Pursue Your Calling
Maureen Cleverley is looking forward to her future as a chaplain.  
She decided to leave her career as an executive director in the nonprofit sector and recently completed earning her Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) credits to become a chaplain.  
She credits her online Master’s in Theology and Leadership (MATL) from 91³Ô¹ÏÍø for not only providing the required degree for chaplaincy, but for also preparing her for this next step to achieve her dream.  
“The return on investment from the MATL program was that it prepared me well for any kind of academic requirements of the CPE program. However, the confidence that grew in me because of the MATL program was the greatest gift,” said Cleverley.  
Since graduating in 2022, Cleverley finished a yearlong chaplain residency at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, accepted a role as a staff chaplain for Providence St Peter Hospital and is preparing to sit for her boards with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, the final step in her journey toward Chaplaincy.  
Reflecting on her experience at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, she says the diversity of faith backgrounds within her cohort had a profound effect on her.  
“What surprised me was how folks from all these different faith traditions and all these different places on Earth created a community online that was real and supportive and kind. As diverse as our faith backgrounds were and our level of religiosity, we cared about each other and we helped each other to understand multiple perspectives,” said Cleverley.   
As a chaplain, interacting with various faith backgrounds is part of the job and Cleverley credits the faculty with helping her embrace this aspect even more.  
“The professors’ feedback showed me where I needed to go deeper. I needed to be more thoughtful. I also needed to suspend my judgment and beliefs that I brought with me into the program and allow my faith to be remade,” said Cleverley. 
Cleverley also appreciated taking courses from 91³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Online Master’s in Organizational Leadership program, a requirement of the MATL program. 
“The leadership classes have been the unsung hero because they helped me to see my own leadership in a new way and to dream a little bigger for when I do end up back in some sort of leadership role,” said Cleverley.  
Cleverley believes the MATL program is worth the time and effort and recommends MATL to anyone who wants to expand their understanding. 
“Think very seriously about engaging with this program. You will learn, you will grow and you'll take away from it more than you could even imagine.”  
She decided to leave her career as an executive director in the nonprofit sector and recently completed earning her Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) credits to become a chaplain.  
She credits her online Master’s in Theology and Leadership (MATL) from 91³Ô¹ÏÍø for not only providing the required degree for chaplaincy, but for also preparing her for this next step to achieve her dream.  
“The return on investment from the MATL program was that it prepared me well for any kind of academic requirements of the CPE program. However, the confidence that grew in me because of the MATL program was the greatest gift,” said Cleverley.  
Since graduating in 2022, Cleverley finished a yearlong chaplain residency at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, accepted a role as a staff chaplain for Providence St Peter Hospital and is preparing to sit for her boards with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains, the final step in her journey toward Chaplaincy.  
Reflecting on her experience at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø, she says the diversity of faith backgrounds within her cohort had a profound effect on her.  
“What surprised me was how folks from all these different faith traditions and all these different places on Earth created a community online that was real and supportive and kind. As diverse as our faith backgrounds were and our level of religiosity, we cared about each other and we helped each other to understand multiple perspectives,” said Cleverley.   
As a chaplain, interacting with various faith backgrounds is part of the job and Cleverley credits the faculty with helping her embrace this aspect even more.  
“The professors’ feedback showed me where I needed to go deeper. I needed to be more thoughtful. I also needed to suspend my judgment and beliefs that I brought with me into the program and allow my faith to be remade,” said Cleverley. 
Cleverley also appreciated taking courses from 91³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Online Master’s in Organizational Leadership program, a requirement of the MATL program. 
“The leadership classes have been the unsung hero because they helped me to see my own leadership in a new way and to dream a little bigger for when I do end up back in some sort of leadership role,” said Cleverley.  
Cleverley believes the MATL program is worth the time and effort and recommends MATL to anyone who wants to expand their understanding. 
“Think very seriously about engaging with this program. You will learn, you will grow and you'll take away from it more than you could even imagine.”