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Books FOR CARE MINISTRY training

Implementation Guide*

Guía para la implementación

Care Minister's Manual

The Caring Congregation Ministry: Implementation Guide (training manual)

The Caring Congregation: Implementation Guide

*Click here for a free preview of Karen Lampe & Melissa Collier Gepford 's primary book used in our Care Ministry training with details on how to establish, organize & train an effective team.

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Care Minister's Manual

Guía para la implementación

Care Minister's Manual

The Caring Congregation: Care Minister's Manual by Karen Lampe & Melissa Gepford. This companion book to the Implementation Guide is a personal training workbook and reference guide for Care Ministers. 

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Guía para la implementación

Guía para la implementación

Guía para la implementación

NEW! Our Spanish Textbook

El ministerio del cuidado congregacional: 

Guía para la implementación



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CONGREGATIONAL care minister RESOURCES

Care Cards & Anointing Vials

Care Cards

  • Order a set of Care Cards from the Well Bookstore covering > 20 topics at Church of the Resurrection.  Cards come in sets of 1, 10 or 25.  NOTE: There is an option for shipping.
  • Anointing vials discussed in our training are available to purchase at www.discountvials.com. Fill vials with Olive Oil.

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Concise Care Guide

The Concise Guide For Congregational Care

The Concise Guide to Congregational Care: Words to Use in Every Setting. A pocket size book of prayers & scriptures for pastors & CCMs  making visits to care facilities. 


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TCC Podcasts

TCC Podcasts

Subscribe to our  free podcasts (now starting our 9th season) found on Apple and Soundcloud. These cover a variety of care topics which are great for sharing with your care ministry team.






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care RESOURCES BY TOPIC

Addiction & Mental Health Recommended Reading

Books on care ministry

  • Anxiety Workbook 
  • Brené Brown video interview discussing coping with grief, fear and anxiety during COVID-19.
  • Nurturing the Light Inside: Overcoming Addiction and Codependency  by Sherry Danner
  • The Depression Cure by Stephen Ilardi
  • EMDR Therapy
  • Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved by Kate Bowler
  • Why? by Adam Hamilton
  • Blessed are the Crazy by Sara Griffith Lund
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • Mental Health Ministries 
  • Pathways 2 Promise
  • Getting Adult Children into a Thriving Independent Life - Laura Isaacson 
  • Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War by Rita Nakashima Brock and Gabriella Lettini

Listening, Spiritual Guidance, and Boundaries

  • TCC Listening Podcast (season 1)
  • Brene Brown on Empathy (video clip)
  • Safety & Self-Care Contract (p.53*)
  • Spiritual Care Asssessment Checklist (p.59*)
  • National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255
  • The Anatomy of Peace: Resolving the Heart of Conflict by the Arbinger Institute
  • What are Boundaries?  (video by Dr. Henry Cloud)  
  • Boundaries video with Brene Brown
  • Medical Terminology (p.68-74*)
  • Hospital Visit Protocol & Kit for CCMs



*page in the Care Minister's Manual


Death/Grief Resources

Death/Grief Resources

  • When Death is Imminent care card
  • Funeral Pre-Planning Form
  • Just in Time! Funeral Services by Cynthia Canals
  • Journeying Through Grief - 4 booklets
  • Learning to Walk in the Dark - Barbara Brown Taylor
  • A Long Shadowed Grief: Suicide and Its Aftermath by Harold I. Smith
  • 3-Session Grief Class for Why? by Adam Hamilton
  • 5-Session Grief Class for When the One You Love is Gone -Rebekah Miles
  • 8-Session Grief Class for Beyond the Broken Heart by Julie Yarbrough
  • Nora McInerny TED talk on Grief
  • The Love and Loss of a Child- podcast
  • Waterbugs & Dragonflies - grief book for children.
  • Adam Hamilton's Sermon Series on "Why God? Suffering and Hope"
  • Good Grief: Facing Death with Hope - sermon series by Adam Hamilton
  • Disaffiliation: Grieving through transition - UMC Article
  • Rev. Dawn Anderson (Lover's Lane UMC in Texas) Online Support Groups: Suicide, Estrangement, and Infertility.
  • Resurrection UMC's Online Support Group for Bereaved Parents led by Rev. Dennis  & Buelah Apple. 
  • Center for Loss & Life Transition (Alan Wolfelt)
  • Feeling Your Way Through Grief: A Companion for Life after Loss by Missy Buchanan.
  • Blue Christmas Service Program

Theology & Prayer Resources

Theology & Prayer Resources

Theology & Prayer Resources

Scripture

  • UMC: What We Believe
  • Courage: Jesus and the Call to Brave Faith by Bishop Tom Berlin
  • Fierce Love by Dr. Jacqui Lewis
  • Henri Nouwen
  • Howard Thurman
  • Amplify Media
  • Ruth Haley Barton
  • The Importance of Prayer (TCC podcast)
  • The Book of Common Prayer
  • The Bible Through the Lens of Care (TCC podcast)



