We hope here to connect and communicate beyond this year's gathering... maybe even meeting digitally a time or two!

lliff Center: https://www.iliff.edu/artificial-intelligence-institute/

The international safe-guarding conference is going to focus on AI: https://internationalsafeguardingconference.org

Notre Dame's center: https://ethics.nd.edu/programs/delta/

Scharer and Hilberath's Theology of communicative practice: https://www.stevethomason.net/2014/07/06/book-the-practice-of-communicative-theology-by-scharer-and-hilberath/

https://www.herder.de/theologie-pastoral/shop/p2/93990-designs-of-meaning-open-access-pdf/

Ms. Chun once said that this painting represented one of the happiest moments of her life. When I look at this work, I find a meaningful similarity between it and Andrei Rublev’s icon The Trinity. We often understand theological doctrines through abstract theories, foundational principles and solemn theological language. However, Chun’s painting offers us a creative and imaginative way of approaching a theological doctrine such as the Holy Trinity: through the bright, lively, and witty conversation of women gathered together around a table.

The other picture shows a community of Juju Haenyeo-women free divers and workers-on Jeju Island, located off the southern coast of Korea. Juju Island is approximately twice the size of New York City. The unique culture and traditions of the Juju Haenyeo community have been recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The Haenyeo dive into the sea to gather shellfish and seaweed, working a challenging and sometimes dangerous marine environment. In recent years, their traditional working practices have also received significant attention from the perspective of environmental sustainability and ecological coexistence.

The Haenyeo have a distinctive communal tradition of decision-making. Before entering the sea, they collectively consider weather and sea conditions and decide whether it is safe to dive. Traditionally, Haenyeo are grouped into three levels according to their diving experience and ability: highly experienced divers can descend to depths of around 20 meters, intermediate divers to around 10 meters, while older women and beginners generally work at shallower depth of around 5 meters.

Although the most experienced Haenyeo play an important role in making decisions about diving and safety, the power of the community is not controlled exclusively by them. The Haenyeo community is characterized by a strong sense of equality, mutual care, cooperation, and harmonious relationships among highly experienced divers, intermediate divers, older members, and beginners.

These qualities-collective decision-making, respect for experience without exclusively control of power, ecological sustainability, mutual care, and equality-are among the most distinctive characteristics of the Juju Haenyeo community.

Dr. Moon Son, sm0925@yonsei.ac.kr

Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea

As I wrestle with dismantling aesthetic notions of beauty and respectability norms, the landscape that surrounds the K-pop phenomenon challenges ideas of what the Imago Dei means as a framework of religious standards and as Badion speaks about the feast, I am struck with the vastness of realities of feast that include aspects of hiearchy, classism and dominance to which I had not considered before.

I had several thoughts and I have many more but I thought about these questions:

• How might the biblical image of the feast challenge K-pop's beauty culture and help us reclaim the imago Dei in every body?

• In a culture shaped by K-pop aesthetics and body ideals, how can the theology of the feast reshape our understanding of beauty, food, and the imago Dei?

• How does God's vision of the feast confront fat phobia and the body ideals promoted by K-pop culture?

• If the Kingdom is imagined as a feast rather than a diet, what does that teach us about body image and the imago Dei in the age of K-pop?

• How can the Christian vision of the feast help us resist the body shame and beauty standards often reinforced by K-pop culture?

Karis Disability Services is seeking a Compassionate Care Response Specialist to support staff, people supported, and their families through experiences of grief, loss, trauma, and critical incidents.

This new role plays a key part in both direct compassionate care and organizational systems development, ensuring a coordinated, thoughtful, and values-aligned response across the organization. The Specialist will contribute to strengthening protocols, delivering training, and providing pastoral and emotional support grounded in dignity, compassion, and respect for diverse faith traditions.

The Compassionate Care Response Specialist embraces the Christian Faith Foundation of the organization; ensures the Christian ethos and the Values, Vision and Mission permeate their job responsibilities; and personally commits to the expectations as outlined in the Statement of Faith.

Key Responsibilities:

 Grief, Loss & Critical Incident Support

• Serve as a central and trusted point of coordination during critical incidents and times of loss

• Provide emotional, pastoral, and relational support for individuals navigating grief, trauma, or crisis

• Facilitate or support post-incident debriefs and ensure appropriate follow-up care

• Assist with memorials, celebrations of life, and commemorative practices

• Coordinate Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) supports in collaboration with HR

• Connect individuals with mental health, community, and faith-based resources

• Facilitate virtual and in-person grief support sessions

• Support diverse forms of grief, including anticipatory grief and non-death loss

Systems Development & Capacity Building

• Assess current grief and loss supports and identify gaps or opportunities

• Help develop and refine compassionate care response protocols and processes

• Create and maintain training materials and resources for staff and leaders

• Deliver workshops, training sessions, and learning initiatives

• Contribute to resilience-building and post-incident evaluation efforts

• Stay current with best practices in grief support, trauma-informed care, and end-of-life care

Collaboration & Integration

• Partner closely with Human Resources to align staff support efforts

• Collaborate with internal teams on critical incidents and complex situations

• Support integration of training with Learning and Development initiatives

• Maintain relationships with external mental health and community support resources

• Work alongside the Advocacy and Spiritual Practice Specialist to embed compassionate care into organizational culture

Requirements:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in grief support, pastoral care, counselling, crisis response, or a related field

• Experience in faith-based or disability-serving organizations is an asset

• Diploma or degree in Theology, Counselling, Social Work, Thanatology, Chaplaincy, or a related field

• Specialized training in grief and loss, pastoral care, or bereavement support preferred

• Grief support and bereavement care experience

• Experience with providing Pastoral care across diverse faith backgrounds

• Knowledge of trauma-informed and anticipatory grief approaches

• Knowledge of crisis response and critical incident facilitation

• Intermittent travel expected

Why Should You Apply?

• Live out our shared values, help others, and find purpose in your work every day.

• Receive competitive wages.

• Find support through a Comprehensive Benefits Plan and an Employee and Family Assistance Plan.

• Grow your leadership with mentorship, training, career development, and tuition reimbursement.

• Collaboration and Teamwork—Working together on a team, we tackle challenges, share insights, and support one another in fostering a thriving workplace culture.

Application Deadline:  July 13th 2026- 9:00 am

Apply with a cover letter and résumé by 9:00 am on July 13th 2026, to the attention of the Director of Culture & Mission Alignment via the Apply Now feature.

Start Date: Mid-August, 2026

Hourly Range: $30.07- $33.97

At Karis Disability Services we strive to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. We remain dedicated to meeting all provincial human rights, accessibility, and employment standards. We seek to provide accessibility through all stages of the hiring process for all applicants with disabilities, consistent with our Accessibility Policies and the AODA. Please let us know if you require accommodation, and we will work with you to meet your accessibility

https://recruiting.ultipro.ca/CHR5001CRHZ/JobBoard/5a4ed119-429c-4d7a-9302-5abc442a5d65/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=620d1d02-6ecb-428a-a92f-2ed533d3eb29&fbclid=Iwb21leASv7sNjbGNrBK_tu2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHpsf562roOEXjGuHSKpnlH_1LkBvSwGEHcxZSXHfTolOUSufDmHklnUn_LZ__aem_Yb-pYTzgLF58wCDrpDoVAQ