Creating Health Creating Health and Care Giving and Care Giving Ministries Ministries Rev. Betsy Ritzman Rev. Betsy Ritzman Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor 831 South Oak Park Avenue 831 South Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL 60304 Oak Park, IL 60304 Phone: Phone: 708.848.9900 708.848.9900 Fax: Fax: 708 848.9902 708 848.9902 Email: Email: [email protected][email protected]Website: Website: www.tenditmendit.com www.tenditmendit.com
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Creating Health and Creating Health and Care Giving MinistriesCare Giving Ministries
Rev. Betsy RitzmanRev. Betsy RitzmanLicensed Clinical Professional CounselorLicensed Clinical Professional Counselor
831 South Oak Park Avenue831 South Oak Park AvenueOak Park, IL 60304Oak Park, IL 60304Phone: Phone: 708.848.9900708.848.9900Fax: Fax: 708 848.9902708 848.9902
Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fitting together the beginning pieces:
What is calling you? Who is calling you? What does the still small voice say? What do the ‘Spirit people’ say?How does it matter to the poor and vulnerable? What does your heart say? What are you already doing? What are others already doing?
Ministry Checklist:Ministry Checklist:
Start at the very beginning…
Where can you connect your project into existing ministries?What are basic first steps to respond to the need?
Congregational PrayerSupport groupsChurch School LessonsSermon SeriesPrayer ChainsStephen Ministers
Some Model Ministries: Institute for Public Health and Faith Collaborations
Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, Arlington Heights, Illinois
•Care Teams•Parish Nursing•Screening•Healing Worship•Healing Touch•Prayer Shawls•Pastoral Care•Steven Ministry•Prison Ministries•United Power for Action and Justice•Military Support ministry•Older Adult Ministry
Assessing a Faith Community’s Assessing a Faith Community’s Readiness for MinistryReadiness for Ministry
Conduct a congregational self study (Faith in Action)Conduct a congregational self study (Faith in Action) History of other successful outreach ministryHistory of other successful outreach ministry Spiritual support and pastoral blessingSpiritual support and pastoral blessing Political and strategic support of key peoplePolitical and strategic support of key people Available resources: Available resources:
FinancialFinancial Human (interested and committed)Human (interested and committed)
You need every single one for a long term success.You need every single one for a long term success.
Crisis Responses: KatrinaWorld Trade Center
Long Term Responses: Care Giver RespiteVisitation to SeniorsCare Teams
Building support through advocacyBuilding support through advocacy
It’s easy to find and recruit supporters It’s easy to find and recruit supporters with immediate, short term with immediate, short term opportunities to advocate for the poor opportunities to advocate for the poor and vulnerable. and vulnerable.
Letter writing tablesLetter writing tables Email response listsEmail response lists Lobby daysLobby days ForumsForums
Always and earlyAlways and early Befriending the budget processBefriending the budget process
Finding local and national partnersFinding local and national partners Local NPO’s Local NPO’s Foundations and GrantsFoundations and Grants Government partnersGovernment partners Benefactors, Planned givingBenefactors, Planned giving
Evaluation in MinistryEvaluation in Ministry
How does your congregation “steward” it’s How does your congregation “steward” it’s resources – decide to begin or end ministries?resources – decide to begin or end ministries?
Deciding on desirable outcomesDeciding on desirable outcomes When will you know you’ve succeeded (quantify)When will you know you’ve succeeded (quantify)
Using dataUsing data ConfidentialityConfidentiality Data management toolsData management tools Data Reports = FundingData Reports = Funding
PersonalPersonal InterpersonalInterpersonal LeadershipLeadership FundingFunding Sustainability issuesSustainability issues Success as a barrierSuccess as a barrier Others: Others:
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