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Trends in Congregational Nursing & Health Ministries
Mary Chase-Ziolek, PhD, RN
Health Ministries
Parish/Faith Community Nursing
Lay Health Promoters
Health Cabinet
Health Minister
Church-based Clinics
Caring Congregations
What’s in a name?
Parish Nurse Congregational Nurse Faith Community Nurse
A parish nurse by any other name is a…
Bridge connecting faith and health
Faith Health
Health Ministry empowers individuals, families, congregations and communities towards
health and wholeness
AND CAN INCLUDE
Healing Ministrythat seeks to restore
health
that may also include
Health Care Ministry
that provides direct care
Wellness Ministrythat seeks to promote
health
Ministries of Health
“… are the components of church life that promote the health, healing and wholeness of individuals, families, congregations and communities. Ministries of health may have an explicit purpose of promoting health or they may have a purpose other than health promotion, yet health, healing and wholeness is enhanced through participation in that ministry.” Chase-Ziolek, M. (2005). Health, Healing and Wholeness. Cleveland: Pilgrim, 7.
Trends in Faith Community Nursng
Who is serving
Who is served
Services Provided
Who is Serving?
Volunteers What is so engaging about faith community
nursing that people are willing to volunteer? Paid – often part time receiving less
than market salary How can financial resources be leveraged?
Mature nurses – often retired How can we build on the possibilities for
“refirement?”
Who is Served?
Older Adults
Mid-ageAdults
Children & Families
Changing Faces Benefitting from Health Ministries
Trends in Services Provided
Health promotion in addition to disease management Faith, Food & Fitness
Faith-based health education in addition to faith-placed health education Fit 2 Serve Walk to Jerusalem First Place
Faith Community Nursing From Midwestern
Roots To an International
Presence
Adapting to Respond to Needs
Rural Communities Disease Challenges Partnering with government
agencies
Challenge of Sustainabiliy
Laying a firm foundation Biblical & theological Organizational Financial
Integrating health into church life Worship & Bible Study Education & Community Life Ministry Programs & Outreach
From: Chase-Ziolek, M. (2005). Health, Healing and Wholeness. Cleveland, Pilgrim, 116.
Ministries of Health
Ministry Health
Outcomes DocumentedOngoing evaluationSupported by health partnersHealth ministers’ preparation theologically grounded
Theologically GroundedHealth integrated in church lifeCulturally congruentPastors’ preparation includes matters of faith & health
IntrinsicHealth Ministry
IntentionalHealth Ministry
A Vision for the Future
Evidence-based Practice and Spirit-led Ministry
Faith community nurse outcomes
Meaningful Ministry
Faith Community Nursing: Changing the Lives of Nurses & Congregations
Contact Information
Mary Chase-Ziolek, PhD, RNNorth Park University & Theological Seminary3225 W. Foster Ave.Chicago, IL [email protected]/sem
Preparing the Next Generation
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"▪ Isaiah 6:8
