Mission Statement
The Shepherding Ministry Team serves the Presbytery of Lake Michigan by facilitating opportunities for groups to develop and experience spiritual growth and support.
Health & Wellness: What Your Faith Community Can Do
The Shepherding Ministry Team has purchased three books for the resource center on the topic of health ministries. In addition we are hoping to facilitate a discussion on one of these books. “Health & Wellness: What Your Faith Community Can Do” by Jill Westberg McNamara is a 91 page book which discusses the importance of faith on our health and the part the faith community can play in our health and wellness. Through research and personal experience the author explores how a church can address the needs of the many people in our society who have chronic pain or illness. A copy of this book will be made available to any church that indicates they have someone who would be interested in taking part in an online discussion group. The purpose of this is to increase knowledge about this field of ministry and to help develop a network amongst those interested in health ministries. Email Paul Tomlinson,
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to order a complimentary copy of this book if you have someone interested in taking part in the online discussion.
Scholarship application (Word or PDF)
If you can answer the following, then funds might be available for you!
How could your learning from this event be used in your church and in the Presbytery to fulfill the Presbytery of Lake Michigan mission statement and core values?
Older Adult Resource
May 2 is Older Adult Sunday. Click here to download the 2010 Planning Guide, provided by Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network. It will provide you with much of what you will need to structure a worship experience for that Sunday as well as a number of other suggestions as to how to make the month of May a collective experience of older adult activities.
Future Ministry Areas - if you are interested in any of these areas, contact us so we can work together to make this ministry happen in our presbytery!
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Health Ministries including Parish Nursing. Visit PCUSA - Presbyterian Health Network
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Learning Opportunity for Registered Nurses
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Continue to “Serve the Lord with gladness.” Psalm 110:2
The 16th parish/faith community nurse basic preparation course session for registered nurses will be held this fall at Calvin College on September 24 & 25, October 15 & 16 & November 19 &20.
A parish/faith community nurse is a registered nurse who partners with a church/faith community staff, members and health care providers to respond to the unique health concerns of a particular congregation.
This nurse empowers members to take a more active part in their health care management considering body, mind and spirit. As a colleague in ministry with other members of the church staff, the primary focus of a faith community is the integration of faith and health. This is done by also completing any of the other six roles: health educator, personal health counselor, health advocate, referral agent, developer of support groups or coordinator of volunteers.
155 registered nurses representing 11 different denominations have completed the 36 hour Parish Nurse/Faith Community Nurse Basic Preparation Course at Calvin College since the program began in fall 2003/. These nurses join more than 12,000 other parish/faith community nurses in the US, Canada, Australia and several other countries in assisting in the health, healing and wholeness of their churches/faith communities.
For information contact Beth Gordon RN, MSN, Parish Nurse/Faith Community Nurse Educator at
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or 616-633-5006.
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Pastor Widow/Widower support group
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Retired pastor spouses
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Retired pastor couples
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