About

Started in 2023 with a charism focused on family life, the THRIVE Pastoral Care Society, often referred to as ‘pastoral care,’ is one of the professional societies under THRAIF. It is a professional society that operates as a community of practices to produce knowledge and innovatively promote sustainable tranquillity in our society through an innovative and transformative pastoral care approach. It brings together and enables co-sharing and co-creation of innovations in this transdisciplinary field, thereby fostering co-learning. Additionally, the society offers support in developing skills and knowledge in pastoral work, including critical engagement. A vision, mission, and clear operational areas guide the society. 

Vision

To promote sustainable tranquillity as a vehicle for sustainable excellence and transformative social change in societies. 

Mission

To develop and implement innovative, holistic support—both spiritual and practical—for restoring hope, fostering healing, growth, and wholeness for peaceful societies, and driving transformative social change.

Core activities

Our core activities encompass the elaboration previously outlined in the vision and mission. In this line, it brings together scholars and practitioners as well as pastoral workers to regularly interact in view of promoting tranquillity; specific activities cover the following thematic areas:

  1. Undertaking scholarly research for new knowledge in this field (including a research group to mentor researchers regularly).
  2. New knowledge publications (including supporting the process and hosting research newsletters, edited volumes, scholarly journals, etc.).
  3. New knowledge outreach and co-creating new research questions (research seminars, workshops, symposia, etc.).
  4. Evidence-based drills on praying for self and family.
  5. Evidence-based outreach toward building tranquil families and society, including through MDD and pastoral counselling.
  6. Support sharing sessions, ecumenical in nature, for co-learning in areas of pastoral care. 
  7. Supporting Academic attainments in the areas of or related to pastoral care
  8. Development and implementation of projects to support society activities (incl. research & innovative outreach). 
  9. Establishing collaborations and partnerships to achieve the vision and mission, as well as implementing activities.

Getting involved

Forthcoming…