Stephen Ministry reading project….
You may not know this, but part of our Stephen Ministry group’s continuing education is, typically, to read and discuss books that are relevant to caring ministry.
This year we’re reading two books by Dr. Alan Wolfelt: Understanding your grief, Ten essential touchstones for finding hope and healing in your heart, and A Handbook for Companioning the Mourner. As you can probably tell from the titles, the second book is more specifically relevant to the task of a Stephen Minister. However, it is my opinion that we are much more prepared to minister to someone else in their grief when we fully understand our own—hence the assignment of reading both books.
Having said that, it struck me that I should inform the whole parish as to this year’s Stephen Ministry reading assignment. After all, grief is common to all of us as humans, and Dr. Wolfelt has a particular gift when it comes to helping in this area. I would therefore heartily recommend his book Understanding your grief, Ten essential touchstones for finding hope and healing in your heart, isbn# 1879651351. This can be purchased online from Amazon.com or any number of other booksellers.
God bless,
Pastor Manwell
About Me...what is an 'evangelical-catholic?'
- rev-tim
- Elk Grove Village, IL, United States
- I was born & raised in rural mid-Michigan (M-go blue!). Life & work have taken me to many different places. God has too, as I've come to learn that faith is a pilgrimage. I very much resonate with the label 'EVANGELICAL-CATHOLIC.' I was raised Baptist, but found myself drawn to the Sacraments & Liturgy of the Church. I appreciate very much the words of the Augsburg Confession: "...nothing has been received among us, in doctrine or in ceremonies, that is contrary to Scripture or to the church catholic." Evangelical-catholic is a term of self-designation used by Christians coming from a broad spectrum of theological perspectives and commitments, ranging from Lutherans, Anglicans, and various Evangelicals yearning for greater catholicity .....to faithful Roman Catholics longing for an evangelical renewal of the Church. Perhaps beneath the apparent denominational differences there lies a common...groaning of the Spirit of God, who is seeking to draw the members of Christ’s mystical body into a communal life that is both fully catholic and fully evangelical. One can always hope and pray!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment