About Confessions of a CPE Supervisor: Conversations about Clinical Pastoral Education
Podcast host John Carter Thomas discusses the careers and professional journeys of Clinical Pastoral Education supervisors.
Thomas is a retired ACPE Certified Educator and Supervisor. He has thirty years of experience in ministry and as a pastoral educator. Formerly, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma, an Air Force Chaplain, a hospital chaplain, and a church pastor. His last ministry setting was as the Director of Spiritual Care and CPE at Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood, South Carolina. He is the author of three books: Voices in the Wilderness: Why Black Preaching Still Matters, Bedside Manners: Best Practices for Effective Healthcare Chaplains, and a novel, Yeshua, the Untold Story.
Dr. Thomas currently resides in Greenville, South Carolina, with his wife, Alexis, and special needs son, John III.
Contact at jct@cpeconfessions.com
Confessions of a CPE Supervisor with Rev. Dr. Michael Rogers
Rev. Dr. Michael Rogers is from South Carolina. He has been serving in ministry for over 25 years as a Baptist minister. He has served as a parish pastor in Texas, New York, South Carolina, and Arkansas. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Columbia International University in Pastoral Ministries and Bible. He earned a Master of Theology degree in Urban Ministries from Dallas Theological Seminary, where he received the Presidential Scholarship and the Ruben Connor Award for African American Evangelism and Discipleship. He recently graduated from Colgate Rochester Divinity School with a Doctorate of Ministry in Transformative Leadership. His dissertation topic was “Transformed by Clinical Pastoral Education, an invitation to all who are called.” He was awarded the Jean and Gene Barlett Preaching Award for leadership in Transformative Preaching. He has been in chaplaincy for 10 years and served as Spiritual Coordinator for the oncology department at Spartanburg Regional Hospital. The North American Mission Board endorses him. He is a certified educator through the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education. In 2019, he became the Clinical Pastoral Educator for Baptist Health Medical Center, Little Rock, AR. In 2020, he was promoted to Director of Pastoral Care for Baptist Health System. Rev. Dr. Rogers serves as the Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Little Rock, AR. Michael is a proud initiate of the Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated. He is married to Dr. Teresa Rogers (formerly Hall of Tampa, FL), who serves as director of the Foundations program at Central Arkansas Christian and professor at Pulaski Technical College. They are proud parents of one daughter, Michaela Lynn Rogers, an 11th grader at Central Arkansas Christian School.
1 Sept 2026
Confessions of a CPE Supervisor with Rev. Rebecca Highfield
Rev. Highfield is a Certified Educator with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) and a Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC). She provides education and consultation with CPE programs across the country. She was previously the Director of Pastoral Care at Mary Washington Healthcare, a Certified Educator at Virginia Commonwealth University, and a congregational pastor in Oklahoma and Virginia. Rebecca received her Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas and her Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary. She earned her Master of Science in Patient Counseling and Master of Science in Patient Counseling-Supervisory Education from Virginia Commonwealth University. She was ordained in and maintains endorsement with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In her free time, she enjoys studying history, cross-stitching, and watching soccer.
6 Aug 2026
Confessions of a CPE Supervisor with Jenny Lannom
Rev. Jenny T. Lannom is a native Houstonian and Texan. She is a regional Director of Pastoral Care and CPE with Baylor Scott & White Health in Central Texas. Jenny also serves as a current Director of the ACPE Board. She has previously served on the ACPE Board in the early 2000’s, initially as Secretary and then as the Southwest Regional Representative. While a regional representative, Jenny chaired the task force on ACPE Governance Revision for the Board. She also served on the Certification Committee of the South-Central Region of ACPE, before the restructuring of ACPE, Inc. She is a United Methodist Elder in the Texas Annual Conference.
Jenny attended Emory University’s Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated with a Master of Divinity degree and did her initial four units of CPE at Georgia Baptist Medical Center as part of her seminary coursework. Jenny served as an Associate Pastor after graduating from seminary before moving into professional chaplaincy.
