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May 31, 2017
Parish Nurse Video Lecture Series: ‘Faith and Wellness’
Rev. Dr. David Ludwig presents a Parish Nurse Video Lecture Series program entitled “Faith and Wellness" for LCMS Health Ministry.
March 31, 2017
Serving school children in parochial schools and parishes
Braun’s presentation will provide helpful ideas for parish nurses with or without a school.
March 6, 2017
Holding Up the Prophet’s Hand
Hartung will share insights and applications for parish nurses from his book Holding Up the Prophet’s Hand, published by Concordia Publishing House.
January 6, 2017
'Dear Health-Care Professional Taking Care of My Mom with Alzheimer’s'
DiLeone will share her experiences as a daughter who shared the journey through Alzheimer’s disease with her mother.
December 6, 2016
KFUO Audio: The Whole Family Matters
Bethesda Lutheran Communities' Mona Fuerstenau says it’s important to involve the whole family of a person with a disability in the journey through life.
December 1, 2016
Parish Nursing as a Vocation
This presentation will help parish nurses recognize and appreciate their calling to parish nursing
November 22, 2016
KFUO Audio: Aid in Living, Not Dying
Dr. Ken Stevens, spokesperson for the Physician Aid in Living Coalition, talked on Nov. 21 with KFUO Radio host Andy Bates about how euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide conflicts with the vocation of doctor.
September 30, 2016
Care for the Aging
This presentation will provide insights into the blessings and challenges that older adults experience, in addition to the blessings and challenges that parish nurses may experience in serving older adults.
August 1, 2016
Guilt and Forgiveness and the Effect on Health
This presentation will explore how guilt and forgiveness affect a person’s health. The parish nurse will better understand how to encourage individuals to forgive others and to appreciate the forgiveness they have received. Both forgiving and being forgiven have a positive influence on health and wellness.
June 30, 2016
Surviving Loss
This presentation will address loss from a broader perspective — not just loss from death. The parish nurse will benefit from this discussion about losses due to changing health, lost work, loss of material possessions and all losses that are common to human existence.
June 1, 2016
Theology of the Cross vs. Theology of Glory with Implications for Parish Nurses
The Rev. Dr. Leopoldo A. Sánchez’s presentation will help the parish nurse recognize the difference between the Theology of the Cross and the Theology of Glory and respond appropriately to persons who explain their condition with an inappropriate understanding of one, or both, of these theologies.
May 4, 2016
KFUO Audio: Interview with Rev. Jeffrey Dock about Options for Women
KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates and Rev. Jeffrey Dock – pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Louisiana, Mo., and president of Options for Women – discuss the new pregnancy resource center in Bowling Green, Mo. The center, which opened on May 2, serves Bowling Green and surrounding counties in northeast Missouri.
May 4, 2016
KFUO Audio: Interview with Missouri Senator Kurt Schaefer about Sanctity of Life Committee
KFUO Radio’s Andy Bates talks with Missouri Senator Kurt Schaefer about the recent work of the Senate Sanctity of Life Committee, particularly the investigation of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region. Schaefer is a Republican member of the Missouri Senate, and he represents the 19th District (Boon and Cooper counties).
April 20, 2016
The Church and Mental Health Workshop Audio Presentations
These audio presentations were recorded on Saturday, April 9, 2016, when LCMS Life Ministry hosted a one-day symposium at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
March 28, 2016
Addressing Mental Illness in the Church
Pat Doyle offers insightful and practical information to churches, law enforcement and other community-based groups that wish to provide a caring, healthful and helpful approach to persons with mental illness.
March 10, 2016
The church is for EVERYONE
This new resource from LCMS Health Ministry provides straightforward and inexpensive ideas to help volunteers — Sunday school teachers, VBS leaders, youth workers and others — include people of all abilities in their next church event.