Health and Welfare
Health and Welfare Ministries
Rev. Ann Barton, Kavanaugh UMC
Email: HW@ntcumc.org
The mission of Health and Welfare Ministries of the North Texas Annual Conference is:
1) to promote increased awareness of and support to institutions of health and welfare that relate to the North Texas Conference.
2) to assist local churches in identifying needs and developing health and welfare ministries in their communities.
*NEW* Parish Nurse DVDs
New for our Ministry Resource Center
1. A Look At Parish Nursing (DVD) Jan. 2007
This ten minute video was created by the IPNRC for churches considering parish nursing. This DVD features clergy, congregational members and parish nurses in an engaging format designed for use in and with church councils, health cabinets, or staff meetings. This will be available in the NTC Ministry Resource Center soon.
2. The Spirit of Healing (DVD) Produced by Advocate Health Care Parish Nurse Ministry
This 11 minute film's primary goal is to provide an intimate understanding of parish nursing, the specialty practice of Faith Community Nursing; explore the diversity of the nurse's role, and to demonstrate the impact of a parish nurse ministry on healing and faith. This DVD has been carefully developed as an educational resource for nurses, clergy, health care systems, and faith communities.
If you need resource data or want to distribute data on Health and Welfare ministries to the churches in our conference, please see Rev. Ann Barton.
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Additionally, churches from each district are encouraged to participate in the "Prescription for Church Health" a Health and Wellness study that lasts from six to eight weeks. The focus of the study is wholeness and integrated ministry within the congregation.
For more general information about Health and Welfare, please visit the General Board of Global Ministry Website by clicking here.