Celebrating Men’s Health Month
Four ways to support healthy habits
God’s Good Gifts from the Garden
Stewardship and care of the body
Meal Planning and Prepping Tips
Be ready to cook healthy meals
Five Wishes
An advance directive in everyday language
The Mission of God in Times of Pain
Course corrections to the unseen path
Women’s Heart Health on the Move
Turning awareness into action
Winter 2019 Health Ministry Connections
How to Use This Issue in Your Congregation
Genuine Ways You Can Help
From church kitchens to those extra classrooms, there are many ways to emphasize health throughout your church facility. This guide offers tips to making your church building a healthy place for all.
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"If we line ourselves up as one Ora after another, ready to give what we can to healing work, we will see that the church is uniquely poised to lead the efforts for better health in every community." -- Scott Morris
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"Our busyness in the name of Christian ministry can be idolatry. God, who I assume has more energy than all of God’s creatures, took a day off." --Jim Wallis
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"I suppose being the father of a child with special needs is different than being the father of a typical child. I can’t say for sure. Our first-born son, Matthew, has autism," -- Mike Samson
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"Anxiety over money can make the link between our bodies and our spirits all too evident." -- Scott Morris
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Walking as a spiritual practice invites us to enter into the lands of the Bible, bring body and spirit together, and experience greater well-being.
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While the act of churches partnering with medical institutions isn’t revolutionary, the way Dr. LaPrincess Brewer, cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, is able to promote trust and cooperation between these two entities is worth imitating.
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We need to recognize that the place God gives us is indeed holy precisely because God has led us to this place. --Scott Morris
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Recipe
Lenten Food and Fasting
Mindful of the seasons
Recommended Reading for Living with Chronic Pain
The Restoring Community
The church’s healing role in a hurting body
Set Your Sight on Better Health
Tips for taking care of your eyes
The Pastor’s Health
Editor’s Note
Interview
Leading, Living, and the Way to Health
Q&A with Jim Wallis
Healthy Living for Stronger Faith
Connect to God with Your Whole Self
Eating Healthy with Diabetes
Migraine Misconceptions
Straight facts on a misunderstood condition
The Model for Healthy Living for Clergy
Self-assessment, Reflection, and Goals
Partnership for Better Health
Fall 2018 Health Ministry Connections
How to Use This Issue in Your Congregation
Cold Weather Precautions
Keeping everyone safe as the weather changes
Sweetening Summer with Peppers
Colorful add-ins with flavor
Take Every Thought Captive
Watchfulness for healthy stress management
Review
Congregational Mental Health
A review of The Lifesaving Church: Faith Communities and Suicide Prevention by Rachael A. Keefe
Mindfulness in the Christian Tradition
Summer 2018 Health Ministry Connections
How to Use This Issue in Your Congregation
A New Heart Finds a New Home
A legacy in transition
Start your mindful devotional walk with the Walking With series
Jumpstart Mindful Walking
How to Take a Mindful Devotional Walk
Summer 2018 Editor’s Note
Getting Started with Mindfulness
Putting Out the Welcome Mat
The spiritual practice of generosity, hospitality and belonging
Why Health Ministry?
Good news through a whole-life lens
Meeting People Where They Are
Basics for forming a support group
Congregations Working for Workers
Be the link for fair tax refunds
Alone in My Body
Editor’s Note
How to Prep Your Pumpkin
Keeping Cool
Congregational Cooling Center can offer help from the heat
Congregational Cancer Care
Congregational programs to help people living with cancer
Blood Drive Benefits for Everyone
Getting Your Congregation Excited to Donate Blood
Support for Feet, Starting a Congregational Foot Care Clinic
Providing care for the whole body, mind, and spirit
An Excerpt from Holding Hope
Grieving Pregnancy Loss during Advent
A Devotion for Those Grieving from Pregnancy Loss
How to Use Holding Hope
Where God Meets Us: Faithful, Responsive Everyday Life
An excerpt from Our Work, God's World: Daily Devotions at Advent
A Journey of Faith Through Advent
An excerpt from Walking to the Manger: An Advent Devotional
One of Them Was Mine
An unforgettable lesson from the voting booth
Negative Nerves of Exercise
Changing language and perception
The Way of the Pilgrim
Learning prayer in the mindful life
Sanctuary, Silence, and Service
A congregation’s venture into mindful worship
Will It Really Make Me Feel Better?
The research on mindfulness and medicine
Wise Words, Abundant Hearts
Offering peace through blessing
Interview