Making Space for Faith

1. Making Space for Faith …..are we?

2. What they think about values, beliefs and faith…………..

4. What they would like…………..

6. What can we offer…………? Recognised holidays for different beliefs Well-informed staff Prayer room Suitable food and dress code Inter-faith dialogues Acknowledgment of differences between faiths Someone to listen Opportunity to discuss and share problems Drop-in and group sessions Place for quiet reflection Multi-faith chaplaincy

7. Who can meet their needs…………?

8. Working relationships with local faith communities through outreach, community engagement and partnership can be a major driver of provision in relation to values, beliefs and faiths.

9. Equality and diversity and outreach policies should include appropriate references to Values, Beliefs and Faiths.

10. Churches and faith communities should be proactive locally, regionally and nationally in: • developing a strong partnership working with local providers. • driving the VBF agenda as their collective target with local networks of chaplains and faith workers • supporting local faith communities in building their capacity to fulfill their roles in colleges • providing resources for chaplaincy and multi-faith student support.

11. Why?

12. In 2006, BBC Radio broadcast a series, Humphrys in Search of God, in which the veteran journalist and broadcaster John Humphrys explored the issue of VBF with three of the main faith leaders in contemporary Britain. In commenting on public reaction to the programme, John Humphrys himself wrote: “I have been a journalist for almost half a century and a broadcaster for more than forty years and in all that time I have never received a response anything like this. I received several thousands of letters and emails. Many more people have written to the BBC.”

13. …….Over to you…………….