Chaplaincy project
Not a Student - Chaplaincy - How to start
Imagine a team of Christians from different churches across your area working together and volunteering between a few hours and a day a week to go in and work as part of a chaplaincy team in a local college/sixth form.
Imagine the positive impact this would have on the college, the opportunities they would have to encourage, build up and speak to young people who might never normally go near a church or know any Christians at all.
We have a vision to help pioneer chaplaincy teams in colleges across the country, could your area be next?
Setting up something like this might seem daunting but we will work with you through every stage of the process from recruiting other churches to approaching the college.
If you would like to find out more please contact us at info@festive.org.uk
How to start a Chaplaincy team flow chart
PRAY!
Everything starts and ends with prayer! Pray for God to be moving in the college and preparing people’s hearts for chaplaincy. Pray that God will lead you to the people he wants to join the chaplaincy team. Start a regular prayer group for the college. Festive will pray with you!
FIND YOUR TEAM
Church youth workers, clergy and curates, retired people – who might God want to add to your team? Ask around in local churches. Festive has some free flyers you can give out to help focus people on chaplaincy and what they might be able to offer.
RESEARCH YOUR COLLEGE
Find out as much as you can about it. Try to find Christian staff or students by contacting local churches. Link them to your team. Find out who would be the best person to approach at the college. Keep praying!
GET SOME TRAINING
Festive can help with this. Give your team some basic training to inform them about college chaplaincy and prepare them for starting at your local college.
PUT TOGETHER A CHAPLAINCY PROPOSAL
Festive has some templates that you can use to get you started. Together with your team you can write a proposal that is bespoke for your college.
KEEP PRAYING!
Take your proposal to the college. Be ready to negotiate. You may be kept waiting for an answer. Keep praying and keep in touch with the college.
SEE WHAT GOD DOES NEXT!
Download a flyer about the project here