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Concordia Plans unveils new mental health resource

WebMay 3, 2024. 0 379 views. (Unsplash) On May 1, Concordia Plan Services (CPS) — the comprehensive benefits provider of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) — …

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Resources for depression and mental illness

WebResources for depression and mental illness. Lutherans know that suffering is real, even for Christians. Depression and other mental illnesses can shake us to our …

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Workshop explores Church’s response to mental illness

WebMental illness is real, and the Church needs to respond to those who struggle with it as it would to any other serious illness. This was the message at “The Church and …

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Worker wellness coalition meets for sharing, planning

WebMC2 has been meeting since 2013, when it was organized by Concordia Plan Services (CPS). The coalition — a collection of representatives from LCMS districts, the …

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New `Wellness Team` supports church-workers` health

WebA newly formed Synod “action team” met for the first time in late January to look into ways of strengthening support and working together for the health and wellness …

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Addressing Mental Illness in the Church

WebBy Pat Doyle, President, Vision for Change. Pat Doyle offers insightful and practical information to churches, law enforcement and other community-based groups …

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God’s care for soul and mind: February ‘Witness’

WebFebruary 20, 2023. 1 521 views. The February issue of The Lutheran Witness features the story of the Rev. Michael Kasting and his wife, Sue, who was diagnosed with early-onset …

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Concordia Plans restructures to strengthen focus on …

WebConcordia Plan Services (CPS) has announced an enhanced focus on meeting the changing needs of LCMS ministries, workers and their families through an …

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Health Ministry offers online parish-nursing course

WebThe online “Introduction to Parish Nursing in a Lutheran Setting” has seven sections that are designed to prepare nurses to serve individuals and groups within the …

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Suicide prevention resources focus on biblical response

WebThe resource is part of CPH’s Biblical Response series, which provides “brief and easy-to-read summaries” of “what God’s Holy Word says about cultural issues that …

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Health Ministry Archives

WebHeart Health. The LCMS. January 29, 2018. 0. Jennie Johnson, RN-BC, Ph.D., parish nurse at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Rathdrum, Idaho, will …

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Health Ministry offers free video lectures for parish nurses

WebPaula Schlueter Ross. Paula Schlueter Ross (1953–­2019), former managing editor of Reporter, was a magna cum laude graduate of Webster University, with a …

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Older adults: an overlooked ministry resource

WebOlder adults can be “significantly involved” in their congregations’ ministries, says Dr. Rich Bimler, ambassador of Health, Hope and Aging for Lutheran Church …

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Ultrasound-based resource shows students 'Life in the Womb'

WebThe related eight-and-a-half-minute video, “Looking at Life in the Womb,” focuses on today’s “accurate, reliable” ultrasound technology. Viewers see actual …

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Neugebauer to succeed Karner in Life, Health Ministries post

WebStephanie Neugebauer of St. Louis will begin serving Sept. 21 as director of Life and Health Ministries with the Synod’s Office of National Mission.. Neugebauer. …

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ALOA offers resources for older adult ministry

WebALOA was formed in the early 1990s by leaders in the Missouri Synod and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to prepare the church for “the age wave.”. …

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COVID-19 and the church: One year later

WebMore than 85% of congregations in the 2021 survey reported that at least one of their members had contracted COVID-19, and in a third of congregations, at least …

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