Resources

Websites

The Westberg Institute – https://westberginstitute.org
- Granger Westberg is considered amongst modern faith community nurses to be a pioneer for health ministry in churches. The Westberg institute is considered one of, if not the, main hubs for faith community nurses in the U.S.

Health Ministries Association – https://hmassoc.org/
- The Health Ministries Association exists to help leaders integrate faith and health, which can include a variety of practitioners.

Nurses Christian Fellowship – https://ncf-jcn.org/
- Though not necessarily directly related to faith community nursing or church health ministries, NCF works to serve all Christian nurses. It’s a wonderful resource for nursing students all the way up to experienced or even retired nurses who are looking to mentor younger nurses. Membership to NCF includes access to the Journal of Christian Nursing, which is a peer reviewed, quarterly journal that ties together faith and practice.

Called To Care: A Christian Vision for Nursing by Judith Allen Shelly, Arlene B. Miller, and Kimberley H. Fenstermacher
Christian Caregiving: A Way of Life by Kenneth C. Haugk
Dust and Breath: Faith, Health – and Why the Church should Care about Both by Kendra Hotz, Matthew T. Mathews, and Gary Guderson
The Essential Parish Nurse: ABCs for Congregational Health Ministry by Deborah Patterson
The Healing Church: Practical Programs for Health Ministries by Abigail Rian Evans
Nursing in the Church: A JCN Nursing Focus Book – edited by Judith Allen Shelley