SCHOOL LIFE
King’s Bruton,
The Plox, Bruton Somerset, BA10 0ED +44 (0) 1749 814200 font size 
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The Chaplaincy"By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no-one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ." (1 Corinthians chapter 3 verses 10-11) Welcome to the Chaplaincy at King's Bruton. On this opening page I hope to be able to give you something of the flavour of the Chaplaincy work here at King's, and about which you can find further details as you investigate the site. Let's begin with a few questions: These questions are vital for an educational establishment, and we all know that the answers are found in deeper strata than the academic layers we are rightly building up in the classroom. It is to provide a true bedrock in this life and beyond, that the Chaplaincy at King's exists and works. Our aim is for every pupil entering the school to have a clear understanding of the character, claims and teaching of Christ by the time they leave. What each one does with this understanding is, of course, a matter to be dealt with between them and God, but our responsibility is to make sure that it is done in knowledge and understanding. King's School is a Christian foundation, and the Chaplaincy programme is essentially a Bible teaching programme through which the 'Good News' of Christ is proclaimed in relevant and challenging ways. There are plenty of opportunities and forums for doing this ranging from voluntary and informal small group studies, through to the more formal and compulsory school services. The task, though, remains the same whatever the forum. The school meets as a whole community, staff and pupils alike, for our main service on Thursday mornings. Each term pupils receive a Chapel Programme explaining the sermon series we'll be covering both on Thursdays and on our Sunday boarders' services. The programme covers both Old Testament and New Testament books, and includes studies of books of the Bible and doctrinal series. On a less formal level, 'TGI Friday' serves as a relaxed environment on Friday afternoons where, lounging on sofas, listening to music, chewing on twiglets and supping fizz, pupils from all years come and chat, listen to a challenging Bible talk and fire all the questions they ever wanted to fire! Each meeting is carefully designed so that people feel comfortable and welcome whether or not they would call themselves Christian. The heart of each meeting is the talk, with weekly speakers mainly coming from outside the school and from backgrounds in all walks of life. As well as this 'flagship' voluntary meeting there are various smaller Bible study and enquirers groups being run during the week which anyone can choose to come along to. Finally, a particular highlight of each year are the series of Lenten Addresses during the Easter term. For these we invite a team to join us consisting of a main speaker, along with a mixed group of helpers who are accommodated in the boarding houses Here at King's we recognise that we have much to be thankful to God for, not only in our own lives, but also for what God is doing in our school. The Christian foundation of the school remains tremendously important, as does the evident support of a Christian Headmaster. But more important than both is God's daily work in prompting individuals to investigate and then grasp for themselves this message of 'Jesus Christ and Him crucified'. We go on praying that God would graciously continue His work in this place. - The Chaplain- Preaching Programme - Christian Fellowship - Bible studies - Lenten Addresses - Summer Camps - eQuip |
