TCMA
Annual Conference, 2002
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Workshop Title |
Leader(s) |
Description |
About the leader(s) |
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Paying their Way - students in (financial) crisis |
Erich von Dietze |
The title for this workshop is taken from the recent AVCC report Paying their Way. The workshop will highlight some of the issues which emerge out of that report. While the report itself makes no recommendations, universities typically have systems in place for addressing the needs of students in short-term financial or material crisis. From there the workshop will highlight some of the initiatives and developments that have emerged recently at Curtin, and the central role of the chaplaincy in initiating these. There will be time for participants to share the work currently underway on their own campuses. |
Erich is the University Chaplain at Curtin Unversity of Technology, WA. He is responsible for the multi-faith chaplaincy team there. Part of his role is also to challenge and work with the university as it endeavours to provide continually improving services for students. |
| Rachel weeps for her children that are no more: Post-Abortion Healing | Peter Maher |
This workshop will explore the pain and grief of post abortion stress and the healing available through Project Rachel. Project Rachel began in the USA about 25 years ago, but has only recently come to Australia. It provides a support network and a weekend retreat for those struggling with symptoms of post abortion stress. In this workshop Peter will share some of the amazing stories and non-judgemental healing ways of addressing this difficult area of ministry. The power of ritual will be demonstrated in the workshop. | Catholic
Campus Minister at University of Technology, Sydney. Bachelor of Theology:
Catholic Institute of Sydney. Master in Education (Adult), University of
Technology Sydney. Facilitator in Project Rachel: Post Abortion Healing.
Peter has worked in chaplaincy work for 10 years and has recently begun
to work with women and men who have been affected by abortion stress. He
has also worked extensively in adult education. |
| Does God Heal Today? | Beverley Patterson |
The question of 'Does God Heal Today?' became
acute when Bev was bringing up her ADHD son. |
Bev has been nursing for over 30 years. She has 5 certificates in Nursing - General, Psychiatric, Geriatric, Midwifery and Mothercraft. She is still actively working as a nurse. She runs the Nurses Christian Fellowship group at Newcastle Uni, helping nurses apply their faith to their work situation. She has been a chaplain for 12 years. Bev is an Elder in the Presbyterian Church and has two adopted children. |
| The Imaginative Burden of Campus Ministry | Dr. Willis
(Bill) Van Groningen |
This workshop is an exploration into the nature of (Christian) campus ministry. There will be an opening presentation, followed by discussion. The presentation will begin by challenging us to note the perspectival nature of all ministry, then briefly explore some contours of a biblical imagination of mission in a public, pluralist world, concluding with some suggestions for how we might helpfully construe the dwelling of God on campus today. | Bill is
the Campus Ministry Director for the Christian Reformed Church in North
America. Prior to this post, he was a chaplain at Queen's University (Ontario,
Canada) for 15 years. Bill was born in the USA, but grew up in Australia
(13yrs, Geelong). 25 yrs ago he married Connie with whom he now has four
daughters. |
| "Let your life be your worship…" | Arto Avakian | Open interactive
workshop with 3 components - sharing comprehensive chaplaincy policy of
Australian National University (including team concept and chaplaincy centre
users charter), practical challenges we face at ANU and how we meet them
(share your experiences), tolerance is not good enough (ecumenical and interfaith
challenges) in an open campus situation. While there may be a desire by
some to learn from others, there must be a commitment to contribute through
input, combined effort, accepting vulnerability but finding innovative approaches
to overcoming common predicaments. |
Arto is Chaplaincy Team Co-ordinator Australian National University; Degrees in Economics, humanities, theology, philosophy & information science; lived/studied/worked various countries; completed doctoral program in philosophy Utrecht University, The Netherlands; always lay person very active in church life (UCA when in Oz); sometime study secretary World Council of Churches and World Student Christian Fellowship; recently retired National Director Employee Relations Australian Tax Office. |
| "Let us play..." | Jacinta (Jac) Sinclair | Wisdom
says, "God created me, the first fruit, before the oldest of creation.....When
God traced the foundation of the earth, I was beside the creator, delighting
God day after day, ever at play in God's presence, at play everywhere on
the earth, delighting to be with all people" Prov 7:22,29b-31 Ah, to be wise! A 'comfortable clothes' workshop of prayerful play and playful prayer. |
Jacinta has worked in campus ministry for over eight years, at UNSW and Sydney Uni. Along with her husband, Brad Taylor, with whom she has shared a position in chaplaincy for the past four years, she is currently establishing chaplaincy in the TAFE context in Sydney. Jacinta is an enneagram 7. |
| A Regional Experience: Chaplaincy at Monash University Gippsland Campus | Ms Maria P. Bradford, Ecumenical Chaplain, Gippsland Campus Monash University | Gippsland Chaplaincy presents one way in which chaplaincy is a viable aspect not only of the campus community but also of the wider regional area. The chaplaincy interfaces with its local Christian community while ministering to an international and multifaith student population This workshop provides a sample of what can happen on a small regional campus in a rural setting and offers an opportunity for people to reflect upon their similar experiences. | Maria Bradford
(M.Div) is Ecumenical Chaplain at Gippsland. Canadian born and raised, living
in Australia with her Australian born partner and children. She is reading
material on language and theology, multifaith issues, religion and society.
