IMD Y1 Curates: Health Care Chaplaincy

For Y1 Curates only

Led by: Revd John Thompson

Chaplaincy is working very much on the edges: life and death; sickness and health; faith and seeking.  Standing alongside people in that difficult space demands an ability to interpret faith and scripture in ways which are relevant to people for the first time and to help them find hope at times of despair.  When people generally are seeking spirituality afresh, the skills developed in chaplaincy have never been more important: making faith come alive and be relevant for people ‘in the moment’ in ways they can grasp. Making their questions the starting point, rather than our message.  Chaplains frequently work through situations which are once-in-a-ministry in parish settings.  So this session will be about how we minister in extreme situations, how we support people seeking faith at times when their lives are falling apart. And how we maintain the integrity of personal belief while serving in a diverse community.