Spiritual Care

Wendy Cadge and Shelly Rambo demonstrate the urgent need, highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, to position the long history and practice of chaplaincy within the rapidly changing landscape of American religion and spirituality. This book provides a much-needed road map for training and renewing chaplains across a professional continuum that spans major sectors of American society, including hospitals, prisons, universities, the military, and nursing homes.

In our fast-paced culture plagued with burnout, stress, and chronic fatigue, we often find that we’re functioning out of emptiness. What would it be like to experience a fullness in our life that was truly lasting and regenerative? In Soul Care, licensed counselor Debra Fileta shows you how Jesus’ own life rhythms can guide you to true health and rest, teaching you how to live full rather than empty. Rooted in Scripture and expertly informed by clinical psychology, Soul Care identifies six life-giving practices from the life of Jesus that address your whole person—mind, body, and spirit.

Many of us long to serve and be there for those who are suffering from trauma, but we don't know how to do so in a way that is caring and helpful. This book enables Christians, and especially pastors, elders, and ministry leaders, to understand what trauma is and how it affects people, including their experience of church, so that we can lovingly support those who are suffering from it.

In this world of frantic activity and constant entertainment, it can be hard to identify and embrace the rhythms that lead to true flourishing. Your spirit longs for a stronger connection to the divine, a clearer sense of personal spiritual growth, a closer relationship with your creator and redeemer. But how do you integrate this kind of inner growth into the realities of your outer life? If you long for a deeper experience of God as you journey through this life, Spiritual Practices for Soul Care offers forty ways to help you put the spiritual disciplines into action each day.

This third volume of The Chaplain Skill Set Series discusses the importance and nuances of the spiritual needs assessment. Chaplain Evans reviews the importance of having intentional conversations regarding spiritual resources individuals many need in times and crisis as well as how to process and make meaning of defining life moments. There are many types of spiritual needs assessments, this book reviews ten most common assessments noted in literature and used in healthcare settings. The reader will quickly see a common pattern noted in the assessments and be able to design their own ...

The Cross-cultural Worker’s Spiritual Survival Guide results from collaborating with dozens of cross-cultural member care workers through the Global Member Care Network. I asked these Missionary Care Providers who serve thousands of missionaries worldwide this one question: “What is the greatest spiritual neglect of missionaries that come to you for help?”The response was overwhelming. This, along with my own years of service as a missionary among the Zulu people in South Africa, and interacting with hundreds of missionaries over the years, led me to write this book.Scattered across ...

Beneath Candice Kumai’s polished image as a wellness icon, she was tormented by anxiety, competitiveness and deep inner suffering. It wasn’t until she re-embraced the Buddhist principles she’d been taught in childhood that she began to change her life for the better—even making a pilgrimage to her mother’s home country of Japan to study in the mountains with Buddhist monks. Full of wisdom and raw honesty, Spirited recounts her journey and shares the Buddhist practices that transformed her life so you can, too.

There’s a lot of talk these days about self-care. We’re encouraged to get outside, take time for ourselves, or listen to a podcast—whatever we need to care for our minds and bodies. While it’s important to care for our mental and physical health, too often we overlook the care of our souls. And the truth is, without soul care, there is no self-care. There’s nothing that comes even remotely close to the care of our souls. Our physical bodies die, and all our efforts at taking care of them expire. But our souls live on for eternity. Soul Care: Nurturing Your Spiritual Wellness, ...

“Soul friendship awakens our hearts to love and be loved.” Have you felt the gentle pull in your spirit to accompany others on their journey with Christ? In her foundational guide, "The Foundations of The Soul," beloved spiritual director Ruth Conlon takes you by the hand into this holy calling of spiritual direction. In The Foundations of The Soul, Ruth invites readers into the ancient ministry of spiritual accompaniment. As a spiritual director, she journeys with others, nurturing their discernment and intimacy with God. This book explores the biblical roots of soul friendship and how...

