Faiths and further education - Church of England

Contentspage numberPreface 03Foreword 04How to Use this Handbook 05paragraph numberSection 1: Summary of the FE Chaplaincy Initiative -Introduction 1The case for reviewing provision for spiritual, moral,social and cultural development in further education 1Chaplaincy in Today’s Colleges:A Summary for Managers 7Principles: what FE chaplaincy activity is about 8Practice: what FE chaplaincy does 11Process: how we do it 12Setting up or strengthening an FE college chaplaincyin a multi-faith context: some basic guidelines 13Models of college chaplaincy provision 17Funding 21Section 2: Roles, College Ethos and Spirituality -Background 27Some Perspectives on Chaplaincy 30Different roles for different contexts 32The different functions of a chaplain 36Some advice from chaplains 37Advice from students 38Openness and Confidentiality 39Spirituality … Well, yes, but what is it …? 43The omnipresent need for spirituality 44Spirituality as a form of consciousness 45Some views of chaplaincy and spirituality 60Section 3: Developing the Chaplaincy -Introduction 66Constructing your own Role in the College 67Questions to ask yourself 68Working with Staff 82Team meetings 82Practical Matters and Chaplaincy Activities 83Accommodation 83Publicity 85Curriculum 91Chaplaincy and Partnerships 96Multi-faith working 98Taking Stock 101Mission statement and action plans 101