The Providence Model for Care Ministry


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The Providence Model for Care Ministry Our desire is for Providence to be a caring church, whereby intentional care is offered to our congregation. Therefore, specific levels of care and opportunities for care ministry are being woven into the fabric of our church. Through a matrixing of ministry between the Care Ministries area and the LIFE Class Inreach Ministry, a comprehensive model for care has been developed. The combination of the care efforts of these two ministry areas offers a broader base for effective care within our church. The following describes this model for care ministry: Basic Care – LIFE Class Inreach Ministry A basic level of care has been identified to be a foundational or minimum level that should be offered by any LIFE Class or Small Group. Such basic care should include the following:    

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Prayer Meals Visits Accountability

Encouragement & Support Discipleship Referral for Care

Some LIFE Classes and Small Groups will go beyond this level of care while others may struggle to meet this level – but this is a reasonable level of care for a gospel-centered community. Therefore efforts should be made to make this a minimum within each LIFE Class and Small Group. While the primary responsibility for implementing these aspects of basic care is with the Inreach Leaders, such care would best be accomplished by the Inreach team also engaging other class members in the implementation. Another part of basic care ministry is discernment of when more intensive or specific issue care might be needed and to make appropriate referrals.

Intensive and Specific Issue Care – Care Ministries Care Ministries shall continue to offer more specialized and intensive care through a variety of ministry opportunities. These ministries should complement and supplement the basic care provided through LIFE Classes and Small Groups. Therefore, it is important that the LIFE Class Inreach Leaders and their team be aware of these supportive care ministries. These ministries are generally available to anyone in our congregation and some also to the community we serve, as follows:    

Support Groups Benevolence Ministry Pastoral and Professional Counseling Stephen Ministry & Cancer Companions

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Bereavement Support Financial Education and Coaching Hospital and Nursing Care Visitation Practical Caring Ministries

See the list on the back of Care Ministries Opportunities.

Care Ministries – Fall 2016 Ministry Opportunities for Providence and the Community www.pray.org/ministries/care-ministries Contact for Care Ministries: Becky Estes: 919-326-3000 or [email protected]



Support Groups: Disciples people to apply biblical principles to a variety of life issues. o DivorceCare -(Winter/Spring & Fall - For those who are Separated or Divorced) o GriefShare -(Winger/Spring & Fall - For those who have Lost a Loved One by Death) o Faithful & True: Sexual Purity -(Year Around - For Men dealing with Sexual Addiction) o Living Waters –(Fall - For those dealing with Any Relational Wound or Sexuality matter) o Mending The Soul -(Spring & Fall - For Women Abused in any way) o Single Mom’s LIFE Group -(For Single Moms from Divorce, Death or Never Married) o Infertility Support Bible Study -(Winter/Spring & Fall - For Women unable to bear a child, also miscarriage)



Benevolence Ministry: Assists people by demonstrating Christ’s love and truth, promoting financial responsibility with possible support and/or direction to resources.



Pastoral Counseling: Disciples individuals and couples to apply biblical principles to a variety of life issues. o Pastoral Counseling -(For any issue in life) o Christian Therapist Referral Network -(Counselors, Psychologists, Psychiatrists)



Care-Giving Ministry & Cancer Companions: Equips leaders through biblical and practical training and continuing education so they can disciple a care receivers in areas of their life issues, such as health challenges (including cancer), employment concerns or relationship matters.



Bereavement Support: Ministers to people by demonstrating the love of Christ, helping them through grief and encouraging them in their faith. o Funeral Planning and Services -(Funeral planning, preparation and support) o Martha Ministry -(provides a meal to members upon a death of immediate family) o Grief Support Resources -(Grief Related Books, Referrals, Counseling)



Financial Education and Coaching: Disciples individuals and couples by teaching biblical principles of managing their resources. o Crown Financial Classes and Seminars -(For learning Biblical Financial Principles) o Crown Coaches / Budget Counselors -(One-on-one financial review / direction) o CareerDirect Counseling -(Career assessment for college bound or job direction)



Hospital Visitation & Nursing Care Visitation: Ministers with the love and care of Christ to the hospitalized and also to those in nursing care facilities to encourage a strengthening of their faith through visiting, prayer, encouragement and materials.



Practical Caring Ministries: Helps people by providing applicable practical caring resources to demonstrate the love and faithfulness of Christ and encouraging them to seek Him for their provision. o Handyman Ministry -(Home repairs and improvements for those in need) o Unemployment Support -(Job opportunity listings and job ministry referrals) o Jobs For Life- (Practical and biblical jobs training for the unemployed & under-employed) o God’s Recycled Blessings -(Placement of used furniture, appliances, computers, etc) o Wheels4Hope -(Provision of a refurbished car to those without a car)

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