NAES Webinar New Chaplains Introduction to Episcopal Schools 2020 August 2020
Welcome! • All phones will be muted. • Use the “chat” tool to ask a question or make a comment! • We will open the lines at the end to share ideas. • The webinar will be available for future viewing in the “Resources” section of the NAES website.
The Rev. Lisa Barrowclough, D.Min. • 2nd Year as Chaplain at Beauvoir, the National Cathedral Elementary School (ELC-3rd Grade) • 17th Year in Episcopal School Chaplaincy (Formerly PK-8th Parish Day Schools in FL-GA) lisa.barrowclough@cathedral.org
“Every little thing is gonna be alright!” “As Episcopal schools, we have access to sacred texts, spiritual practices, and a theology of hope and love ; tools we can use amply in the months ahead.” Ann Mellow. Five Considerations for the New School Year. NAES Network Newsletter, August 5, 2020
Welcome to School Chaplaincy! You have chosen/been chosen for a ministry that is . . . Awe-Filled & an Awesome Responsibility Courageous & Creative & Curious Diverse & Delicate & Deep Fulfilling & Full Honest & Humbling Relational & Rewarding SO WORTH IT!
This isn’t parish ministry, Toto! Consider your congregation . . . Students Faculty/Staff Trustees Alumni AND ALL of their families (And ALL the stuffies on St. Francis’ Day!)
“Because that’s the way we’ve ALWAYS done it” Either Applies Significantly OR Doesn’t Apply At All! Good News There are no canons, common prayers, or textbooks Bad News There are no canons, common prayers, or textbooks
Pastoral Care Is Primary This is a ministry of presence - SHOW UP! “These pictures are worth thousands of words.”
The liturgy is TRULY “the work of the people!” Worship is one of those places where “a little child will (should) lead us.”
The Classroom (or the Cart) Expectations and Resources are as Diverse as Settings! Befriend a Teacher for Tips (Classroom Mgmt, Etc.) Consider Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning NAES - NESC - Australia
Service Learning Comes From AND Leads To Gratitude • Typically central to school’s mission AND expression of Episcopal identity • Consider PARTNERSHIPS • Include TEACHING • STUDENT-DRIVEN ideas = buy-in, passion, contagion • More than check-writing and/or donation drives (though wider community counts on these!)
The Voice of An Episcopal education . . . Episcopal is comprehensive and inclusive. seeks and celebrates unity based on Identity rite rather than doctrine. begins from the premise that we are a community of explorers. has a concern for the well-being of society. is founded in love. (The Idea of an Episcopal School OES 1989/2012 - NAES Library)
Community Connections Count! • Interfaith Leaders (especially of faith communities represented in school) • Social-Emotional Support Services (release forms) • Service Learning Agencies • Other Episcopal and Independent Schools - NAES • Global Partnerships • Etc. Etc. Etc. Etc.
Relationships - Relationships - Relationships “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” (Maya Angelou) • Institutional Memory/Insider Intel • “Grapevine” Friend • Community Connections • “Ministry by hanging around!” • Perhaps nothing more important than building/modeling trust • “They’re Always Watching!”
“Every little thing is gonna be alright!” “As Episcopal schools, we have access to sacred texts, spiritual practices, and a theology of hope and love ; tools we can use amply in the months ahead.” Ann Mellow. Five Considerations for the New School Year. NAES Network Newsletter, August 5, 2020
www.episcopalschools.org
www.episcopalschools.org
• First week of each month • Articles, blog, resources • Middle of each month • Calls to action
Reasons for Being: Principles of Good Practice The Culture and Series Character of Chapel and Worship Episcopal Schools • Episcopal Identity • Equity and Justice • Leadership Transitions • Parish Day School The Cycle of • Governance Prayer for School Ministry Episcopal Schools • Study of Religion •
Contact us anytime! The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.D. Executive Director drh@episcopalschools.org Ann Mellow Associate Director ann@episcopalschools.org
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