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Taizé is an international and interdenominational monastery in eastern France (Burgundy) founded in 1940. For over 50 years the Taizé Community has welcomed young adults (15+) from a wide variety of backgrounds for week-long sessions of community building and discussion. In a typical year, 80,000 young people from all over the world take part in […]
Youth for Christ touring band The Sense led by Andy & Joy Clark, is made up of young Christian musicians who have committed their Year Out to reaching young people with the message of Jesus using songs and stories of their own life-changing experience of God’s love. The band line-up this year includes singer Molly […]
Katie was an Anglican parish priest for 16 years before becoming Diocesan Disability Advisor and Lead Chaplain amongst Deaf people for the Oxford Diocese, in March 2019. That changed in Sept 2020 to p/t Disability Adviser. Diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy at the age of 2 ½, Katie is now the proud owner of purple crutches, […]
Fr Garry Neave is the Church of England’s National FE and HE Policy Adviser, where his responsibilities include support for chaplaincy in schools, FE Colleges and universities. He has held senior management roles in all three sectors, including 15 years as a college chaplain. Garry has a particular interest in counselling and pastoral care, and […]
The Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, D.D., Executive Director of the National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES), began his tenure on July 1, 2007. Prior to his work with NAES, Mr. Heischman was College Chaplain at Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut for four years. He was Head of the Upper School and Assistant Headmaster of St. Albans […]
Sarah Hagger-Holt has co-authored ‘Living It Out: A survival guide for lesbian, gay and biChristians, their friends, families and churches’, as well as co-authoring a guide for LGBTQ+ parents and writing children’s books which feature LGBTQ+ families. She has worked in communications and campaigning with charities including CAFOD, Christian Aid and Stonewall. She is a […]
Jenny Flannagan is an adolescent counsellor, a trainee psychotherapist, a writer and actress, and currently manages Alumina (for Youthscape), a national online support service for 14 to 19 year olds struggling with self-harm. This means that before the pandemic struck she was already spending half her week staring at a computer screen supporting teenagers’ mental […]
George White is a transgender and Catholic teacher of Religious Education at a Catholic secondary school in Leicester. He holds a BA in Philosophy and Theology from Heythrop College, an MA in Global Ethics and Human Values from King’s College London and a Secondary PGCE in Religious Studies from the University of Cambridge. He is […]
Mark is a priest in the Church of England and chaplain and head of philosophy of religion and ethics at King’s College, Taunton where he has been for 14 years. Mark is married to Sharon and they have four adult sons. Mark has 24 years’ experience of school chaplaincy in both Africa and the UK. […]
Dr Kate Middleton is a psychologist with a particular interest in emotional health in the face of adverse circumstances and helping people reach their full potential. She’s a Director of the Mind and Soul Foundation (mindandsoulfoundation.org), Project Lead of Headstrong, a brand new online space for young people focused on emotional health and wellbeing which […]
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