The Wayne E. Oates Institute was founded in 1993 to continue and develop the legacy of Wayne Oates work on into the 21st century.

WEOI FACT SHEET

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• Our Heritage: The Wayne E. Oates Institute was founded in 1993 as a 501 © (3) nonprofit organization.  Our mission is built on the Wayne E. Oates’ tradition of caring for the whole person; body, mind, and spirit. Dr. Oates wrote 57 books in the field of Psychology of Religion, he was a nationally recognized speaker, a pastoral counselor, and he taught in the context of both theological and medical education.   

• Our Mission: The Wayne E. Oates Institute is a learning community advancing collaborative, compassionate, and integrative care.  Our membership consists of professional and lay caregivers in the fields of religion, nursing, pastoral care and counseling, medicine, social work, and therapy.  We accomplish our mission through education, publication, and research and make our resources available locally, nationally, and internationally on the Internet.

• Membership: The Oates Institute has almost 400 members representing 38 states and 8 countries. WEOI members consist of nurses, chaplains, clergy, social workers, counselors, physicians, therapists and educators.

• Education: The Oates Institute provides continuing education in both an online and traditional format. Since 1998 the Institute has developed educational opportunities by utilizing the Internet and in 2008 we will offer over 40 Online Seminars.

• Center for Oates Studies: The Center for Oates Studies consists of a growing collection of Dr. Wayne Oates’ writings, lectures, interviews, and letters that reflect his forward thinking in ministry. These resources are available in physical space as part of the Oates Institute offices and in virtual space as part of the Oates Institute’s online campus. They serve as an incubator for education and research.

• Lifelong Learning@Oates.Org: This is the Oates Institute’s free eNewsletter. It has a growing subscription list of more than 1900 individuals. Go to http://www.oates.org to sign up and receive future editions.

• Publication: In addition to the Oates Journal and our eNewsletter, the Institute is republishing many of Dr. Oates’ books for educational purposes as part of the Center for Oates Studies.

• Certificate Programs:

• Health Ministries Certificate: The Health Ministries Certificate is designed for a wide range of congregational leaders and professional caregivers who give care to individuals and families through the context of a faith community.

• Pauline Oates Pastoral Care Specialist Certificate (PCS): This certificate was designed in collaboration with the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.  It has been designed for clergy or laity who are responsible for meeting pastoral care needs within their congregations and it provides training in brief, supportive pastoral care and counseling.

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