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Books FOR CARE MINISTRY training
Implementation Guide*
Guía para la implementación
Care Minister's 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.
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.
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
CONGREGATIONAL care minister RESOURCES
Care Cards, Communion, Anointing
- Order a printed set of Care Cards from the Resurrection Well Bookstore covering > 20 topics. Cards come in sets of 1, 10 or 25. Shipping is available. NOTE: Due to high demand they are currently out of stock as of 3/24/26 but check soon back for availability.
- Download free digital Specialty Care Cards for Communion, Anointing, and When Death is Imminent.
- Anointing vials are available at www.discountvials.com. Fill vials with Olive Oil.
Concise Care Guide
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. These are like care cards in a book (same size as care cards).
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.
A new season is coming soon!
SMALL GROUP STUDY
FROM THE UPPER ROOM!
Exploring a Culture of Care for a Caring Congregation: Leader’s Guide (available in English and Spanish) invites small groups, Sunday school classes, and church leaders on a six-session journey to make care the center of church life. Through scripture, practical skills, and real-world application, you’ll learn to listen deeply, pray intentionally, navigate life’s hardest seasons, and build healthy relationships. This isn’t just a program—it’s a movement toward caring like Jesus in your church and community. Available as a digital download only.
FROM UMC DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRIES!
Emotional and Mental Health as Discipleship: Addressing the Loneliness Epidemic is a compassionate, faith-based resource from The Caring Congregation that equips churches to respond to the growing challenges of loneliness, emotional distress, and mental health concerns through Christ-centered care. Grounded in Scripture, Wesleyan theology, and practical caregiving principles, this guide affirms that emotional and mental health struggles are part of the human experience and opportunities for God’s healing grace to be revealed. Through biblical reflection, practical tools, and actionable strategies, readers learn how to provide compassionate presence, active listening, trauma-informed care, prayer support, and meaningful community connections. Designed for pastors, church leaders, caregivers, and congregations, this resource helps churches become places of belonging, hope, healing, and spiritual growth in an increasingly disconnected world. Available in a booklet or digital download.
care RESOURCES BY TOPIC
Theology & Prayer Resources
Theology & Prayer Resources
Theology & Prayer Resources
- 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
- Attention as Prayer - 6-session small group study by Rev. Estee Valendy of Realize Grace
- Ruth Haley Barton
- The Importance of Prayer (TCC podcast)
- The Book of Common Prayer
- Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim by Edward Hays
- The Bible Through the Lens of Care (TCC podcast)
- Modern, Moving Prayer Resources by Rev. Lisa Degrenia
- Communion Guidelines for Laity by Rev. Debbie Dellinger
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 * podcast with Rev. Melissa Collier Gepford
- You are Mine & I am Yours: A Wesleyan Prayer for Kids - book by 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
Listening, Spiritual Guidance, Boundaries, Self-Care
Listening, Spiritual Guidance, Boundaries, Self-Care
Listening, Spiritual Guidance, Boundaries, Self-Care
- 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
*page in the Care Minister's Manual
Mental Health and Recovery Ministry
Listening, Spiritual Guidance, Boundaries, Self-Care
Listening, Spiritual Guidance, Boundaries, Self-Care
- Anxiety Workbook
- Brené Brown video interview discussing coping with grief, fear and anxiety.
- 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
Funeral Planning, Elder Care, Death/Dying
Listening, Spiritual Guidance, Boundaries, Self-Care
Funeral Planning, Elder Care, Death/Dying
- Medical Terminology (p.68-74*)
- Hospital Visit Protocol & Kit for CCMs
- Before You Go: Why Planning Your Funeral Makes Sense - By Cathy Boomer
- Funeral Pre-Planning Form
- Just in Time! Funeral Services by Cynthia Canals
- When Death is Imminent care card
- 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
*page in the Care Minister's Manual
Grief Care & Support
Funeral Planning, Elder Care, Death/Dying
- 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
- Feeling Your Way Through Grief: A Companion for Life after Loss by Missy Buchanan.
- Nora McInerny TED talk on Grief
- The Love and Loss of a Child- podcast
- Waterbugs & Dragonflies - grief book for children.
- Disaffiliation: Grieving through transition - UMC Article
- Rev. Dawn Anderson - Online Support Groups: Suicide
- Resurrection UMC's Online Support Group for Bereaved Parents led by Rev. Dennis & Buelah Apple.
- Center for Loss & Life Transition (Alan Wolfelt)
- Blue Christmas Service Program
- Longest Night Service Script and Bulletin Templates
Grief Curriculum & Sermons
- 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
- 10-week study "Understanding Your Grief" by Dr. Alan Wolfelt at Center for Loss & Life Transition
- Adam Hamilton's Sermon Series on "Why God? Suffering and Hope"
- Good Grief: Facing Death with Hope - sermon series by Adam Hamilton
Pet Ministry Resources
- 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
- Community Pet Ministry of Pinnacle View UMC (video) - Gayle Fisher; pets@pinnacleviewumc.org
- 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.
- New Tricks by B.S. Snyder & G. M. Fiser- A book on how pet ministry can transform faith communities and change lives.
Reconciling Ministry
Inspirational Care Gifts
Reconciling Ministry
Prison Ministry
Inspirational Care Gifts
Reconciling Ministry
Inspirational Care Gifts
Inspirational Care Gifts
Inspirational Care Gifts
- Gifts to care for the soul from Laurelbox.com
- The Giving Heart collection (DEMDACO) on Amazon
- Seaglass Guardian Angel - Coastal Creations by Jennifer
FREE CARE CARDS
Register to receive a free digital set of Care Cards!
For those attending Annual Conferences this week, be sure to stop by the TCC sponsor booth for additional giveaway opportunities!