of each presenter
Phone number of each presenter
A 50-200 word bio for each presenter
Headshot for each presenter sent as jpeg, tif, gif, or bmp
Session title
A one sentence/100 word maximum summary for the program book
Program goals and rationale for sharing it
What area of chaplaincy, if any, is this workshop best suited? (i.e. Education, Community, Healthcare, Military, Corrections, Educators, Students)
A list of resources and/or bibliography, if appropriate
Target skill level of audience (beginning, intermediate, advanced) for presentations
AV needs (i.e. PowerPoint, audio, video, etc.)
Presentation time preference
Considerations
Session slots are 60 minutes (including 15 minutes for questions). You may be asked to present as part of a 2 or 3 person panel. Limited consideration will also be given for a two-session workshop model. Slide decks (i.e. PowerPoint, Prezi etc.) will need to be submitted by February 10. Please send any questions to conference@muslimchaplains.net.
Professional Conferences
We strive to provide the best, most relevant, and impactful programming for our members. One of our cornerstone projects is our Annual Conference for members. Our conferences provide resources and connections for all chaplains, regardless of sector, to benefit from. After a tremendously valuable decade long collaboration with the Islamic Seminary Foundation and the Muslim Endorsement Council, in 2021 AMC hosted our first independent gathering to focus specifically on the needs of chaplains
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Past Conferences
2024 Conference: Integrating Faith & Practice
In January 2024 we held our third independently organized conference on the theme of Integrating Faith & Practice. Our event featured over 30 workshops as well as Keynotes from Drs. Shelly Rambo and James McCarty, as well as our very own Ch. Ailya Vajid. Check out our 2024 Conference Program see all the awesome things held in a packed, exciting, and substantive conference!
2022 Conference: Re-Connecting
In February 2022 we held our second-ever independently organized conference on the theme of Re-Connecting. By bringing together AMC members from all over the country, we addressed ways of strengthening relationships, facilitating an exchange of ideas, and promoting spiritual growth as well as development in our faith communities. Our event featured over 30 workshops as well as Keynotes from Dr. Omar Suleiman, Dr. Walead Mosaad, and Ch. Tahera Akmal. Check out our 2022 Annual Members’ Conference Program see all the awesome things held in a packed, exciting, and substantive conference!
2021 Conference: Rooted in Faith
In January 2021 AMC held its first-ever independently organized members’ conference, titled Rooted in Faith. The conference was held virtually on Hopin, and featured two days of substantive programming reflective of the diverse field of chaplaincy. Our conference was keynoted by renowned speakers Dr. Omid Safi and Dr. Kameelah Mu’min Rashad, alongside several other notable workshop and session leaders.
Please view the 2021 Conference Program to get more insight into what all this event consisted of, and what you can expect from our conferences going forward!
Members, recordings of the conference are available to you all as part of your membership. Contact membership@assocationofmuslimchaplains.org if you do not have access or need the links.
