By Paul Hills, Vice-Chair, CWC We seem to be in a strange position in work and in life generally at present. The pandemic is still here, but things seem to be easing. The lockdown has been handed over to personal action, but what does that mean in reality? Are we getting back to work “normally” orContinue reading “Where to Now?”
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Has anything ‘good’ come out of lockdowns?
By Clive Morton, Vice-Chair, CWC “Devastating” and “unprecedented” are terms that have been repeatedly used (some would say over-used) throughout the pandemic. The experience for so many has been dire and it’s easy to see this past 18 months in very negative terms. However, there are positive outcomes and I’d like to share one ofContinue reading “Has anything ‘good’ come out of lockdowns?”
Creating a conducive workplace for staff wellbeing
By Peter Thatcher, Treasurer, CWCAs more and more organisations are planning for their employees to return to the workplace on a more regular basis, time is likely to be well spent thinking about the work environment that their employees will return to. Much has been written and discussed over the past few months about employeeContinue reading “Creating a conducive workplace for staff wellbeing”
Online seminars and workshops:
Wellbeing topics, reflection, chaplaincy and more… Here is a selection of online events (July – autumn) that we spotted are coming up which may interest supporters and Chaplains alike; covering a range of topics relevant to work, spirituality and more. Ageing and spirituality 3rd July (there is a registration fee to attend)Faced with the norm ofContinue reading “Online seminars and workshops:”
What will happen as we come out of lockdown? What is the next normal?
Grieving over the sad death of HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, by all faiths and none, highlights also the need to recognise and deal with the losses due to coronavirus in the last year and to somehow prepare for coming out of lockdown. It’s a very obvious observation that we have all sufferedContinue reading “What will happen as we come out of lockdown? What is the next normal?”
Love @ Work
It could be a slogan for Work Chaplaincy. But it isn’t! It’s the title of a book about the 100 years of the Industrial Christian Fellowship (Love@Work – Ian Randall, Phil Jump, John Weaver – DLT – 2020). Its forerunners, the Navvy Mission Society (1877) and the Christian Social Union (1889) joined together in 1920 to becomeContinue reading “Love @ Work”
Chaplaincy and Contemporary Spirituality
I was privileged on behalf of CWC to join a Zoom Chaplaincy Conference in November run by Norwich Chaplaincy with the above title. It was led by Rev Dr Andrew Todd, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Professional Doctorate in Practical Theology, Anglia Ruskin University. I found it challenging on the role of chaplaincy andContinue reading “Chaplaincy and Contemporary Spirituality”
The Past is a Different Country
Today, as November ends and December begins, across the UK the numbers of people affected by COVID19 have been rising dramatically. Even now, we are hoping the recent lockdown may have slowed the spread of the virus. While the emergence of possible vaccines is giving us some cautious reason for optimism, we know that itContinue reading “The Past is a Different Country”
The Place where I work…
It sounds simple enough. The place where I work. My workplace. We used to say this in a matter of fact statement in a conversation, and often it involved a physical description; a description of an organisation, based in a town, a specific industry, business park or office perhaps. Of course, if you’re working inContinue reading “The Place where I work…”
What do we do now?
What do we do now? With the Covid-19 crisis there are plenty of restrictions on what chaplains can and cannot do. What do you do when a lot of people are “home-working”? How do you help those being furloughed or even made redundant? Things have eased up somewhat, but as I write, there is talkContinue reading “What do we do now?”