Rev. Jan Thomas, MSW, is Co-Director of the Chaplaincy Institute and ChI Core Faculty for Vocational Formation. An Interfaith minister, she earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Illinois and was ordained to Interfaith ministry through ChI. Previously she has worked as a psychiatric social worker, office manager, program director, environmental educator, curriculum writer, and communications specialist. Rev. Thomas' ministry is dedicated to advancing a spiritual paradigm of Interfaith and to supporting ChI students' unfolding ministries. Her lifelong fascination with gleaning the wisdom of the world's sacred texts provides the grist for her monthly ChI website column. As a seminary administrator, her focus is on ministerial formation, curriculum development and coordination, collecting and sharing acapella sacred songs, and growing ChI's website, which she edits.
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