by Dorie | Apr 25, 2022 | Building a Program, Care Ministry Response, Culture of Care, M.E.S.S.
Full disclosure: I’ve never been completely satisfied with the term peer support. Don’t get me wrong, I love the term, especially it’s history. I love that peer support started in mental health and addiction recovery circles and continues with fire,...
by Dorie | Aug 11, 2020 | Care Ministry Response, Uncategorized |
From Teacher-to-Preacher (for 1 day anyway) Click here to watch TRANSCRIPT: May the words of my mouth and the meditation of all our hearts be pleasing in your sight, O God, my Rock and my Redeemer – Amen. I feel like I have been saying this a lot to you in the...
by Dorie | Feb 11, 2019 | Care Ministry Response
Not sure? Answer the following: Do you often say “yes” when you want to say “no”? Have you become possessive of people and programs? Do you often think you can do it better? Have you stopped “making disciples” because it’s easier to do it...
by Dorie | Jan 25, 2019 | Care Ministry Response, Culture of Care, Power of the Peer
Are you sick and tired of meeting with people who are sick and tired? If yes, then you might be experiencing compassion fatigue. In the early 80’s, Dr. Charles Figley coined the term “compassion fatigue” and has since defined it as: A state...
by Dorie | Jan 2, 2019 | Care Ministry Response
As a minister, chaplain or clergy, you’ve been providing care and offering hope your entire career. In fact, you are wired to care. You are wired to be kind, gracious and empathetic. You’ve taken class after class learning how to be...
by Dorie | Dec 22, 2018 | Care Ministry Response
You can replace the pipe organ with a praise band. You can replace the donut table with a coffee shop. You can have ample parking, complete with smiling attendants; but, if you’re not there for people on their worst day, they’ll never forget it. I’ve...
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