Teaching Discernment: A Case Study

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Teaching Discernment
Published: Mar 3, 2026
Keywords:
retreat, discernment, anxiety , values

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Rev. Jenny Peek
Yale University
Erica Adarkwa
Yale University

Abstract

In response to increased anxiety and fear about the future, two chaplains created a discernment workshop for students on their campus. This case study explores how the need for the workshop arose, the content of the workshop, and key takeaways and participant anecdotes.

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Peek, J., & Adarkwa, E. (2026). Teaching Discernment: A Case Study . Unfolding: University Chaplaincy in Practice, 3(1). Retrieved from https://unfolding.journals.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/unfolding/article/view/16449
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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2026): Unfolding: University Chaplaincy in Practice
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Case Study
Author Biographies

Rev. Jenny Peek , Yale University

Rev. Jenny Peek is the Co-Pastor of the University Church in Yale and Associate University Chaplain. She has worked at Yale since 2017, serving Yale’s students, faculty, and staff through pastoral care, retreats, workshops, alternative spring break trips, and special programming. In additional to pastoring the University Church, Jenny focuses on serving Yale’s 14 graduate and professional schools and offers spiritual care programming for the LGBTQ community. Jenny comes to the Chaplain’s Office after receiving a Master of Divinity with certificates in Educational Leadership Ministry and Reformed Studies from Yale Divinity School. She is ordained as a Minister of Word and Sacrament in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Erica Adarkwa, Yale University

Erica Adarkwa is the Assistant Director of Restorative Practices at Yale University. Erica is a dedicated student of Black feminist practice and is passionate about building and contributing to visions of care that center our wholeness and dignity. Prior to joining Restorative Practices, she served as an Assistant Chaplain at Yale and supported students across the university as they made connections between their values and practice. She is also a graduate of Yale Divinity School and Brown University.