Health Ministries: A Primer for Clergy and Congregations
Deborah L. Patterson, The Pilgrim Press, 2008
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Signs of a new awakening to the Church's role in health and wholeness are everywhere - from parish nurses to health clinics to congregations working fervently for health care finance reform. Across the US and around the globe, faith communities are forming a vision of community and healing that can offer sustenance and hope to all. This book explores diverse themes such as outreach, and care of neighbor through the lens of health ministry. It introduces programmatic ideas for working with differing groups, such as teenagers, caregivers, and the dying. Each chapter includes parish nursing and health ministry stories chosen from settings across the United States and Canada. This book will appeal to clergy and convince them to introduce this much-needed ministry to their congregation.