There is a Crack in Everything: reflecting on grief, trauma and resilience in light of chaplain’s experience during the pandemic.
This Study Day will provide chaplains with an understandings of recent developments in the theory related to these themes as well as offering the opportunity to reflect on their experiences through the pandemic. With input from Nigel Fawcett-Jones, Pete English and a specially recorded poetry set from Harry Baker.
Cost:
• £6 for chaplains who belong to a denomination/organisation that is a member of the Free Churches Group
• £18 for all other chaplains
Date: Thu, 4 November 2021, 08:45 - 16:30
Programme
08:45 – digital doors open
09:15 – 09:45 welcome, introduction and opening prayer/reflection
09:45 – 11:00 session one – Grief (Pete English)
11:15 – 12:30 session two – Trauma (Nigel Fawcett-Jones)
Lunch –links will be provided for those who would like to chat over lunch with others
13:30 – 14:00 session three – recorded poetry set from Harry Baker
14:15 – 15:30 session four – Resilience (Nigel Fawcett-Jones)
15:45 – 16:30 Plenary followed by closing prayer/reflection
Speakers
Nigel Fawcett-Jones
Prior to his retirement in 2019 Nigel served 30 years as a police officer with West Yorkshire Police. His experience in his specialised role of Roads Policing saw him develop additional responsibilities as Road Death Family Liaison Officer, Casualty Bureau and Road Death Senior Investigation Officer. He also completed a post graduate diploma in Disaster Victim Identification at the University of Dundee.
Nigel works as a Chaplain Manager for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association which provides crisis trained chaplains who respond to community crises. He and his team have provided chaplain support to the church response at events as diverse as terrorist incidents (Westminster, London Bridge, Manchester), the Grenfell Tower fire and numerous flooding events across the UK. Internationally, Nigel has worked in a chaplain role in Haiti in response to the cholera outbreak, wildfires in the US and terrorism in Belgium.
Since 2019 Nigel has fulfilled the role of Chaplain within the Homicide and Major Enquiry Team, Major Collision Enquiry Team and Counter Terrorism Unit. He has also developed training resources for the broader chaplain team of West Yorkshire Police.
Pete English
Pete has worked as a church youth worker & school counsellor for over 25 years. He is project lead for ListeningPeople - from AtaLoss.org. He counsels children and young people in 5 schools in the West Midlands and provides training and support to those who work with young people impacted by loss and bereavement.
Harry Baker
World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker published his debut anthology ‘The Sunshine Kid’ with Burning Eye in December 2014. The subsequent show of the same name was voted ‘Best Spoken Word show’ of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015. Now a fully-fledged maths graduate and full time poet, His work has been shared on TED.com and viewed millions of times worldwide, as well as being translated into 21 different languages.
(cover photo courtesy of Aaron Lee at Unsplash)
