Dear friends and colleagues,
We talked about it in June and August, here comes the invitation to the webinar on 3rd December
How to be a relevant airport chaplain in 2021
Webinar on December 3rd 10:00 – 15:30 UTC/GMT
The coronacrisis has had a great impact on our work at the airport. It still does. How do we deal with the changes. What is our role and what can it be? Which ways do we find to stay as relevant as possible?
Grace Davie and Martin Walton will share their thoughts and anlaysis with us. There will be question & answer sessions and short small groups sessions for reflections.
Programme:
10 – 11.30 UTC Presentation and Q&A by prof. Em. Grace Davie on the sociological specifics of the European secularised context with regards to our current crisis and the effects on chaplaincy work.
11.30 – 12.30 UTC Lunch break (a Lunch Room on Zoom will be open for those who want to have an online lunch together)
12.30 – 14.30 UTC Introduction by and interactive session with Martin Walton on the theological aspects of chaplaincies in general and the perspective of calling – or role – of airport chaplains in particular
14.30 UTC Bar open (closes at 15.30)
This webinar is primarly destined to European chaplains but all are welcome!
Registrations are open from now till November 30th:
I hope we can see you all on this occasion!
Pierre
PS: if yo have any technical issue please contact Stephan Pfenninger.
Grace Davie is a British sociologist of religion well known for her works on religion and secularism in Europe. She was a guest speaker at the Global online IACAC conference of October this year. more about Grace Davie
Martin Walton is professor emeritus of spiritual care and chaplaincy studies at the Protestant Theological University, Groningen, The Netherlands. more about Martin Walton