Care and Social Justice

Theology & Prayer Resources

Theology & Prayer Resources

  • What is Social Justice?
  • The UMC Social Principles
  • The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves by Shawn A. Ginwright PhD
  • Eager to Love by Richard Rohr
  • How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
  • Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman
  • Anchored in the Current: Discovering Howard Thurman as Educator, Activist, Guide, and Prophet
  • Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
  • 40 Devotions for Justice People by Donna Barber
  • 25 Traits of the Beloved Community
  • TCC Podcast: Intersection of Care & Social Justice w/ Rev. Tino Herrera



Care for Children & Youth

Theology & Prayer Resources

Care for Children & Youth

  • Children and the Holidays * 
  • Three Things Every Family Needs, and One Thing They Don’t * with Rev. Melissa Collier Gepford
  • Have you Asked the Youth? *
  • Care for College Students *
  • All Things Youth with Chris Wilterdink* 
  • Holy Listening [to children] with Dr. Rev. Leanne Hadley* 
  • I Wonder: Exploring God's Grand Story: an Illustrated Bible  by Glenys Nellist
  • Tips for Holy Conversations (pdf) in the Home (crisis care for children)
  • Death and Grief: A Memory Grows, amemorygrows.org
  • Back-to-School Care Tips & Prayers


*TCC podcasts

Pet Ministry Resources

Pet Ministry Resources

Pet Ministry Resources

Pet Ministry

  • Sample Files to Set up a Pet Ministry
  • Sample Pet Ministry Website
  • Sample Pet Ministry Facebook Page
  • Pet Ministry Infographic
  • Pet Loss Support: pet-loss.net
  • Canines 4 Christ
  • Blessing of the Pets  (Video)
  • God and Dog (Video)
  • Rev. Tim Barnes - St. Matthew's Pet Ministry Video
  • Sample Dog Inspired sermon series from Adam Hamilton at Resurrection UMC. Click here on the sermon archives and then search on the word "Dog" for 2 sermons from June 19 & June 26, 2016.


Reconciling Ministry

Pet Ministry Resources

Pet Ministry Resources

LGBTQ Care Resources

  • Reconciling Ministries Network Resources 
  • Holy Love by Steve Harper
  • Walking the Bridgeless Canyon: Repairing the Breach Between the Church and the LGBT Community by Kathy Baldock
  • Intersection of Care and Social Justice, An Inclusive Church (TCC podcast)



Elder Care Resources

Pet Ministry Resources

Elder Care Resources

Elder Care

  • Ministry with the Forgotten: Dementia Through a Spiritual Lens (book) by Bishop Kenneth Lee Carder
  • VIDEO: Courageous Conversation with Dr. Kenneth Carder on Dementia
  • The Gift of Years by Joan Chittister
  • National Institute on Aging
  • Administration on Aging (ACL)
  • Alzheimers.gov
  • Advanced Care Planning - FiveWishes.org

Prison Ministry

Other Care Resources

Elder Care Resources

  • Cross and Key Prison Ministries 
  • Prison Ministry Toolkit

Other Care Resources

Other Care Resources

Other Care Resources

More Resources Coming Soon!

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CCM Start-up kit (EDITABLE forms)

Startup Kit-CCM Application-long form (doc)

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Startup Kit-CCM Application-short form CCUMC 2025 (docx)

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Startup Kit-CCM Application-short form (docx)

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Startup Kit-CCM Recruitment Ad (docx)

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Startup Kit-CCM Interview Guidelines (doc)

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Startup Kit-CCM Confidentiality Agreement (doc)

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Startup Kit-CCM Interview Recap (docx)

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Startup Kit-Director of Con.Care Job Description (docx)

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Startup Kit-CCM Interest Survey (docx)

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ORGANIZATION & DOCUMENTATION FORMS

Shared Google Care Ministry Forms

CCM Care Documentation Form

CCM Prayer Request Assignments Form

Video on how to Create a Google Form from a Spreadsheet

Video from Revs. Bill and Melissa Gepford on how they use Google Docs

More Robust Care Ministry Documentation Programs

If you are looking for a more robust program to track care and prayer requests than Google Sheets, here are a few others to consider:

  • ChurchTrac - Lightweight but full-featured church management system ideal for small to medium churches. Includes a dedicated prayer request module where requests can be entered, shared with prayer teams, and updated with follow-up notes. You can assign follow-ups, schedule reminders, and link prayer requests to people in your database. 
  • Planning Center-People: Planning Center is used by many churches for worship and there is a free People module; track prayer requests, follow-up and pastoral care.

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