If you’re like most healers or caregivers, you’re probably highly empathic and energetically attuned—but don’t always give yourself the same level of care you provide to others. Instead, you go through your days striving to meet the needs of everyone around you. If you struggle with setting boundaries, compassion fatigue, or simply asking for support, A Self-Care Guide for Spiritual Healers is just the resource you need. Written in a calming and encouraging tone ”A Self-Care Guide for Spiritual Healers” offers practical advice and actionable exercises to help caregivers, healers...

✨ There is a strength that doesn’t shout — a power that moves in silence, grace, and truth. If you’ve ever felt unseen, unheard, or exhausted by the endless pressure to be “everything,” this book is your invitation to pause, breathe, and remember who you are. 🌿 The Silent Feminine Power is a gentle yet transformative journey for women ready to rediscover their inner calm, intuitive wisdom, and grounded confidence — without noise, competition, or perfectionism. It’s not about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering the woman you already are — powerful, intuitive, ...

This book shares the author's personal battle with bacterial vaginosis and the challenges within the healthcare system. It encourages readers to become their own health advocates and explore alternative healing methods beyond conventional medicine. The book also highlights the emotional factors affecting the healing journey and emphasizes the mind-body connection. By sharing her journey, the author aims to support others and dismantle the taboos around vaginal health. She advocates for recognition and support for women within the healthcare industry. The book acknowledges the author's ...

Oftentimes caregivers, friends, and family are unsure of what to say and what to do to comfort the sick and the dying. Midwife for Souls provides specific Catholic insight and highlights the power of prayer as a guide. This best-selling book has been revised to include a new section of inspiring stories and lessons learned in hospice ministry.

In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the soul is imperative. Now, more than ever, we need to pause - intentionally - and encounter the Divine. Soul care director Barbara Peacock illustrates a journey of prayer, spiritual direction, and soul care from an African American perspective. She reflects on how these disciplines are woven into the African American culture and lived out in the rich heritage of its faith community.

For many Christians, apathy can feel inescapable. They experience a lack of motivation and a growing indifference to important things, with some even struggling to care about anything at all. This listlessness can spill over into our spiritual lives, making it difficult to pray, read the Bible, or engage in our communities. Have we resigned ourselves to apathy? Do we recognize it as a sin? How can we fight against it? In Overcoming Apathy, theology professor Uche Anizor explains what apathy is and gives practical, biblical advice to break the cycle.

In times of trial the man who turns to God can compete with God's power—which has been made perfect in his weakness—to claim the choicest gifts from the tree of life as his spoils: patience, unflagging hope, the opening of the eyes of his heart, humility which places him on the path to Personhood, an expanded capacity to bear pain, the finding of unutterable joy within pain, and the invincibility of a life hidden with God.

I Don’t Care is a raw, unapologetic journey through emotional detachment, personal liberation, and radical self-honesty. With brutal clarity and heartfelt storytelling, Cornelius Lindsey dismantles the systems—religious, cultural, familial—that demand conformity and perfection while suffocating the soul. Through personal experiences of betrayal, burnout, addiction, and awakening, he exposes how caring too much about the wrong things leads to inner death—and how not caring can be the gateway to healing, clarity, and purpose. This is not a guide for the passive or indifferent. It’s ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of The Untethered Soul and Living Untethered comes the astonishing true-life story about the spiritual harmony and personal happiness he found when he just let go. “With his hallmark precision and clarity Michael Singer reveals how everyday life...

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed when dealing with the everyday challenges that life throws at you? Are you a proud black woman ready to walk your path to physical and emotional wellbeing?Why is it so difficult to take care of ourselves? We often prioritize work, family, and other commitments over time to devote to ourselves. Putting "me time" on the back burner is one of the main reasons we feel overloaded, exhausted and stressed. Lack of self-care can leave us unprepared to deal with the stresses of life. True self-care may not be what it really looks like. It's not just about splurging ...

Are you ready to unlock your power, reclaim your life, and embrace abundance with unstoppable confidence? Have you ever wondered how spiritual self-care can help you thrive and live your best life? I know what it's like to feel overwhelmed, unsure, and disconnected from our true selves. I've been where you are, and that's why I created this comprehensive audiobook. Through personal experience and working with countless Black women, I've discovered the secrets to spiritual self-care mastery, and I'm excited to share them with you.