Emotional and Spiritual Care
Emotional and Spiritual Care
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Synod conversations on Living in Liminal Space on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of each month
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‘Soul to Soul.’ A video Journal for researchers and practitioners interested in all aspects of Children’s Spirituality
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Spiritual Gifts resources from the United Methodist church, 5/2023
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Writing Toward Wholeness, 5/2023 recorded PRC webinar
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Invitation To Retreat by Ruth Haley Barton, 2022
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The Way of Spiritual Fortitude – A 1001 New Worshiping Communities Seminar Series
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Faith Practices Project: Transformation Christian practices for developing a deeper, more life-giving faith (Christian Reformed Church)
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Spiritual Gift Website: Upper Room
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Personal Retreat Websites
Personal spiritual retreat: 24 hours with God (Ministry Today article)
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Retirement as a Spiritual Journey, 2/2020 (PRC webinar)
Grief Resources
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Using Movement to Reduce Trauma Responses, a 2023 article
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The Little Blue Bottle by Jennifer Grant, Church Publishing Inc 10/2020, a children’s book dealing with grief
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Managing the Grief of Others While Dealing With Our Own, a recorded PRC webinar
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Children’s Books on Death, Loss, and Grieving, 12/2021 Christian Reformed Church article
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Death, Loss, and Grieving: Resources for Ministry Leaders and Parents, 12/2021 Christian Reformed Church article
Mental Health
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How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain, a 6/2017 article from Greater Good Magazine
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Fighting America’s Loneliness Epidemic, 5/2023 Axios article
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Blessed Youth: Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness With Children and Teens, a recorded PRC webinar
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Start Your Recovery, an organization helping people get started on the road to recovery from substance abuse
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100 Devotions for Kids With Anxiety by Patricia MacLaughlin, 2022
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Does faith have a place in mental health? Faith leaders & mental health providers share their insights and experiences during a thought-provoking 6/2022 PC(USA) webinar
Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, professor, pastor, and author 4/26/2022 conversation and Q&A from Presbyterian Outlook
Pastor support
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Wounded Pastors: Navigating Burnout, Finding Healing, and Discerning the Future of Your Ministry by James Fenimore & Carol Howard, 2024, John Knox Press, $
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Theology, Formation & Evangelism Spiritual Practices cohort groups help pastors feeling fatigued, worn out and longing to go deeper into their faith journey, 11/2021
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The Lilly Endowment posts information about its clergy renewal programs (11/2021)
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The Unseen Emotional Impact of the Pandemic on Pastors, 6/2021 (95 Network podcast with Karl Vaters)
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Overwhelm Workshop – Do you feel buried under the weight of the the world? the church? the community struggles? the family demands? the near constant change and ever growing need? It’s all too much. We can help. 2/2022 PRC webinar
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How I Recovered From Burnout: 12 Keys To Getting Back, Carey Nieuwhof (Blog article)
Resource pages
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IVP Formatio, a book company that deals with spiritual formation
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Spiritual Resources for the COVID-19 Pandemic (Spirituality & Practice resource page)
Suggested Books & Studies
* Can be found in the Resource Center
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Mindfulness and Christian Spirituality: Making Space for God by Tim Stead, Westminster John Knox 2017
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Sabbath as Resistance, New Edition with Study Guide: Saying No to the Culture of Now by Walter Brueggemann, Westminster John Knox 2017
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Broken Wide Whole: Prayers for Daily Living by Suzanne L. Vinson – a collection of 50 prayers and 34 full-color watercolor works by artist and minister Suzanne L. Vinson. These prayers usher the reader to create a sacred pause in the art of daily living. Written as poetry and prose, these prayers help connect you to the Divine Spark through healing and wholeness.
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The Sacred Pulse: Holy Rhythms for Overwhelmed Souls by Chuck DeGroat, Broadleaf Books, 2021, $12.71
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Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices That Transform Us by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun, IVP Books, 2009, $22.49
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The Monastic Heart: 50 Simple Practices for a Contemplative and Fulfilling Life by Joan Chittister, Convergent Books, 2021, $18.25, 5/2022 article
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* The Walk: Five Essential Practices Of The Christian Life, Adam Hamilton (DVD10083) 6 sessions on worship, listening, kindness & service, generosity, witness, and following Jesus’ Example
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* The Good and Beautiful God: Falling In Love With The God Jesus Knows, James Bryan Smith (BK 10092) 9 chapters each with a spiritual practice.
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* The Grace of Les Miserables, Matt Rawle (DVD10085) 6 sessions
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Faith Practices: Holy Habits that Help Us Love God and Our Neighbor, Listen to the Spirit, and Become More Like Jesus, an entry-level introduction to some of the practical “spiritual disciplines” that Christians throughout the centuries have used to draw closer to God. This booklet is a great starting place for individuals or small groups who would like to become more aware of and sensitive to God’s voice in their everyday lives. 2022 from the Faith Practices Project of the Christian Reformed Church. $8
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Looking For God In Messy Places: A Book About Hope by Jake Owensby (4/2021, Abingdon) $
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Out of the Cave (Harper Christian Resources, 2021) Although everyone is susceptible to depression, even when we’re walking closely with God, we can still stumble and get lost in the wilderness of tangled emotions. This five-session DVD study draws on the life of Elijah to offer a practical plan for facing life’s most uncertain and darkest moments. $49.99
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* Vanishing Grace: What Ever Happened To The Good News? Philip Yancey (DVD9849) 5 sessions
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* Seven Spiritual Gifts of Waiting, Holly W. Whitcomb (BK9843) 7 chapters: patience, loss of control, living in the present, compassion, gratitude, humility, and trust in God.
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Draw the Circle (Zondervan, 2018) In this five-session video study, bestselling author Mark Batterson challenges you to pray boldly, faithfully, and persistently for forty days—and watch God bring the miraculous results.$41.99