{"id":1309,"date":"2023-03-05T21:04:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T20:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spwo.nl\/pastoral-care\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T16:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T14:59:28","slug":"pastoral-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spwo.nl\/en\/pastoral-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastoral Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1309\" class=\"elementor elementor-1309 elementor-204\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17001dc2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"17001dc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d64c82 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10d64c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pastoral Care<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b15ac09 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b15ac09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rev. Stefan Francke (1967) has been employed by our foundation as the dredging\/offshore pastor since December 2012. He studied theology and philosophy in Kampen, Amsterdam, and Toronto (Canada). In addition, he completed a module in cultural psychology at the Open University. He served as a minister for the Protestant congregations in Zuid-Beijerland and Middelburg. In the latter location, he was also involved in organizing international church services. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf632c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eaf632c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c4049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"61c4049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stefan views his field of work as an immense challenge. \u201cIn ordinary life, it is already quite an art to maintain basic trust in your daily life\u2014at home, at work, and in the choices you make as a person\u2014but even more so in the complex, demanding environment of dredging and marine construction.\u201d Francke has been familiar with maritime life since his youth.<\/p><p><b>Stefan Francke can be reached<\/b><br\/>via email: waterbouwpastor@gmail.com \/ stefan@spwo.nl<br\/>by phone: +31 6 37008432<br\/>via WhatsApp: +31 6 53585423<\/p><p>He has set up his own blog, where he regularly reflects on his experiences as a \u201cdredging pastor\u201d: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterbouwpastor.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.waterbouwpastor.nl<\/a><\/p><p>To ensure that SPWO can provide the required support during the pastor&#8217;s absence due to vacation or business travel, two \u201cstand-in chaplains\u201d are available: Lizzy Beenhakker (Advisor to Roman Catholic bishop of Rotterdam) and Kees Smit (former minister\/spiritual caregiver at the Ministry of Defence).<\/p><p>An information brochure can be downloaded regarding Stefan&#8217;s visits to a project or a vessel:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spwo.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/De-baggerdominee-op-bezoek.pdf\">De baggerdominee op bezoek<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spwo.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Visit-of-the-dredging-pastor.pdf\">Visit of the dredging\/offshore pastor<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pastoral Care Rev. Stefan Francke (1967) has been employed by our foundation as the dredging\/offshore pastor since December 2012. He studied theology and philosophy in Kampen, Amsterdam, and Toronto (Canada). In addition, he completed a module in cultural psychology at the Open University. 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