What is holistic care ministry, and why is it important? Wendy Herrberg, care ministry director at Indian Creek Christian Church, “The Creek,” in Indianapolis, IN (who formerly worked as an RN in an oncology hematology unit), and Susie Howard, assistant care ministry director, explain how their church’s care ministry views each facet of an individual’s life—the physical, … [Read more...]
Caring for someone released from prison
It’s been five years since Miea Walker was released from prison, where she served a nine-year sentence for a money crime. She knows firsthand the needs of prisoners inside the system and what their struggles are after their release. With her bachelor’s degree and two associate degrees completed while in prison, she now has become an advocate for prison reform. She spoke to us … [Read more...]
Friend-based ministry
As you know, we’re working on a new curriculum that equips people to use their friendships as a platform for ministry. Last week, we brought a few experts to our offices to discuss the viability of such an idea. Here’s an excerpt from our discussion … Tim’s last point is an often-overlooked one. And we forget that, among other things, people need relational … [Read more...]
The lay counseling conundrum
This week Jeff Forrey and I sat down with a counselor and two communication specialists. And don’t worry. It wasn’t because our work relationship is deteriorating. We actually brought them to our offices to discuss a new project we’re working on. More on who joined us and why in a bit ... But first I wanted to mention that during our discussion, one of our guests, Brad … [Read more...]
5 ways to help counselees find friendships
Too often, when self-sacrificial love is required to form friendships, we isolate and hunker down in our own foxholes of safety and security. Over the years, I’ve noticed that a large majority of the people I see for counseling have few to no friendships in their life. Indeed, for many of them, some of the exact conversations we have with them in counseling, they could be … [Read more...]
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