Ponderings

We’re celebrating good news at church today:

September 24, 2007 — The Missouri Foundation for Health announced today a $50,000 grant over two years to Deaconess Parish Nurse Ministries, LLC, to provide a parish nurse to serve both Eden Theological Seminary and Evangelical United Church of Christ in Webster Groves, Missouri. This program will educate clergy about health promotion and access to care, and work within a related faith community on similar issues.

Our nation has more than 47 million uninsured people, and medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy. A clergyperson can have a potential impact on the welfare on hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals and families during his or her ministerial career. We are called to “preach, teach, AND heal.” This parish nurse program is designed to support that ministry.