Many esteemed individuals have offered to participate in our global chaplaincy in higher education conference. We want to release this information immediately so everyone can see what is planned and for which days. This is especially since sectional tickets as well as full conference tickets are available. See our advanced daily diary for more detailed timings.
Please note: we are following the situation about the global pandemic very carefully, take it with the utmost seriousness and recognise this is to be a conference for chaplaincy staff in higher education from all parts of the world. With this in mind we are closely monitoring the situation locally, across Europe and globally. We will make further announcements this week and next week as the situation develops.
On this page, you will find information about:
Workshops
Tuesday morning
| Topic | Workshop leader/s |
|---|---|
| Hindu chaplaincy: lessons for inter-religious chaplaincies | Vineet Chander |
| The inter-religious politics of being a chaplain | James Walters |
| President Trump and the U.S.-Mexico border: understanding the human impact of immigration policy changes under the current U.S. administration | Maggie Commins and Joey Haynes |
| Student minds: the mental health charter for UK universities | Jenny Smith |
| Training Muslim chaplains: recommendations from a research project | Mahmood Chandia |
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Walk-shop 1 (a walking conversational workshop): Walking into wellbeing |
Christine Gapes |
Tuesday mid-day
| Topic | Workshop leader/s |
|---|---|
| Going Barefoot: A Dialogical Experiment in Human and Land Relating | Janet Fuller and Sam Bailey |
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Ignite 1 (3x5-minute inputs plus dialogue): Building leadership and combatting extremism: Hosea Kiprono Mitei poems to build a country Community psychology as global change agent ‘In Christ alone’: denominational self-identity in 18-23 year olds |
Pádraig Ó Tuama Mabvuto Chipeta Hannah Alderson |
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Campfire 1 (2x15-minute sessions plus Q&A): Leading from difference: when students are not "congregants" or "members" At the edge: pastoral care of the religious other |
Monica Sanford Ricky Waters |
| The Future of Muslim chaplaincy | Panel 2 |
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Walk-shop (a walking conversational workshop): Magic moment |
Christine Schardt |
Tuesday afternoon
| Topic | Workshop leader/s |
|---|---|
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Campfire 2 (2x15 minute-sessions plus Q&A): Chaplaincy to the Whole University: A Departmental Approach Campus ministry, a call to an apostolate of presence, accompaniment and witness |
Lynn Fowkes Boniface Idoko |
| How can Buddhism adapt to make a significant contribution to higher education? | Keith Munnings |
| A ministry of spiritual direction to a university? | Andii Bowsher |
| Reconstructing chaplaincy according to different lights | Panel 3 |
| Responding to Self-Harm and Other Distressing Mental Health Presentations in Students and Staff | Kate Harford |
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Walkshop (a walking conversation workshop): Connecting to the earth and to each other: the draw of college women to earth-based religions |
Amy Rio |
Thursday morning
| Topic | Workshop leader/s |
|---|---|
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Campfire 3 (2x15-minute sessions plus Q&A): The humanistic campfire Making possible ‘campus conversations’ addressing ‘freedom of religious expression’ |
Niki van Houten Ricky Waters |
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Campfire 4 (2x15-minute sessions plus Q&A): Inclusions and freedom on campus Inclusions and freedom on campus |
Harvey Belovski Simon O'Donoghue |
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Campfire 5 (2x15-minute sessions plus Q&A): Getting the university's attention: communicating with an emergent suprahuman entity Spiritual direction with emerging adults |
Andii Bowsher David E. MacDonald |
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Campfire 6 (2x15-minute sessions plus Q&A): The power of student led ministry Students serving students: training and bridge-building |
