From Feedback to Framework: The Development of MEC’s Chaplaincy Endorsement Rubric

Abstract

The Muslim Endorsement Council, Inc. (MEC) is committed to ensuring that Muslim
chaplains are both religiously and professionally qualified to serve in different settings as
representatives of the diverse American Musim community. As lay-leader1 representatives
of the faith, chaplains must be both well-versed in Islamic teachings and equipped with the
necessary pastoral skills to function in various private and public institutional and
community settings. Our endorsement process evaluates candidates across five core
competency standards. This introduction provides an overview of the rubric that MEC
developed to evaluate candidates for endorsement across the standards, its utilization in the
endorsement process, and a summary of each section within the spreadsheet that
encapsulates this rubric.