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Parish Nurse Lecture Series

LCMS Health Ministry helps congregations care for one another by attaining, maintaining and/or regaining the best possible whole person health — wellness of body, mind and spirit — that can be experienced. The parish nurse is a registered nurse who is committed to this concept of health ministry.

The parish nurse is a registered nurse who is committed to — and, on a broad level, is an integral part of — this concept of health ministries. He/she works with the members of the health ministry committee or health cabinet, helping and enabling people of the congregation and the community attain, maintain and/or regain optimal health.

Parish nursing is a unique blending of professional nursing and spiritual caregiving. We recommend that the parish nurse attend a special preparation program for parish nursing. Opportunities for basic preparation and continuing education are available within the LCMS.

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A Compilation of Presentations from the Infertility Ethics Symposium

A Compilation of Presentations from the Infertility Ethics Symposium

The contents of this compilation are from speeches/presentations given at a symposium on the ethics of infertility ...
Twelve Good Reasons to Go Hungry

Twelve Good Reasons to Go Hungry

Even though the Old and New Testaments mention fasting nearly 100 times, this highly worthwhile discipline is ...
The Peril of Prosperity

The Peril of Prosperity

We fear letting go of material possessions, and we are afraid we will lose things we love too much. Both rich and ...
Responding in Love: Theological Guidelines for Human Care Ministry

Responding in Love: Theological Guidelines for Human Care Ministry

We define and direct human care ministry relative to the heart of our Lutheran faith, the Gospel of Jesus Christ ...
Redeemed Body and Soul

Redeemed Body and Soul

Gnosticism denies the truth of the redemption and resurrection of the body. Scripture teaches that the body is a ...
Pursuing Pleasure-Finding Boredom

Pursuing Pleasure-Finding Boredom

By God’s design, excessive indulgence soon turns to ashes. Boredom is a sign that nothing earthly will satisfy us. ...
Martin Luther’s Thoughts About Money

Martin Luther’s Thoughts About Money

 Martin Luther’s advice about money is still valuable today: God’s gifts are meant to be enjoyed, shared, and put ...
Luther’s Dark Days

Luther’s Dark Days

 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther suffered through periods of deep personal struggle with sin, human frailty, satanic ...
You Are Not Alone-Mental Illness Article

You Are Not Alone-Mental Illness Article

As a pastor who advocates for those who live with mental illness, the Rev. Jeff Pflug encourages you to do one ...
Luther’s Answers to Anxiety

Luther’s Answers to Anxiety

 Martin Luther knew from experience what it was to be despondent and anxious. He had bouts with this all his life, ...
Feelings, Emotions, and Christian Truth

Feelings, Emotions, and Christian Truth

Those who minimize sound doctrine and promote feelings and experience must recognize they plot a course for ...
The Theology of the Cross by Rev. Dr. Herbert C. Mueller Jr.

The Theology of the Cross by Rev. Dr. Herbert C. Mueller Jr.

Why? Even “good families” with fine Christian parents may have it. In spite of their best efforts, one of the ...