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Chaplaincy?

NACP Conference Adaptable Chaplains: the changing face of chaplaincy in diverse settings. The Rev Canon Dr Andrew Todd. Chaplaincy?. Chaplains are members of (and represent) faith communities

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Chaplaincy?

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  1. NACP ConferenceAdaptable Chaplains: the changing face ofchaplaincy in diverse settings.The Rev Canon Dr Andrew Todd

  2. Chaplaincy? • Chaplains are members of (and represent) faith communities • Chaplains extend the work of faith communities beyond their own life – into schools, hospitals, prisons, universities, business, shops, the military, sport, the emergency services, etc. • They serve the work of education, health, justice, peace-keeping, protecting the public • They are public figures, in multi-cultural, multi-faith settings

  3. Range of Chaplaincy Working: • In Education • In Healthcare • In the Military • In Prison, Detention Centres, Courts • In Commerce and Industry • In Leisure and Sport • With Seafarers • With Government • With the Emergency Services

  4. Dimensions of Chaplaincy • The mission of the organisation (Prevention of crime and disorder) • Pastoral • Spiritual • Ethical • Ritual

  5. Mission of Chaplaincy Chaplaincy is: • Present – engaged humanitarian service • Public – offering a faith perspective in dialogue with diverse peoples and positions • Moral – living the faith tradition in order to act as a critical friend • Ritual – offering pastoral inclusivity and the public celebration of the personal • Plural – seizing the opportunity to enable the expression of diverse beliefs

  6. Society Faith Community The Organ-isation Chaplaincy Chaplaincy? (Todd, 2007)

  7. Chaplaincy Issues Challenges concerning Chaplaincy • Models of chaplaincy – ‘in the service’ but not of it; ‘part of the family’, but which member? Particular roles: • Chaplains and trauma – insights from healthcare and military chaplains • Rituals and memorials – further insights from a range of chaplains

  8. Chaplaincy Issues Faith Community Questions • The conundrum of conversion/evangelism in a world suspicious of ‘proselytisation’ • Mission and dialogue in a plural setting • ‘Core business’ and public theology – the selective approach of congregational/ community life?

  9. Chaplaincy Issues Relating to Organisations • Organisational cultures and rituals • New management and accountability in the public sector • Risk, blame and the media

  10. Chaplaincy Issues Relating to a Changing Society • Religion, spirituality and the secular • Religion within a framework of diversity and equal opportunity – the development of multi-faith chaplaincy • ‘Social imaginaries’ and driving images and narratives (‘the economy’; ‘choice’; ‘enjoy!’) • The sacred?

  11. Models of Chaplaincy Traditional (Practice) Models • Pastor – faithful presence • Priest – symbolic pastoral presence • Prophet/Jester – critical friend, advocate • Incarnational – immersion, being alongside, preaching without words • ‘Non-judgemental’ – listening with openness to diversity, but also respect for vulnerability!

  12. Models of Chaplaincy Service Models • Spiritual/religious care specialist – the tasks of the health professional • ‘Force multiplier’ & ‘moral component/compass’ • Broker of religion and spirituality • ‘Subject-matter expert’ on religion/spirituality • Expert on ‘values’ • Monitor of ‘extremism/radicalisation’ • The professional, ‘neutral’ chaplain

  13. Military Chaplaincy • Being with military personnel in the midst of combat operations • A model of incarnational pastoral care (A practice model) • A model of the ‘force multiplier’ (A service model) • How do they interact?

  14. Healthcare Chaplaincy • Spiritual care and unconditional regard • A practice model meets service models • Mission – a sponsor’s service model • Employer-defined models • Evidence-based practice • Assessment & intervention • Cost-effectiveness • The multi-disciplinary team • Multi-specialism healthcare

  15. Police Chaplains • A particular role – police and public (covenant) • Predominantly volunteer chaplains – part-time, or a significant extension of a wider local role and involvement? • Being there for the Force, but not being in the way! Building trust by listening & availability • Engaging with those who work in the public sector, and in the public eye

  16. Police Chaplains • What are the dimensions and mission of police chaplaincy? • What are the issues that are most pressing for you (in relation to chaplaincy itself, faith communities, society, the organisation of the police?) • What traditional models of chaplaincy practice inspire you? • What service (Force) models shape what you do?

  17. Andrew Todd, 2007. ‘Engaging with Trends in Chaplaincy: Living faith in other people’s houses’, in Royal Army Chaplains’ Dept. Journal 46: 4-9 Andrew Todd, 2011. ‘Responding to Diversity: Chaplaincy in a Multi-Faith Context’, in ed. Miranda Threlfall-Holmes & Mark Newitt, Being a Chaplain. London: SPCK: 89-102 Andrew Todd, 2011. ‘Chaplaincy Leading Church in(to) the Public Square’, in Crucible: The Christian journal of social ethics, October-December issue: 7-15

  18. References Andrew Todd & Lee Tipton, 2011. ‘The Role and Contribution of a Multi-Faith Prison Chaplaincy to the Contemporary Prison Service.’ http://www.stmichaels.ac.uk/chaplaincy-studies-research-activity.php South Yorkshire NHS SHA (2006). ‘A review of some theoretical models of healthcare chaplaincy service and practice.’ http://www.mfghc.com/cfts/cfts_models_06.doc

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