ARPTE (ANZATFE) CONFERENCE 2024

18-20 NOV 2024
Uniting College for Leadership & Theology, Adelaide

REFLECTIVE

PRACTICE

context & content

Richard Trist

Ridley College

Dawn Davis

Huron University

Monica O'Neil

Morling College

Rosemary Dewerse

Uniting College, SA

Registration link can be accessed here:

2024 Conference Registration

The biennial conference of the Association for Reflective Practice in Theological Education (ARPTE) will be held at Uniting College for Leadership & Theology in Adelaide from 18-20 November 2024.

This year’s conference reflects our change of name and focuses on reflective practice across all disciplines and interests in theological education. ARPTE's previous president, Richard Trist, will be our special guest delivering his keynote presentation, alongside three other invited keynote speakers. Abstracts for workshop-style presentations are invited and can be emailed to reflectivepracticearpte@gmail.com (by September 30th).

The conference is intentionally designed with space for reflection built into the programme, and submitted presentations will include substantial time for collaborative reflection. In-person attendance is particularly encouraged, but an option for attendance and presentation via Zoom is also available.

Details for the Call of Papers can be found here - Call For Papers

Keynote Speakers

Rev. Canon Dr Richard Trist

Richard is the Chaplain to the Anglican Institute and Adjunct Lecturer in Professional Pastoral Supervision at Ridley College. He runs his own supervision practice as well as being a member of the Pastoral Supervision Alliance and Chair of the Pastoral Supervision Network. He is a past President of ANZATFE and Editor of Ministry in Context: A Guide to Theological Field Education and Ministry Internships in Australia and New Zealand (Wipf and Stock, 2023)

Rev. Dr Dawn Davis

Rev. Dr Dawn Davis is Assistant Professor of Contextual Learning at Huron University College, part of the University of Western Ontario in London, Ont. She and Matt Floding co-edited a book in the Theological Reflection Toolkit series called Experience: Spiritual Formation in Theological Field Education which goes to print this fall. She is an experienced Anglican priest with professional human resources certification, specializing in training and development, and organisational behavior. She also holds a doctorate in ministry in spiritual formation.

Rev. Monica O'Neil

Monica is the founder and a Supervisor Trainer with The Anchorage Collective. She is also a faculty member of Morling College and Lead Pastor with Living Grace Dianella. She is an ordained minister with Churches of Christ and has 39 years experience working with people in church, not for profit and education contexts.

Dr Rosemary Dewerse

Rosemary is a practical theologian whose own reflective practice has been and continues to take her on a journey through worldview change as a result of living and working in different cultures than her own, and particularly with indigenous elders – Māori in Aotearoa NZ, and Adnyamathanha and Kukabrak Ngarrindjeri in South Australia. Recent experience and training in Regenerative Development is offering complementary possibilities for wholistic, co-creating, reflexive practice focused on community flourishing.

Conference Schedule

Day 1

9:00am - Registration
9:20am - Acknowledgement of Country and Gathering Worship
10:00am - Keynote session 1
- New Horizons: the changing practice of reflective practice
- Rev Canon Dr Richard Trist
11:00am - Morning tea
11:30am - Keynote session 2
- Regenerative practice for community flourishing
- Dr Rosemary Dewerse
12:30pm - Lunch
2:00pm - Elective workshop 1
- The art of metaphors in supervision/coaching (Graeme Flett)
- Or
- Supervision wearing our cross-cultural glasses (Jan Reeve)
2:45pm- Afternoon tea
3:15pm- Elective workshop 2
- Contributors to spiritual formation (Diane Hockridge & Ian Hussey)
- Or
- Poetics and reflective ministry training (Sean Gilbert)
4:05pm - Elective workshop 3
- Reflective practice for reluctant adventurers (Bruce Hulme)
- Or
- Reflective practice as pause (Sandy MacDonald)
4:50pm - Close of session
6:30pm - Conference Dinner at Glenelg Surf Life Saving Club

Day 2

9:30am - Acknowledgement of Country and Worship
10:00am - Keynote session 3
- Experience: Spiritual formation in theological field education
- Rev Dawn Davis (via Zoom)
11:00am - Morning tea
11:30am - Elective workshop session 4
- Dungeons & Dragons and reflective practice (Sarah Lawson)
- Or
- Embodied reflective practices (Kate Beer)
12:15 - Lunch
1:45pm - Elective workshop session 5
- Art as summative reflection (Cathie Lambert)
- Listening and learning, even when it hurts (Maja Whitaker)
2:30pm - Afternoon tea
3:00pm - Open spaces
4:00pm - ARPTE Annual General Meeting (new members and visitors welcome to attend)
5:00pm - Close of session
7:00pm - Temptation Sailing Twilight Cruise Experience (departs from Glenelg Marina Pier)

Day 3

9:30am - Acknowledgment of Country and Worship
10:00am - Keynote session 4
- What are Australian ministers experiencing in pastoral supervision?
- Rev Monica O'Neil
11:00am - Morning tea
11:30am - Closing session: a gathering of threads (circle time)
- Rev Dr Sean Gilbert
12:30am - Lunch

Conference Program

The 2024 ARPTE Conference Program can be accessed here:

Contact us at reflectivepracticearpte@gmail.com

Conference Venue

Uniting College for Leadership and Theology

312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Brooklyn Park, South Australia

unitingcollege.edu.au

Accommodation

Conference participants will be responsible for their own accommodation.

We recommend:

Atura Adelaide Airport Hotel

Close location to conference venue
Close to Adelaide Airport
4 star hotel

Conference attendees will receive a 10% dynamic discount off the best available rate at the time of booking via a promotional code. This is only available for stays between 17/11/24 and 21/11/24.

To access discount:

1. Visit www.aturahotels.com

2. Select Atura Adelaide Airport, enter your required dates and number of guests staying and click 'GO'

3. Click 'I have a promo code'

4. In the Promo Code field, enter your booking code: UNITINGCO

5. Click 'UPDATE'

6. Your special rates will appear on the rates screen