Saw someone wearing a fluorescent coat with "NX BUS CHAPLAIN" on the back of it in Birmingham City centre today.
Reckon they'll need one at Arriva Cannock, to stop the breakdowns?
(Thought I'd get that one in, before Bob did ! LOL)
Quote from: settlerman on February 03, 2014, 04:36:36 PM
Saw someone wearing a florescent coat with "NX BUS CHAPLAIN" on the back of it in Birmingham City centre today.
Yes there is a bus chaplain, not my cup of tea as a non-believer, but he is a very nice man, and I can see that it would be of use in case of problems for people who do believe
Quote from: settlerman on February 03, 2014, 04:36:36 PM
Saw someone wearing a florescent coat with "NX BUS CHAPLAIN" on the back of it in Birmingham City centre today.
He must feel a right Charlie wearing that.
Never had the chance to speak to him, unfortunately.
Being a Christian it would've helped me somewhat in some recent uncertain climbs.
Tony - Is this the new caring sharing NX coming to light? If so, fair play to them.
I'm confused. Why is there a NX bus chaplain? What does he do? Talk about buses in a godly way? Note: I'm an atheist so try not to take offence from me talking about the "man up there".
Quote from: P419 EJW on February 03, 2014, 07:35:29 PM
I'm confused. Why is there a NX bus chaplain? What does he do? Talk about buses in a godly way? Note: I'm an atheist so try not to take offence from me talking about the "man up there".
Each to their own!
I presume he doesn't try and make people believe, he's just a friendly ear who listens and guides?
Oh, lord. Pun.
Quote from: Liverpool Street on February 03, 2014, 07:36:45 PM
Quote from: P419 EJW on February 03, 2014, 07:35:29 PM
I'm confused. Why is there a NX bus chaplain? What does he do? Talk about buses in a godly way? Note: I'm an atheist so try not to take offence from me talking about the "man up there".
Each to their own!
I presume he doesn't try and make people believe, he's just a friendly ear who listens and guides?
I personally am an atheist, but I always remain open minded and understanding of other faiths. Whenever I am approached by a preacher, I always listen to them attentively when I can and act politely and warmly towards them.
Although I don't fully understand the purpose of his role, I think this is a nice gesture from NX.
Quote from: Matt on February 03, 2014, 07:44:15 PM
Quote from: Liverpool Street on February 03, 2014, 07:36:45 PM
Quote from: P419 EJW on February 03, 2014, 07:35:29 PM
I'm confused. Why is there a NX bus chaplain? What does he do? Talk about buses in a godly way? Note: I'm an atheist so try not to take offence from me talking about the "man up there".
Each to their own!
I presume he doesn't try and make people believe, he's just a friendly ear who listens and guides?
I personally am an atheist, but I always remain open minded and understanding of other faiths. Whenever I am approached by a preacher, I always listen to them attentively when I can and act politely and warmly towards them.
Although I don't fully understand the purpose of his role, I think this is a nice gesture from NX.
Lol Matt, he wouldn't be a preacher I wouldn't of thought. I'm sure he wouldn't even talk about Christianity if you told him something not relevant to it (Even though all of life is guided by faith.)
Being as it was the feast of Candlemas yesterday in the Church of England calendar, he was probably out & about spreading some light on the buses!! 8) 8)
Out of interest, is this role a Bus Driver who also shares this responsibility (similar to a union rep role), or is it someone with a religious occupation (Eg a vicar), who works with NX?
Quote from: Liverpool Street on February 03, 2014, 07:48:55 PM
Quote from: Matt on February 03, 2014, 07:44:15 PM
Quote from: Liverpool Street on February 03, 2014, 07:36:45 PM
Quote from: P419 EJW on February 03, 2014, 07:35:29 PM
I'm confused. Why is there a NX bus chaplain? What does he do? Talk about buses in a godly way? Note: I'm an atheist so try not to take offence from me talking about the "man up there".
Each to their own!
I presume he doesn't try and make people believe, he's just a friendly ear who listens and guides?
I personally am an atheist, but I always remain open minded and understanding of other faiths. Whenever I am approached by a preacher, I always listen to them attentively when I can and act politely and warmly towards them.
Although I don't fully understand the purpose of his role, I think this is a nice gesture from NX.
Lol Matt, he wouldn't be a preacher I wouldn't of thought. I'm sure he wouldn't even talk about Christianity if you told him something not relevant to it (Even though all of life is guided by faith.)
