ABOUT COBI

We are registered with the Government of South Africa as a Non-profit Company, with registration number NPC 2012/208030/08.

Prof Willie du Toit is a certified International Emergency Response Chaplain, and he conducts much of the Christian spiritual Training in person. We currently operate a fully functional Online national Training Academy and regularly conduct in-class Training Courses.

To summarize, we train, equip, place, and support Christian volunteers as Community Chaplains, to assist people in all situations of physical, spiritual, and/or emotional crisis. Our aim is to always have help available, wherever people are gathered, and to be able to provide in their immediate and long-term needs

We are ordinary people with an extraordinary passion for the well-being of humanity.

 

The Chaplain on Board is an official, accredited CPD service provider (Continuous Professional Development) registered with sacpdbody.org with registration number 50502025/0002. Our Introductory Chaplaincy Course and our Certificate in Ministry: Discipline of Chaplaincy, which is accredited in America at the University level, will earn our students CPD points.

 

We are committed to excellence with our training and the service we provide to those in need.

THE ROLE OF A CHAPLAIN

A Chaplain is a mature Christian who has under-gone the equipping training course and is first and foremost there to help, support and assist the Community and members and their families in time of need.

Chaplains provide spiritual and emotional support and guidance.

Chaplains also provide ministerial support by bringing a short message and prayer at parades, events and shift changes. Weddings, funerals and memorial services as well as hospital visits are a regular part of the Chaplains role.

During times of major structural fires, Chaplains also support the Emergency Services Personnel by providing them with refreshments.

Chaplain also provides support at accident or other traumatic scenes, either by supporting the personnel at the scene or by providing trauma support to the victims. This often includes keeping family and other spectators out of the way and delivering death notifications and trauma support to bereaved family members.