Gladys Childs Loretta Reynolds |
| De-problematising religious diversity: a university case | James Walters |
| Engaging students: good, better, best | Christine Gapes with (tbc) |
Thursday afternoon
| Topic | Workshop leader/s |
|---|---|
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Campfire 7 (2x15-minute sessions plus Q&A): Evangelism or listening and responding: issues of legality, acceptability, offence and need University chaplaincies: a springboard for the gospel? |
John Gibbens Laurence Pusey |
| Free of time: the benefits of thinking eternally in day-to-day chaplaincy | Robin Fishwick |
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Ignite 2 (3x5-minute inputs plus dialogue): Keep calm and craft: coffee, crochet and choc chip cookies Emotional and social intelligence for chaplains Religion is optional, meaning is mandatory: facilitating programs for the unaffiliated |
Fiona Souter Mabvuto Chipeta Monica Sanford |
| Mending the world: leadership models from campus and kibbutz | Ron Robinson and Maya Galimidi |
| Mindfulness stitching for wellbeing | Hogetsu Baerndal |
| Students AND chaplains as multi-faith learners | Janet Fuller |
Pre-conference sessions
Empowerment (track 1)
| Topic | Session leader/s |
|---|---|
| Lessons in Chaplaincy Recruitment | Harvey Belovski |
| ‘Limping on the Road’: University Culture in the light of Disability Theology | Hannah Alderson |
| Disability, Theology and Empowerment | Jana Bennett |
| The Empowerment of Women in Chaplaincy Settings | TBC |
Extremism (track 2)
| Topic | Session leader/s |
|---|---|
| The UK’s PREVENT strategy: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for chaplaincies | TBC |
| Understanding hate incidents and hate crimes | TBC |
| Different approaches to intersectional hate incidents and hate crimes | TBC |
| Islamaphobia and Chaplaincy responsiveness | TBC |
| Anti-Semitism and Chaplaincy responsiveness | TBC |
Spirituality (track 3)
| Topic | Session leader/s |
|---|---|
| Spiritually accompanying a whole university | Andii Bowsher |
| Poems to keep the chaplain's heart strong | Pádraig Ó Tuama |
| The chaplain and the challenge of the apostolate of presence | Boniface Idoko |
| Mindful exploration of all five senses | Hogetsu Baerndal |
| Benedict on campus: spiritual practices for collegiate ministry | David E. MacDonald |
Research (track 4)
| Topic | Session leader/s |
|---|---|
| Chaplains on campus report 1 | Kristin Aune |
| Chaplains on campus report 2 | Kristin Aune |
| Lessons from Hindu chaplaincy development | Vineet Chander |
| Campus chaplains and research: speaking higher education language | Monica Sanford |
Keynote speakers
| Topic | Speaker/s | Day |
|---|---|---|
| The situation of higher education chaplaincy and its future: a UK perspective | Kristin Aune | Monday |
| Interpreting the chaplaincy context: Irish / UK / European perspectives | Pádraig Ó Tuama | Monday |
| Chaplaincy, disability and embodied religion in a virtual world' | Jana Bennett | Tuesday |
| How chaplaincy spaces can make a real difference to a university's life and health | Harold Koenig | Tuesday |
| Colonial legacies, liberation in education, Brexit and the relevance of chaplaincy | Anthony Reddie | Wednesday |
| The future place of religion in peace-building and conflict resolution in the university | Mohammed Abu-Nimer | Thursday |
| Chaplaincy's relevance in plural contexts where "no religion" is a big bit of the mix | Linda Woodhead with John Stokes | Thursday |
| Do religion and belief identities inhibit or help the university—and vice versa? | Grace Davie | Thursday |
| The next four years: conference reflections | Harvey Belovski with Jana Bennett | Friday |
Panels
| Topic | Day |
|---|---|
| Borders of our lives: how difference, boundaries and borders impact how we engage within and between learning communities and local communities |
Tuesday |
| The future of Muslim chaplaincy | Tuesday |
| Reconstructing chaplaincy according to different lights | Tuesday |
| Peaceful campus dialogue in times of conflict | Wednesday |
| Putting religion and belief on the university agenda, builds peace and liberation | Thursday |