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	Ministries of Healing and Wholeness: Giving Them New Life March 6, 2008 “…health ministry is promoting health and enhancing well-being in the context of community..” “A workshop to strengthen and sustain a dynamic and thriving ministry of healing and wholeness within congregations.” Keynote Speaker: Harold G. Koenig, M.D., MHSc Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Associate Professor of Medicine Duke University Medical Center Objectives: Explore how the culture of the congregation influences the development of a ministry of healing and wholeness. Identify the strengths and needs of a congregation for a ministry of healing and wholeness. Discuss strategies to sustain a ministry of healing and wholeness within a congregation. Explore diverse models of a healing and wholeness ministry. Describe future trends in ministries of healing and wholeness with congregations. Breakout Sessions:* Breakout Session I: How to Culture of the Congregation Influences the Development of a Ministry of Healing and Wholeness Facilitator: Debbie Best, RN, BSW Program Coordinator, Congregational Health Ministries and Family Life Services, DIAKON Lutheran Social Ministries Breakout Session II: Diverse Models of a Healing and Wholeness Ministry - Panel Presentation of Four Models of a Healing/Wholeness Ministry Facilitator: Ruth I. Stoll, DNSc, RN Coordinator, Congregational Ministries of Health, Samaritan Counseling Center Breakout Session III: Future Trends in Ministries of Healing and Wholeness Facilitator: Harold G. Koenig, MD, MHSc Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Associate Professor of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center When? Saturday, March 6, 2008 8:30 am – 3:30 pm (Luncheon and refreshments included) Where? Calvary United Methodist Church 4700 Locust Lane Harrisburg, PA 17109 Cost? $25.00 per person Groups of (3) three or more persons from the same church : $20.00 per person Students $5.00 This event is sponsored by an interdenominational task force representing parish nurses and health ministries of Central Pennsylvania. For more information or to make reservations, contact Ruth Stoll, Congregational Health Ministry Coordinator, (717) 560-9969 or rstoll@scclanc.org.
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