School Chaplaincy Ministry for Mission. “at the heart of the church’s mission to the nation”

School ChaplaincySchool Chaplaincy

Ministry for MissionMinistry for Mission

““at the heart of the church’s at the heart of the church’s mission to the nation”mission to the nation”

Research: A theology of Church Research: A theology of Church SchoolsSchools

HistoryHistory Which theology?Which theology?

– Radical Orthodoxy – MillbankRadical Orthodoxy – Millbank– Zizioulas - personZizioulas - person

Why education?Why education?

1919thth Century Century– UtilitarianismUtilitarianism– RomanticismRomanticism

Why education?Why education?

Child CentredChild Centred– PiagetPiaget– VygotskyVygotsky

Why church schools?Why church schools?

Educate the poor in the teachings of Educate the poor in the teachings of the Established Churchthe Established Church

Why church schools?Why church schools?

French revolutionFrench revolution Napoleonic warsNapoleonic wars

SOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL COHESION

ChangeChange

Durham report 1970: service of the Durham report 1970: service of the communitycommunity

Dearing: missionDearing: mission

Why church schools?Why church schools?

Chaplaincy must serve the school’s Chaplaincy must serve the school’s core aimscore aims

Church distinctiveness not an ‘add-Church distinctiveness not an ‘add-on’on’

Church SchoolsChurch Schools

Different to ‘faith schools’Different to ‘faith schools’ Dearing: Dearing:

– NourishNourish– EncourageEncourage– ChallengeChallenge

““Education with character”Education with character”

Christian CultureChristian Culture

Anglican distinctivenessAnglican distinctiveness

Church School DistinctivenessChurch School Distinctiveness

Section 48Section 48– SIAS Statutory Inspection of Anglican SchoolsSIAS Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools– SIAS Toolkit (SEF)SIAS Toolkit (SEF)– School Development PlanSchool Development Plan

Four types of chaplaincy?Four types of chaplaincy?

Counsellor / Pastoral CareCounsellor / Pastoral Care Youth WorkerYouth Worker Worship Leader / LiturgistWorship Leader / Liturgist Spiritual Director – Soul FriendSpiritual Director – Soul Friend

– Christian leadership Christian leadership

– – resident theologianresident theologian

A theology of ordained ministry?A theology of ordained ministry?

Iconic nature of priesthood ‘in Iconic nature of priesthood ‘in persona Christi’persona Christi’

Servant leaderServant leader Person of prayerPerson of prayer Sacramental ministrySacramental ministry Relating to parish clergy and Relating to parish clergy and

diocesan structuresdiocesan structures

School leadershipSchool leadership

Leadership at all levelsLeadership at all levels Distributed leadershipDistributed leadership

Chaplain as leaderChaplain as leader

Member of the leadership teamMember of the leadership team Understanding the cultureUnderstanding the culture

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

Relationships with staffRelationships with staff– PubPub– Staff roomStaff room– Play groundPlay ground– End of the dayEnd of the day

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

Relationships with students / learnersRelationships with students / learners– SportsSports– CorridorsCorridors– CelebrationsCelebrations– LessonsLessons

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

Collective worshipCollective worship– Christian worship NOT ‘broadly’Christian worship NOT ‘broadly’– ritualised: ‘procedures’ritualised: ‘procedures’– SingingSinging– Worship of the Father, through in the Worship of the Father, through in the

Son in the power of the SpiritSon in the power of the Spirit– BibleBible– Liturgical: NOT themesLiturgical: NOT themes

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

Pastoral CarePastoral Care– No secretsNo secrets– LocationLocation– RealisticRealistic– RecordedRecorded– School systems - referralsSchool systems - referrals– Not therapeuticNot therapeutic– AdvertisedAdvertised

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

Key issuesKey issues– Family breakdownFamily breakdown– BullyingBullying– Friendships/relationships in schoolFriendships/relationships in school– Teacher relationshipsTeacher relationships– Other pressures outside of school Other pressures outside of school

(drugs/gangs/alcohol)(drugs/gangs/alcohol)– Sex: fear of pregnancySex: fear of pregnancy– Sexual identitySexual identity

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

ParentsParents– FamiliarityFamiliarity– Prayer groupsPrayer groups– Review days/ parent’s eveningsReview days/ parent’s evenings

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

Sacramental lifeSacramental life

– EucharisticEucharistic– Related to parishesRelated to parishes– AnointingAnointing– Prayer: intercession: book, net, wall, Prayer: intercession: book, net, wall,

waterwater

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

School leadershipSchool leadership– TheologicalTheological– EthicalEthical– Personal / relationshipPersonal / relationship– SIAS inspection frameworkSIAS inspection framework

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

Wider ChurchWider Church– Deanery chapterDeanery chapter– PCCsPCCs– SynodSynod– Education SundayEducation Sunday– National InternationalNational International

ChaplaincyChaplaincy

Wider CommunityWider Community– Public face of the schoolPublic face of the school– Existing linksExisting links

Fling wide the doorsFling wide the doors