Another pioneering book by the author of Good Grief.
Here, Granger Westberg presents a creative, new way for congregations to
provide a holistic ministry to their members. His parish nurse program
brings nurses onto congregations' staff to work as ministers of health on a
part-time or full-time basis. In this way congregations can play an
increasingly important role in keeping people spiritually and physically
healthy and giving leadership in the field of preventive medicine.
Parish nurses serve as health educators, health counselors, volunteer
trainers, and support group organizers. In hundreds of congregations, this
program has been well received by clergy and church members.
About the Author
The Late Granger E.
Westberg held a joint professorship in medicine and religion at the University
of Chicago and a professorship in preventive medicine at the University of
Illinois College of Medicine. Considered a pioneer in the interrelationship of
religion and medicine, and in holistic healthcare.
