Trends in Congregational Nursing & Health Ministries

Mary Chase-Ziolek, PhD, RN

Health Ministries

Parish/Faith Community Nursing

Lay Health Promoters

Health Cabinet

Health Minister

Church-based Clinics

Caring Congregations

What’s in a name?

Parish Nurse Congregational Nurse Faith Community Nurse

A parish nurse by any other name is a…

Bridge connecting faith and health

Faith Health

Health Ministry empowers individuals, families, congregations and communities towards

health and wholeness

AND CAN INCLUDE

Healing Ministrythat seeks to restore

health 

that may also  include

Health Care Ministry

that provides direct care

Wellness Ministrythat seeks to promote

health

Ministries of Health

“… are the components of church life that promote the health, healing and wholeness of individuals, families, congregations and communities. Ministries of health may have an explicit purpose of promoting health or they may have a purpose other than health promotion, yet health, healing and wholeness is enhanced through participation in that ministry.” Chase-Ziolek, M. (2005). Health, Healing and Wholeness. Cleveland: Pilgrim, 7.

Trends in Faith Community Nursng

Who is serving

Who is served

Services Provided

Who is Serving?

Volunteers What is so engaging about faith community

nursing that people are willing to volunteer? Paid – often part time receiving less

than market salary How can financial resources be leveraged?

Mature nurses – often retired How can we build on the possibilities for

“refirement?”

Who is Served?

Older Adults

Mid-ageAdults

Children & Families

Changing Faces Benefitting from Health Ministries

Trends in Services Provided

Health promotion in addition to disease management Faith, Food & Fitness

Faith-based health education in addition to faith-placed health education Fit 2 Serve Walk to Jerusalem First Place

Faith Community Nursing From Midwestern

Roots To an International

Presence

Adapting to Respond to Needs

Rural Communities Disease Challenges Partnering with government

agencies

Challenge of Sustainabiliy

Laying a firm foundation Biblical & theological Organizational Financial

Integrating health into church life Worship & Bible Study Education & Community Life Ministry Programs & Outreach

From: Chase-Ziolek, M. (2005). Health, Healing and Wholeness. Cleveland, Pilgrim, 116.

Ministries of Health

Ministry Health

Outcomes DocumentedOngoing evaluationSupported by health partnersHealth ministers’ preparation theologically grounded

Theologically GroundedHealth integrated in church lifeCulturally congruentPastors’ preparation includes matters of faith & health

IntrinsicHealth Ministry

IntentionalHealth Ministry

A Vision for the Future

Evidence-based Practice and Spirit-led Ministry

Faith community nurse outcomes

Meaningful Ministry

Faith Community Nursing: Changing the Lives of Nurses & Congregations

Contact Information

Mary Chase-Ziolek, PhD, RNNorth Park University & Theological Seminary3225 W. Foster Ave.Chicago, IL 60625773-244-6201mchase-ziolek@northpark.eduwww.northpark.edu/sem

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