Prior to migrating, Maria established Campus Ministry on a cmpus in British Columbia. She has worked with indigenous youth, L'Arche Communities, been a community worker, & involved with a women's refuge. |
| Animation
as Campus Ministry: joys and challenges in the Asia Pacific Region |
Fr. K Amal
sj and Peter Maher |
In this
workshop I will offer an overview of what is happening on campuses in India,
the issues for which students seek accompaniment, the way the All India
Catholic University Federation (AICUF) addresses these issues in a multifaith
context and the implications of this approach in the Asian Pacific context.
The discussion might lead to practical, ideological and theological implications
for campus ministers and the importance of awareness of the region we share
and the cultural and religious milieu in which we live. The refugee, women,
dalit (untouchables), indigenous and Hindu struggles are important in India.
This workshop might engage in cross-cultural reflection about similar questions
in Australia and the relevance of these issues for Australian campus ministry. |
Fr K Amal
is a Jesuit priest from Chennai India who is National Adviser to the Catholic
Students' Movement in India. He has worked with students and chaplains over
many years working especially with social justice issues in a multifaith
context. He has extensive experience in the Asia Pacific region. He has
also recently joined the International Preparatory Committee for the 2004
Global Conference in Brisbane. Peter Maher is Catholic Chaplain at the University of Technology, Sydney and is hosting Amal's trip to Australia having met him at an Asia Pacific meeting in Chennai in 2001. |
| Dietrich Bonhoeffer's christology as a framework for university chaplaincy | Mike Pietsch | A brief summary of Bonhoeffer's background and christology will be presented. Based on his christology three areas of chaplaincy will be explored: the person and role of the chaplain; ministering to the body of Christ (the Christian community) on campus and thirdly, Christ for the whole university. | Mike is a pastor of the Lutheran Church of Australia and has been involved in tertiary chaplaincy for nine years. He has been exploring and developing his ideas about tertiary chaplaincy based on Dietrich Bonhoeffers's writings by means of a Masters thesis. He has presented and developed parts of this thesis at tertiary chaplains' conferences in Australia, Europe and Canada. |
| Diverse Models of Ministry Engaging Cultural Diversity and Interfaith Practice on the U.S. Campus | Revs Brian A Young and K James Davis | This workshop
is designed to provide multiple models for campus ministry working with
students of diverse cultures and religious persuasions. We will introduce
the major working systems for both public and private universities in the
United States and how chaplaincy and campus ministry in each of these settings
engage multi-cultural and interfaith issues both on the campus and in the
larger community. Examples of programs and working models will be shared
and explored together. |
Reverend
Brian A. Young is Director of theWesley Foundation Texas Christian University Forth Worth, Texas and President, National Campus Ministry Association (NCMA). Reverend K. James Davis is Chaplain, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington and a Past President of the National Association of College & University Chaplains (NACUC) |
| University Chaplaincy in a global perspective | Johan Kijne | This (discussion,
no lecture) workshop will deal with issues like :
The present status of Global University Chaplaincy |
Johan Kijne has worked in Campus Ministry for over 20 years. First as a Campus Minister at the University of Copenhagen and since 1991 as Coordinator for the Conference of European University Chaplains. He was also Coordinator for the Global Chaplaincy Conference Vancouver 2000, and is currently serving as consultant for the hosting committee for Brisbane '04. |
| Inclusive ritual in a secular setting | Sr Virginia Calpotura | The university community is an inclusive church, a diversity: of faiths and unbelief, of disciplines, of cultures, where students and staff interact from different levels of experience. How does the Chaplain gather and develop symbols, bring and deepen the meaning of significant moments in the university's life? How does one use both the 'old' and the 'new' in our traditions of ritual, so that we can nurture different spiritualities? | Sister Virginia Calpotura, who has been at RMIT for nearly 10 years, will share her experience of evolving rituals and community-building events. She hopes that through the ensuing discussion, participants will be encouraged to continue their creative exploration of this ministry. |
| Beginning tertiary chaplaincy | Rev Dr Morag Logan and Ms Judy Bowman | This workshop is designed to give those who have only been in tertiary chaplaincy a short time an overview of the problems and possiblitities, looking intentionally at the differences between full time and part time chaplaincy. (NB: This information was provided by the planning committee rather than the workshop organisers. It may not accurately reflect the finer details of the worskhop.) | Morag has been the only full time chaplain to the University of Melbourne since 1997 and Judy has been part time chaplain to both the University of Melbourne and Monash University for a little longer |
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