‘This was a valuable opportunity to find out more, and discern whether I feel called to this task.’
Recovery and resilience: Becky Shepherd attends the Quaker prison chaplains conference
Thirty Quaker prison chaplains (and me – a prospective chaplain) gathered at Woodbrooke last October for the annual Quaker prison chaplains (QPC) conference. The theme was ‘Drugs in prison – supporting recovery and resilience’. I have worked for a long time in criminal justice but am new to chaplaincy, so this was a valuable opportunity to find out more, and discern whether I feel called to this task, once I had met and talked in depth with those who have been doing this work for years.
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