Precisely, even though I am not religious, I think that people like that can sometimes be good to talk to, there as a listening ear for those who need them, often with a wish to help people that are going through difficult times. A really, really good idea that does a lot for the image of NX as being a friendly company to work for.
Quote from: Matt on February 03, 2014, 07:44:15 PM
Quote from: Liverpool Street on February 03, 2014, 07:36:45 PM
Quote from: P419 EJW on February 03, 2014, 07:35:29 PM
I'm confused. Why is there a NX bus chaplain? What does he do? Talk about buses in a godly way? Note: I'm an atheist so try not to take offence from me talking about the "man up there".
Each to their own!
I presume he doesn't try and make people believe, he's just a friendly ear who listens and guides?
I personally am an atheist, but I always remain open minded and understanding of other faiths. Whenever I am approached by a preacher, I always listen to them attentively when I can and act politely and warmly towards them.
Although I don't fully understand the purpose of his role, I think this is a nice gesture from NX.
He is not there to preach at all, he is basically there to be a shoulder to cry on and help people through troubled times at home as well as work. I have met him twice at Miller Street in the last seven days and he seems a genuinely nice person. I believe he has come from outside NX and not an employee taking on a second role although I could be corrected on that if anyone knows better. I certainly hadn't met him before last weeks visit to Miller Street
Quote from: Tony on February 03, 2014, 09:05:18 PM
He is not there to preach at all, he is basically there to be a shoulder to cry on and help people through troubled times at home as well as work. I have met him twice at Miller Street in the last seven days and he seems a genuinely nice person. I believe he has come from outside NX and not an employee taking on a second role although I could be corrected on that if anyone knows better. I certainly hadn't met him before last weeks visit to Miller Street
You are correct Tony, he has come in from outside and is not an employee. One of the Management team knew him and asked NX if they would agree to him coming into NX and being there for staff if they feel a need to talk to him. I have met him a couple of times and he seems like an approachable person.
Tony remember chicken tom every time a funeral went past ?
Hello There. I am the bus chaplain referred to in these posts. As I am still chaplain, along with my colleague Chrissy (at Yardley Wood/Acocks Green) and more recently Ebenezer (at Perry Barr), I wonder if any of you has any feedback to give us. The guy from Miller Street had it right. We don't see our role as "pushing religion", but we do try and help any NXBus employee who wants to chat with us about anything.
It's good to see NXWM actually doing something this for their staff. As they say a problem shared...
When i worked for the railways in the late 1980s, of course it was still British Rail and they had a Railway Chaplain based in Birmingham.
Very nice man, would pop out to the stations every so often to see if you had any problems that you needed to talk through. Would only ever mention religion if you wished him to and he was very well respected. It's good to see that NE have thought about this and asked someone to be Bus Chaplain, even if sometimes it's just someone to say Hi to, or other times, somebodys shoulder to cry on!
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on March 20, 2015, 09:51:50 PM
When i worked for the railways in the late 1980s, of course it was still British Rail and they had a Railway Chaplain based in Birmingham.
Very nice man, would pop out to the stations every so often to see if you had any problems that you needed to talk through. Would only ever mention religion if you wished him to and he was very well respected. It's good to see that NE have thought about this and asked someone to be Bus Chaplain, even if sometimes it's just someone to say Hi to, or other times, somebodys shoulder to cry on!
Railway Chaplains are still very much a part of the railway. I've met several, and they're down to earth good people.
http://www.nrcs-uk.org.uk/
I haven't looked, but I imagine other workplaces and industries have their equivalent chaplaincies.
EDIT: I just checked Birmingham and Heathrow Airports, and they each have one, or a team.
Quote from: The Real 4778 on March 21, 2015, 07:51:22 PM
Railway Chaplains are still very much a part of the railway. I've met several, and they're down to earth good people.
http://www.nrcs-uk.org.uk/
I haven't looked, but I imagine other workplaces and industries have their equivalent chaplaincies.
EDIT: I just checked Birmingham and Heathrow Airports, and they each have one, or a team.
Most NHS trusts also have a chaplain service for patients and staff
Quote from: Ashley 60171 on March 21, 2015, 09:44:16 PM
Most NHS trusts also have a chaplain service for patients and staff
I'd expect such a service at venues which deal with mortality as part of their daily routine, venues that are also trained to handle major incidents with mass casualties.
Thanks for the continuing response. If you want to contact us, our email addresses are: chrissie@nxwmidschaplains.co.uk, john@nxwmidschaplains.co.uk and ebenezer@nxwmidschaplains.co.uk.