ChapToR 2012: Fear and Faithfulness—Ministering to Communities in Transition

Trying to be bold yet staying cautious. This is one of the strange and paradoxical symptoms of our culture. On the one hand, we are told to “go for it;” on the other hand, we know that the world can be unsafe, unpredictable, and misleading in its allure, “so be careful out there!” This combination is also reflected in our school communities: how many mission statements speak of the desire for students to take risks and, at the same time, how many of our families value, above all, the safety that we represent to them and provide for them?It is a tension we need to consider and understand (albeit not resolve) better. With the guidance of Scott Bader-Saye, Ph.D., the Helen and Everett H. Jones Professor of Christian Ethics and Moral Theology at the Seminary of the Southwest (and author of Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear), participants will explore this tension between risk and safety, as those who minister in our schools during times of transition juggle the gospel imperative to lose our lives while working with the cultural craving for a place of safety, something so many of our schools represent.ChapToR is cosponsored by the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education. 
Who Should Attend:This conference is designed for independent school and Episcopal school chaplains and teachers of religion.