Congregational Outreach | Articles
There are 11 Articles in this Issue. Click a blue title to read the full article.
- OUR CONGREGATIONAL OUTREACH MINISTRY by The Rev. Frederick Rajan
Summary: The sequoia tree is one of the largest trees in the world. Planted as a small seed, this massive tree can grow up to 300 feet in height, weigh over three million pounds, and live for...
- LEADERSHIP IN WELLNESS by Mattie Matthews
Summary: In today’s society, we are always on the go and we often feel that God needs to give us more time in a day. We are consumed with deadlines for work and activities that our children are...
- WELLNESS IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS by Rev. Dr. Kristopher Hewitt
Summary: The Wellness Ministry program of our church has truly been a blessing. I believe ministry is all about relationships. Living out our faith means that we share God’s love and care for one...
- A WELLNESS MINISTRY SUCCESS STORY by M. Magdalena Gonzalez
Summary: The Spanish community has little or no access to these kinds of presentations, therefore, these wellness sessions have been very well accepted by the families within our faith formation...
- CONGREGATIONAL OUTREACH MINISTERS TO OUR HISPANIC COMMUNITY by Rev. William Tunarosa
Summary: For more than 10 years Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital has been a great part of our Hispanic community through Congregational Outreach. Every year more than 200 of our Parishioners...
- SUCCESS IN YOUTH MINISTRY by Maria Teresa Mar Requena
Summary: Ha sido un placer para los jóvenes y familias de San Dismas el contar con el apoyo profesional de Advocate health Good Shepherd Hospital. Durante los meses anteriores ellos nos han...
- PROVIDING INTERNAL CARE TO THOSE SERVING THE NEEDY by Sherri Maxson
Summary: The members of First Congregational Church of Elgin (FCC) have made it a priority to serve the hungry and the homeless in the city. They run a weekly soup kitchen, have two teams that...
- WELLNESS FROM WITHIN: A CHURCH PARTNERSHIP WITH ADVOCATE by Rev. Benjamin J. Dueholm
Summary: A few years ago the church I serve, Messiah Lutheran in Wauconda, looked for ways to help our community grow in health and wellness. As Christians (and perhaps more so, as Lutheran...
- COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION by Judy Rycombel
Summary: Back in 2015, some members of Christ Lutheran Church (CLC) in Palatine were searching for a health educator to give a presentation about managing diabetes to its members, but had no luck...
- PARTNERING FOR PARENTING by Shirley Allen
Summary: Health Education involves “body, mind and spirit.” The Office for Mission and Spiritual Care at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, sponsors congregational outreach to provide quality...
- CREATIVE WAYS TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE by Ellen Hanson
Summary: First Congregational Church of Crystal Lake is so appreciative of our relationship with Good Shepherd Hospital. They have provided programs to our Congregation that are a great help to...