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The Care Team is a community of
laypersons committed to responding to the prayer concerns shared by
members in worship each week. They respond primarily through phone
calls, letters, cards, and home and hospital visitation. The Care
Team meets each Tuesday evening in Cokesbury
206 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The Homebound Ministry is a
visitation ministry to the disabled and elderly in our church and community. A
team of laypersons coordinates visits so that persons are seen
regularly.
The Food Team prepares meals for
persons in times of crisis like a death or illness. Contact Libby
Brannen.
The
Pastoral Counseling Center provides professional,
compassionate counseling to the Slidell community.
The staff is committed to providing help and healing for
individuals, couples or families experiencing pain or difficulty. This counseling is
available for a fee. Most people use a sliding scale or their
insurance. See the link for details.
Wholeness and Healing Services are
a new addition to the ongoing Care Ministries of the church.
Communion and a time of being prayed for by small prayer teams are
combined with a time of quiet worship on Sunday evenings, once a
quarter.
Spiritual Direction
Where is God’s Spirit at work in me?
Why don’t I hear anything from God when I
ask questions?
How can I tell if this is really God’s
will?
What is God’s purpose for my life?
Is Jesus with me now? If so, does he really
care about my day-to-day experiences?
Where is God when I go through the
heartache of death, divorce, job loss, loneliness, etc.?
A spiritual director is a person who listens to
such questions and joins you there. A spiritual director is also a
friend of Jesus, who tends her/his own awareness of Jesus’ presence
and guidance. A spiritual director practices spiritual intuition,
sensing the movements of the Spirit in your life alongside you.
Spiritual Directors are people like Jane Knight, Cheryl Smith,
William Thiele, who spend two years developing their art
of spiritual listening through the Academy for Spiritual Leadership
of the Louisiana United Methodist Conference. This listening and
leadership is offered to individuals and groups on retreat.
Cheryl is a Stephen Minister and facilitator for
Stephen Ministry Training. She is also a Worship Team Leader with
the Crosswalk praise band in the Contemporary Worship Service. She
is certified as a spiritual director.
Jane is a Social worker with specialized training
in Clinical Pastoral Education. She is the Spiritual Director
of the Care Team, and is certified as a spiritual director.
You may contact us through the church office if interested in
learning more about how you or your group can nurture your spiritual
formation. We can also assist in helping you locate other
spiritual directors in the area if you prefer.
Rev. Dr. William E. Thiele
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