MONDAY MARCH 9TH
The Missing Link: Why Do Anglican University Students Aged 18-21 leave the Church? 9:30am
Melissa Drummond
Through a narrative study, this project tries to discover "the missing link" as to why some University Anglicans continue attending church while others have drifted away.
The Compatibility for Life in the Church with the Decision to Seek Assisted Dying 10:30am
Tammy Hodge
The gripping story of one individual’s experience of the church while pursuing assisted Dying.
Homeless Youth and the Church 1:00pm
Stephen Harnish
O Lord, It's STILL hard to be humble: humility and leadership in the 21st century 2:00pm
Rosemary Godin
Can church leaders follow the call to humility and still lead effectively in our world today?
Experiences of 2nd Career Ministry in the Anglican Church 3:00pm
Andrew Mortimer
How does a previous career benefit or interfere with a person's vocation in ministry?
TUESDAY MARCH 10TH
Coming Home: The Experience of Clergy Serving as Long-Term Overseas Personnel on Returning to Canada 9:30am
Cordelia Karpenko
The study examines the experiences of clergy who have worked overseas when they return to Canada.
Incarcerated Experience: Hearing One Woman’s Story 10:30am
Maya Bevan
What was it like to spend time in jail? What where the experiences in your life that led to incarceration and how do you make meaning of your experiences now?
Religion and Politics: The Faith of a Politician 1:00pm
Kyle Wagner
Can politics and theology mix when it comes to the public and personal faith of a politician? Does a personal faith and spiritually affect the role of a political leader? Can one’s faith affect public policy decisions? Are religious convictions carried over to the legislature or parliament? This study explores such questions in an effort to understand how religion and politics exist in society today.
How Does the United Church of Canada Reach out to post-boomer generations? 2:00pm
Nick Phillips
With the emphasis the United Church of Canada has shown on recruiting younger members, this research seeks to hear the voices already within the church and how they view the church of which they are a part.
How Pastors’ Sense of Vocation is Affected by the Experience of Loss 3:00pm
Christine Johnson
The nature of parish ministry exposes clergy to frequent encounters with loss and grief. How do these loss experiences shape how one understands his/her role as professional pastor? Does ongoing exposure to loss change or challenge how a pastor understands his/her vocational call? This study seeks to explore how the experience of loss impacts and influences pastors’ sense of vocation, specifically how loss experiences affect pastors’ understanding of vocational calling and professional role identity.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 11TH
The Experience of Parish Based Lay Professional Ministry in the Roman Catholic Church 9:30am
Maryn Anderson
What are the joys/challenges of this ministry? What is the future of it?
Pre-Union Culture and Post-Union Realities In the United Church of Canada 10:30am
Wendy Kean
To What extent does pre-union denominational culture still operate in United Church congregations?
What are children’s experiences of Communion? 1:00pm
Tara-Ann Wilson
In the United Church of Canada many congregations actively invite children to participate in Communion during worship times. Through this research, we will hear the experiences of children ages 8-14 when they participate in Communion. After hearing their experiences, some possible implications for the church and families will be considered. Including how children’s experiences relate to their faith as they grow and mature; and what this could mean for faith formation within the church.
Expanding Hermeneutical Imagination in a Roman Catholic Parish 2:00pm
Christiana King
The exclusive use of the historical-critical method as the exegetical tool for biblical interpretation is beginning to be questioned in academic communities. Is this displacement experienced at the parish level and would an introduction to a more literary approach to the text be fruitful?
How vocational caregivers experience the death, loss, and trauma of those with whom and to whom they minister 3:00pm
Kees Zwanenburg
This study invites caregivers to tell the stories of these events from their perspectives. It also asks them to share their theological views on death and to share the spiritual practices which allows them to integrate these experiences into their own lives.
