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Understanding Chaplaincy as a Gift
Around twenty years ago, working as a director for a local Youth for Christ centre, I was given the chance to become a chaplain. At that time chaplains tended to be ordained and were most often found in the faith school and public school sector. I had no one to ask about the role and no training I could get to grips with. There were no books, no networks and no courses like those now running with CYM.
Nigel Roberts - Lecturer
28th September 2022
Scholarships Update - September 2022
We are in contact with a number of churches offering opportunities to study with us whilst earning a salary – yes, you heard that right! Find out more in this blog post.
Will Munton - Director of Development and Partnership
6th September 2022
What’s it like to have a CYM student on placement?
CYM students can study on a range of different pathways. At undergraduate level, they spend the first year exploring and discerning God’s call before embarking on a programme of study in Chaplaincy, Children’s and Family Ministry, Community Youth Work (with JNC) or Community Ministry. Our postgraduate students are able to study pathways in Christian Leadership in Context, Youth and Community Work, Children’s and Family Work and Chaplaincy. Within each of these pathways, our students are engaged in a rich array of practices.
Dr. Graham Bright - Associate Fellow
3rd December 2021
Reflective practice can be transformative
Each of us has a perspective, a point of view, an opinion or a story to tell about what has happened in our lives, what is happening now, and what we believe will happen. Our story – as we see it, is the story we tell ourselves – with all of our subjective worries, fears and exaggerations, the things we have missed in our retelling so don’t realise where our gaps are. The story that we live is often incomplete, filled with inconsistency and unresolved challenges and issues.
Ali Campbell - Trustee
24th June 2021
The role of the ‘professional’ in CYF ministry
What does it mean to be a ‘professional’? Should those engaged in, or exploring a call to ministry seek such a label? Does it matter? These are all big and important questions to wrestle with.
Dr. Graham Bright - Associate Fellow
25th May 2021
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