Office of the Chaplain
The Office of the Chaplain is dedicated to cultivating a spiritually formative environment for the Pepperdine faculty and staff community to meet individual, departmental, and University-wide spiritual needs.
"As a chaplain, the most important aspect of my job is to be present and to listen
to anyone who needs it. I’m the chaplain for everybody in the Pepperdine community,
and you are welcome just as you are."
—Sara G. Barton
What We Do
Prayer and Worship
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Worship and prayer services for the Pepperdine community
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Devotional messages, sermons, and public prayer
Training and Equipping
- University-wide spiritual formation workshops and training
- Customized departmental workshops
- Bible studies
- Resources for spiritual practices
Faith Resources
- Pepperdine Spiritual Life blog and podcast
- Books and devotionals for guided learning
- Sacred campus spaces
Pastoral Care
- Spiritual care and pastoral encouragement to all faculty and staff
- Confidential, one-on-one pastoral care
- Crisis prayer services, memorials, and grief support
- Title IX confidential resources
Retreats
- Spiritual formation retreats
- Spiritual formation retreat resources
Practicing Faith Resources
Pepperdine's Practicing Faith was designed to help faculty, staff, and students discover curated spiritual practices designed to guide you through practices of faith and community.
Spiritual Life Blogcast
Pepperdine Spiritual Life blogcast is designed to better support our community members in their spiritual lives by connecting our faculty, staff, students, and guests as faith resources, making it easier to explore God’s good work from their desks.
Staff
For appointments and requests please email chaplain@pepperdine.edu