Jenny began her chaplaincy career at Texas Medical Center of Houston as a Staff Chaplain at Houston Methodist Hospital. She served as a cardiac/nephrology chaplain for 11 years. While at Methodist, she became board-certified as a professional Chaplain through the Association of Professional Chaplains (for 36 years) and trained to become a Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) Certified Educator with the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). Jenny has managed CPE programs in 4 different states, working in regional hospitals, a level I trauma hospital, and a Cancer Medical Center. She was an active Board-Certified Chaplain for 36 years.”
30 Jun 2026
Conversation about my new book, Bedside Manners: Best Practices for Effective Healthcare Chaplains
Host John Carter Thomas discusses his new book, Bedside Manners: Best Practices of Effective Healthcare Chaplains, with guest host Rev. Dr. V. DuWayne Battle.
The Rev. Dr. DuWayne Battle (PhD, DMin, MDiv, MSW) is the Senior Pastor of the historic St. Paul Baptist Church, Harlem, NYC, where he has served for the past 17 years with a focus on worship, proclamation, prayer, reconciliation, and discipleship. His ministry has covered 47 years, 6 continents, 19 countries, extensive travels throughout the United States, and leadership in five other congregations. Dr. Battle is also an Assistant Dean, Full Professor, Director of the Bachelor’s Social Work program, and Campus Coordinator of the Baccalaureate Child Welfare Education Program at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
28 May 2026
Confessions of a CPE Supervisor with Rev. C.C. Stevens Pt II
Host John Carter Thomas continues his conversation with Rev. Craig Stevens about becoming a CPE Supervisor.
Rev. Charles “Craig” Stevens is the CPE Supervisor and Director of the Spiritual Care and Clinical Pastoral Education Department at Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, SC. He is certified as a Diplomate in Pastoral Supervision by the College of Pastoral Supervision and Psychotherapy (CPSP) and a Board Certified Chaplain through the Spiritual Care Association. Rev. Stevens holds an MDiv. from Gardner-Webb University and a B.S. from Clemson University. He is ordained and endorsed by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. When not in the hospital, Craig and his wife spend time camping, attending Clemson Tiger football games, and volunteering their weekends as marching band parents to their three children.
27 May 2026
Confessions of a CPE Supervisor with Rev. C. C. Stevens Part 1
Rev. C.C. Stevens is a newly certified CPE Supervisor and Director of Spiritual Care at the Self Regional Hospital in Greenwood, South Carolina. He shares his experiences of becoming a CPE Supervisor and offers advice to anyone considering training.
21 May 2026
Confessions of a CPE Supervisor with Rev. Shannon Borchert
Host John Carter Thomas is having a conversation with Shannon Borchert, a CPE Supervisor, about being the Senior Director of Spiritual Care at Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania, and coming out as a gay man.
15 May 2026
Confessions of a CPE Supervisor with the Rev. Dr. Noel Gray
Host John Carter Thomas talks with the Rev. Dr. Noel Gray about her work as a CPE Supervisor and Pastor in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
13 May 2026
Confessions of a CPE Supervisor with Rev. Jeff Hoppe
Host John Carter Thomas is discussing CPE with Rev. Jeff Hoppe, a CPE educator at the Veterans Administration hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Reverend M. Jeffrey (Jeff) Hoppe – I became fully certified as an ACPE Educator in 2005 during my 18-year service as a Staff Chaplain in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. I came to Chaplaincy as a vocation after 5 years in the local parish and a year of Residency at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. I am a native of Texas, have lived in various regions of the country, am educated/ordained in Southern Baptist institutions, and am endorsed by the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Before coming to Eastern Oklahoma VA Healthcare System in 2018, I served in a Chaplain leadership role at Presbyterian Healthcare Services in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. I have been married to my wife Kathy since 1981. We have two adult sons, three grandsons, and one granddaughter. In the past several years, Kathy and I have collaborated in the writing and publishing of two books: ‘Discovery Teaching Like Jesus’ and ‘Drowning for Jesus.’
13 May 2026
Why this Podcast? Conversation with Rev. Ardella Gibson
John Carter Thomas holds a conversation with Rev. Ardella Gibson about the importance of a podcast about Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). The conversation ends with a "Myth Buster" about a common misunderstanding about CPE.
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