Spiritual caregiving in the hospital

Windows to chaplaincy ministry

Leah Dawn Bueckert and Daniel S. Schipani, editors

Even as hospitals increasingly recognize spiritual care as an essential component of holistic care, chaplains are still in the process of defining their role. This book acknowledges and celebrates the unique contribution of hospital chaplains, fosters understanding and support for their work, and seeks to elicit interest in their ministry of spiritual caregiving. Spiritual_caregiving

The writers bring together a wealth of conceptual and practical information for those engaged in the challenging ministry of caring for persons in crises. Required reading for any chaplain or spiritual care provider, this book is also an excellent resource for those training professional caregivers. —Teresa E. Snorton, Executive Director, Association for Clinical Pastoral Education

"This resource addresses the unique contributions of professional chaplains and the foundations and guiding principles that help spiritual care providers respond to specific concerns and difficult issues."—George Abram Neufeld, Provincial Coordinator of Spiritual Care for Manitoba Health

"This book fills a gap in the literature of healthcare chaplaincy. A must read for chaplains, it will also be helpful to CPE students and supervisors as well as pastoral theologians." —Mark LaRocca-Pitts, Staff Chaplain, Regional Medical Center, Athens, Ga.

"Here are the voices of Mennonite spiritual care providers who have claimed their places as healers in the health care institutions of our countries. Their stories and reflections convey compassion and competence, discerning spirits and deep faith, and an integration of theory and practice." —Glen R. Horst, CPE Teaching Supervisor Coordinator, Pastoral Care Services, Riverview Health Centre, Winnipeg, Man.

"This valuable guide provides tools to empower and assist professional chaplains in articulating their education, training, and contributions to administrators and other members of the multidisciplinary team. It presents an engaging, in-depth overview of the competencies and expertise clinically trained chaplains offer."—Sue Wintz, Staff Chaplain, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Ariz.

The book, Spiritual Caregiving in the Hosptial: Windows to Chaplaincy Ministry, was published in summer 2006 by Pandora Press, Kitchener, Ont., in collaboration with the Institute of Mennonite Studies at AMBS.

The Table of Contents and Introduction of the book are available in a PDF file.

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AMBS bookstore, 574.296.6251
Pandora Press