About
Chaplain Dorcus Cater, MDiv., BCC
Board Certified Chaplain serving hospices, hospitals, veterans, workplaces, and individuals across metro Atlanta and the Southeast.
Biography
A life of presence
Chaplain Dorcus Cater, MDiv., BCC, is a Board Certified Chaplain whose ministry is built on one conviction: that professional, compassionate presence changes how people move through the hardest moments of their lives.
Her vocation spans hospice suites, hospital trauma bays, veterans' wards, and corporate offices — wherever people face grief, crisis, moral injury, or the quiet weight of being human. She meets every person where they are, without pressure or judgment.
As founder of Boss Chaplain, LLC, she brings that same standard of care to organizations and individuals: spiritual care that is clinically informed, deeply respectful, and unafraid of the hard conversations.
Experience
Experience & Ministry Journey
A ministry path that runs through the places people need presence most — from hospital bays, personal care homes, and assisted living facilities to break rooms, chicken houses, and hatcheries.
- Workplace & corporate
Corporate Chaplain
Workplace chaplaincy on the plant and office floor: a steady, confidential presence for employees through personal crisis, loss, and life transitions, and a trusted resource for leadership teams.
- Multi-state corporate care
Regional Corporate Chaplain
Regional chaplaincy coverage across five states — walking with teams and their families through illness, bereavement, and seasons of change wherever the work took her.
- Hospital & trauma
Hospital Trauma Response
Spiritual care in emergency and trauma settings: accompanying patients and families in the first moments of crisis, alongside the clinical teams who serve them.
- Hospice & bereavement
Hospice Spiritual Care & Bereavement Leadership
End-of-life spiritual care for patients and their families, and leadership of bereavement support that continues long after the final days.
- Veterans
VA Medical Center Chaplaincy
Spiritual care for veterans — honoring their service, walking with them through moral injury and recovery, and standing with their families.
- Congregations
Congregational Grief Ministry
Grief ministry within the local church: care groups, funeral support, and long-term companionship for the grieving.
Credentials
Credentials & Certifications
Professional standards held to the letter — so the people she serves never have to wonder.
Board Certified Chaplain (BCC)
Certified through nationally recognized professional chaplaincy standards
Clinical Pastoral Education
Six units of accredited CPE completed
CISM
Critical Incident Stress Management trained
Mental Health First Aid
Nationally certified in first-response mental health support
Ordained
Ordained clergy in good standing, officiating funerals, memorial services, and weddings
Ecclesiastical Endorsement
Chaplain Dorcus holds current ecclesiastical endorsement, meeting the faith-group endorsement standards required for institutional and healthcare chaplaincy.
Formation
Education
McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University Master of Divinity (Pastoral Care) College of Continuing and Professional Studies, Mercer University Bachelor of Applied Science (Organization Leadership)
Master of Divinity (MDiv.) Pastoral Care McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University
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