AMC Programming Adab

Ground Rules

The ground rules and expectations for participation in AMC programming center on the organization’s Core Values:

Ikhlas (Sincerity), Nasiha (Good Counsel), Rahma (Mercy) and Haya’ (Dignity).

I. Participants will act with sincerity and concern for others, including fellow participants and the workshop presenter(s) or organizer(s).

II. Participants will attend programs with the purpose of providing good counsel to those to whom they provide pastoral care.

A. This includes participants expressing concerns or providing suggestions about programming or guest speakers with conscientiousness

III. Participants will exhibit mercy in how they approach fellow participants and workshop presenters.

B. This can mean approaching AMC members, other participants, and workshop organizers and speakers with gentleness and compassion.

III. Participants will maintain their dignity and that of AMC by demonstrating modesty, respect, honor, good morals and humility.

C. This entails conscientiousness of language, tone, approach, etc. when raising concerns or questions before, during, or after a program.

Policy Accountability

The Association of Muslim Chaplains board members and employees reserve the right to remove members or participants from workshops, webinars, programs, events, etc. if they determine that the ‘Programming Adab’ policy is not being upheld.