{"id":202,"date":"2014-03-06T07:21:42","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T21:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/oasis\/?p=202"},"modified":"2014-03-06T07:21:42","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T21:51:42","slug":"visit-of-the-motiv-team-from-delft-holland-july-17-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/oasis\/2014\/03\/06\/visit-of-the-motiv-team-from-delft-holland-july-17-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit of the MoTiv team from Delft, Holland \u2013 July 17 -19."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>MoTiv defy easy description. On the one hand, they are qualified chaplains<\/em>, but rarely are they described as chaplains. They see themselves as theologians<\/em>, but rarely do they engage in \u2018God-talk\u2019. They are a commercial company<\/em> who are contracted by the university or corporations to provide leadership training, pastoral leadership or facilitation, yet the Catholic Church is a major donor. They are creative and entrepreneurial<\/em> – for example, they are documentary film producers. They have been appointed chaplains to the new underground railway development in Delft for the next twelve years.<\/p>\n

Like Oasis, hospitality<\/em> is at the centre of their practice and they work through collaboration and partnerships<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0I spent a week with MoTiv last year trying to figure out how they work, and it wasn\u2019t easy! They are quite unique in the world! Some of my observations are on my chaplaincy blog, starting with:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/travellingchaplain.com\/2013\/06\/02\/an-evening-in-delft-may-30-2013\/<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0We are presently working with the Faculty of Science and Engineering<\/strong>, the Flinders University Society of Engineers<\/strong> (students) and the SA Society of Engineers <\/strong>(the professional body) to use the visit of MoTiv to facilitate<\/p>\n