Webinar by Brian Powers on tailored pastoral care

About the session

For the bulk of 2025, Brian conducted a research study that examined moral injury in the North East of England and created a set of tailored pastoral resources for spiritual and religious caregivers in this region. This contextual examination of moral injury was based on qualitative interviews of chaplains, clergy and veterans.

In this webinar, Brian will talk about several features of the study, such as the experiences of veteran moral injury, the perceived values of the North East and how they impacted potential recovery from moral injury, experiences of chaplaincy and religious rites, as well as presenting a few of the key aspects of the pastoral resources produced from the project. He will also discuss a bit about the importance of studying moral injury in particular contexts and valuable research methodologies in doing so.

This work was made possible by a grant from the William Leech Research Fund.

About Brian

Brian Powers, our Executive Director, is a systematic theologian, a former US Air Force Special Operations Weather Team officer and a veteran of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has written and spoken extensively on the importance of worldview, ethics and religious dialogue in rebuilding moral frameworks through which morally injured persons may find meaning and solace, both in American and British contexts. He is also an ordained Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

Join us

All are welcome to attend the webinar. To receive the Zoom/Teams link, please register via Eventbrite.