Two hour workshops on Thursday 14-16
Toni & Eric Coulton (UK)
Breathe
Tuesday & Thursday 14-16 you can drop in any time, Room LS B3116
About Leaders: Toni Coulton has been involved in support of christina ministry in the Further Education college of the UK for over 15 years. this has been done through the denominational churches, working for Uccf (UK member of IFES International Federation of Evangelical Students) being a member of NEAFE (National Ecumenical Agency for Further Education) now fbfe (Faith and Belief in FE) and most recently with Dare 2 Engage and Festive. She has recently completed an MA in MissionEric Coulton (a retired medical Doctor) is married to Toni accompanies her to help with the workshop.
About Workshop: Designed in Britain by Dare to Engage for 16 - 19 year olds in Education and based on the historic labyrinth approach of journey and discovery, this innovative approach to spirituality is exciting students and chaplains alike. Through Breath the young person is given the opportunity to experience spirituality an amazing contribution to their quest for meaning , purpose, truth and identity. Breathe is suitable for students from all faiths and none and has been carefully designed to allow young people to engage with Christian ideas appropriately. Visually and experientially it is a personal encounter not to be missed.
Di Williams (UK)
Labyrinth: Reflection of the Soul
Thursday 14-16, Main building Aula
About leader: Di is an Anglican priest, and trained labyrinth facilitator. She is currently Chaplain to the University of Edinburgh, Scotland and the originator and developer of a labyrinth project within the University and City. She is writing a book on labyrinths and spiritual journeying entitled 'Labyrinths: Landscapes of the Soul.'
About Workshop: A two hour workshop introducing the labyrinth as a spiritual tool. There will be chance to walk a labyrinth and reflect on the experience for ones own spiritual journey as well as for the work of Chaplaincy in Higher Education. This will be a participative and reflective workshop for those of all traditions to walk a path together.
Dr Christine Gapes (AUS)
Reflective Practice: gaining insight as we go
Thursday 14-16, Room LS C5
About Leader: Dr Christine Gapes (University of Western Sydney chaplain) taught Pastoral Theology, Education and Youth Ministry at Uniting Church theological colleges, and the Australian Catholic University. Her most recent book, Reflective Practice, helps ministry agents to reflect on their work so they may be more fruitful and gain more satisfaction.
About Workshop: Reflection is like untangling power cords for mobile phone chargers and MP3 players. The harder you pull at ideas the less likely they are to untangle. You have to go slowly and carefully, teasing out the ideas. Different models for reflecting theologically on chaplaincy will be explored, with emphasis on visual techniques that focus on significant elements of the chaplain’s ministry landscape. Participants will be able to reflect on their own experience with the supportive help of the facilitator. They will take home at least 3 new methods for reflection.
Br. Lawrence A. Whitney, LC+ (USA)
Technology for Campus Ministry
Thursday 14-16, Room LS C7
This workshop will explore the ways technology can be employed for more effective campus ministry. As college students are more and more tech savy, reaching them requires a certain level of technological acumen. This workshop will cover some basics of web design, social networking interfaces, instant messaging, mobile communication (i.e. iPhone), and publication applications. It will also raise some critical questions about the ethical use of technology and spiritual implications.
Rev. Greg Hughson (NZ)
A compassionate response to "Critical Incidents" on campus
Thursday 14-16, Room LS C9
About Leader: Rev. Greg Hughson (M.Sc., B.D.) is an ordained minister of the Methodist Church of NZ . He has served as Ecumenical Chaplain at the University of Otago, Dunedin, NZ since 2000. He has chaired the Aotearoa-NZ Tertiary Chaplains' Association since 2006. During 2001 Greg helped write a Critical Incident Response plan for the University of Otago. He has had wide experience in offering and helping co-ordinate a compassionate response to the sudden death of tertiary students and staff. He has recently re-written a booklet entitled "Coping with Grief" specifically for those affected by and recovering from critical incidents on campus.
See http://www.anztca.net.nz/under "Resources"
About Workshop: One of the most challenging and difficult aspects of tertiary chaplaincy is responding compassionately and effectively when
tertiary students or staff die unexpectedly, especially if the deceased person or people are from overseas. This workshop will share examples of such responses at Otago University , NZ arising out of experience gained over the last eight years. We will explore the dynamics of how best to interact with and support friends, staff, family and our tertiary institutions' management at times when many are struggling to know what to do or say. There will be time for participants to share some of their own experiences, and for us to establish a network for future international collaboration.
Carlos T. Mendez, Jr. (PH)
Enjoying and Reflecting In The Light of IACHE
Thursday 14-16, Room LS B3107
About the workshop: At the end of the workshop, the participants would have shared and / or attained the following: Enumeration of the religious diversity being observed/celebrated institutionally / legally by respective schools. How are these being carried out or sustained? Identify areas of concerns or opportunities where international collaborations of Chaplains are possible or can be best practiced.
Mutually explore the richness of the different Faith’s Scriptures or Traditions and see common grounds in / through the Scriptures or Traditions for the propagation / affirmation of the Values of IACHE. Are there other Religious official declarations / resolutions/ statements/covenants that affirm or support the Aims and Objectives and Values of IACHE?
Ori Goldberg (ISR) Repetition as Interpretation. What Religious Thought Can Offer a University Envinronment?
Thursday 14-16, Room LS B3110
About Leader: I am a doctoral candidate at Tel Aviv University. I just finished a dissertation reading the theology of the Islamic revolution in Iran from the perspectives of Jewish and Christian theologies. I am especially interested in the common meaning and desire for faith and experience in religious thought of all kinds.
About the workshop: The workshop will consist of a joint study and deliberation on a small number of texts from Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions. Reading these texts, we will look at the challenge they offer to standard notions of interpretation and meaning. We will suggest that this challenge ultimately creates a model of study which differs from the one favored in modern academia. this form of study remains devoted to the text and its moral grounding. However, the truths that it observes and examines are always mediated and contextual (since perfect truth is God's alone), always interpreted and reinterpreted, always evolving. We will attempt to define this model of study as an alternative to the academic search for a single truth, and think of its implications for university life and interfaith relations.
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