A Vital Ministry: Chaplaincy in Schools in the Post-Christian Era

Marc Notes: John Caperon highlights the nature and significance of the distinctive ministry of school chaplains and seeks to raise the profile of this key ministry in the Church. Brief Description: John Caperon highlights the nature and significance of the distinctive ministry of school chaplains and seeks to raise the profile of this key ministry in the Church

Contributor Bio:  Caperon, John The Revd Dr John Caperon is a Visiting Scholar at the Oxford Centre for Ecclesiology and Practical Theology (OxCEPT) at Ripon College Cuddesdon. He has been a teacher and headteacher as well as a self-supporting priest and a chaplain. From 2006 to 2011 he was Director of the Bloxham Project and conducted the first ever empirical research on school chaplaincy in the Church of England context.